PGC 04014 ECWB INSULATED GLPD 13-16B CHANGE DTD 10 MAR 25.pdf

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

THE BOOT SHALL BE AN EXTREME COLD WEATHER BOOT, INSULATED MADE IN

ACCORDANCE WITH GL/PD 13-16B, DATED 6 JULY 2023.

TECHNICAL CHANGES TO GL/PD 13-16B ARE AS FOLLOWS:

PAGE 2, PARA 2.3 NON-GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS., UNDER ASTM INTERNATIONAL,

DELETE ENTIRE LIST IN ITS ENTIRETY

AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

“ASTM D412 - STANDARD TEST METHODS FOR VULCANIZED RUBBER AND

THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS – TENSION

ASTM D471 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR RUBBER PROPERTY EFFECT OF LIQUIDS

ASTM D573 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR RUBBER DETERIORATION IN AN AIR

OVEN

ASTM D1053 - STANDARD TEST METHODS FOR RUBBER PROPERTY - STIFFENING AT

LOW TEMPERATURES: FLEXIBLE POLYMERS AND COATED FABRICS

ASTM F1291 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING THE THERMAL INSULATION

OF CLOTHING USING A HEATED MANIKIN

ASM D1630 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR RUBBER PROPERTY - ABRASION

RESISTANCE (FOOTWEAR ABRADER)

ASTM D2240 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR RUBBER PROPERTY - DUROMETER

HARDNESS

ASTM F2913 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING THE COEFFICIENT OF

FRICTION FOR EVALUATION OF SLIP PERFORMANCE OF FOOTWEAR AND TEST

SURFACES/FLOORING

USING A WHOLE SHOE TESTER”

PAGE 9 AND 10, TABLE V. END ITEM TESTING. AND FOOTNOTES, DELETE IN THEIR

ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE

FOLLOWING:

CHARACTERISTICS REQUIREMENT

PARAGRAPH

TEST METHOD

WATER RESISTANCE 3.6.2 4.6.1

SLIP RESISTANCE 3.6.3 ASTM F2913/SATRA TM 144 1/ 2/

MILDEW RESISTANCE 3.6.4 3/

TOXICOLOGICAL AGENTS

RESISTANCE

3.6.5 4.6.2 4/

THERMAL INSULATION 3.6.6 4.6.3 3/ 5/

COLOR 3.7.3 VISUAL

1/ TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED ON SIZE 9R BOOTS. SOLE TO BE PRECONDITIONED

WITH 40 GRIT SAND PAPER FOR SIX (6) CYCLES.

2/ SLIP RESISTANCE VALUES MUST BE RECORDED ONCE THE VALUE STABILIZES, OR

NO LATER THAN 300MS

INTO TEST COMPLETION.

3/ THE MILDEW RESISTANCE AND THERMAL INSULATION TESTS WILL BE

PERFORMED ON THE FIRST TWO (2)

PRODUCTION LOTS, AFTER WHICH A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE WILL BE

ACCEPTABLE FOR THESE TEST

CHARACTERISTICS.

4/ THE TOXICOLOGICAL RESISTANCE TESTS FOR MUSTARD VAPOR PENETRATION

AND GB VAPOR PENETRATION

SHALL BE PERFORMED BY AN APPROVED LAB AS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT. THE

TEST SPECIMENS SHALL

BE CUT FROM THE BOOTS AT THE TEST FACILITY.

5/ TEST CONDUCTED ON SIZE 9R LEFT BOOT.”.

BAR CODE LABEL/ HANG TAG; EACH PAIR OF BOOTS SHALL BE BAR-CODED WHICH IS

CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND READABLE BY SCANNER. THE BAR CODING ELEMENT SHALL

BE A 13 DIGIT NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER (NSN). THERE SHALL BE A 12 DIGIT (UPC)

NUMBER ASSIGNED FOR ALL NSNS BY DLA TROOP SUPPORT. THE INITIALS “UPC”

MUST APPEAR BENEATH THE CODE. THE BAR CODE FOR NSN AND UPC TYPE SHALL

BE A MEDIUM TO HIGH DENSITY AND SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT IS

COMPLETELY VISIBLE ON THE ITEM WHEN IT IS FOLDED AND OR PACKAGED AS

SPECIFIED AND CAUSES NO DAMAGE TO THE ITEM.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS:

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE FREE OF CONSUMER TYPE

DEFECTS SUCH AS: VARIATIONS OF MORE THEN ¼ INCH IN HEIGHT OF THE PAIR, NOT

PROPERLY MATED; ANY SPOT, STAIN OR FOREIGN MATTER; NOT SPECIFIED COLOR;

FINISH CHIPPED, STREAKY, CRACKED OR SHOW RUNS ON UPPERS; LINING WRINKLED OR

EXCESSIVE FULLNESS; ANY CUT, TEAR, HOLE, REPAIR, ABRASION; ANY COMPONENT OR

ASSEMBLY MISPLACED, OPERATION OMITTED OR NOT PROPERLY PERFORMED; ANSI

LABEL OMITTED, BAR CODE LABEL/TAG OMITTED OR NOT READABLE BY SCANNER,

HUMAN READABLE INTERPRETATION (HRI) OMITTED OR ILLEGIBLE, NOT VISIBLE ON

PACKAGED ITEM WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE ITEM.

FOR DLA CONTRACTS ONLY: EACH SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR WILL HAVE THE FIRST

THREE PRODUCTION LOTS TESTED AT A QUALIFIED LABORATORY, AS DEEMED BY

AND PAID FOR BY DLA, CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE TESTS AS STATED IN THE

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION (GL/PD 13-16A) AND SECTION C OF THE RESULTANT

CONTRACT. ASSUMING THESE PRODUCTION LOTS PASS, THE CONTRACTOR(S) WILL

SUBMIT A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR MILDEW RESISTANCE, WATER

RESISTANCE, SLIP RESISTANCE, AND THERMAL INSULATION TEST FOR ALL

SUBSEQUENT LOTS. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DRAW SAMPLES

FROM ANY LOT AND PERFORM WHATEVER TESTS DEEMED NECESSARY AT ANY TIME

DURING THE LENGTH OF THE CONTRACT AT GOVERNMENT’S EXPENSE.

TOXICOLOGICAL AGENTS RESISTANCE TESTING MUST BE CONDUCTED FOR ALL

LOTS.

FOR DLA CONTRACTS ONLY: DELETE PARAGRAPH 4.3 AND REPLACE WITH THE

FOLLOWING: "4.3 CONFORMANCE INSPECTION. CONFORMANCE INSPECTION SHALL

INCLUDE THE EXAMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 4.4 AND THE TESTS IN PARAGRAPH 4.5

AND 4.6. SAMPLING FOR VISUAL INSPECTION IN PARAGRAPH 4.4 SHALL BE IN

ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 AS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT OR PURCHASE

ORDER (SEE PARAGRAPH 6.2)."

SAMPLING FOR VISUAL INSPECTION. EXAMINATION FOR ABOVE DEFECTS SHALL BE

IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSPECTION LEVEL II, AQL 2.5 (MAJORS) & AQL 6.5 (MINORS)

OF AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD ANSI/ASQC Z1.4. 1993.

PACKAGING, PACKING AND MARKING

PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY:

THE BOOTS SHALL BE PACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GL/PD 13-16.

PACKING INSTRUCTIONS:

ALL PALLETIZED LOADS SHALL CONTAIN ONLY ONE NSN AND UPC TO THE

MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE. PALLETS MAY HAVE EXTERIOR CONTAINERS NOT OF

THE SAME NSN AND UPC, BUT THE PALLET SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED "MIXED"

AND EACH APPLICABLE NSN/UPC SHALL BE LISTED WITH ITS TOTAL QUANTITY. THE

OUTER DIMENSIONS AND STACKING PATTERN OF THE PALLET SHALL BE SUCH THAT

IT FORMS A COMPACT, SQUARED LOAD CENTERED ON THE BASE AND SQUARED ON

ALL CORNERS.

PRES/PACK C/C TO ASTM-D-3951 SIGNIFICANT NOTE - "PALLETIZATION IS REQUIRED

FOR THESE SUPPLIES".

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO ALL NON-MANUFACTURED WOOD PACKAGING

MATERIALS:

"ALL WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) ACQUIRED BY DOD MUST MEET

REQUIREMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES

(ISPM) 15, "GUIDELINES FOR REGULATING WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS IN

INTERNATIONAL TRADE." DOD SHIPMENTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED

STATES MUST MEET ISPM 15 WHENEVER WPM IS USED TO SHIP DOD CARGO, OR

WHEN WOOD IS BEING ACQUIRED BY DLA FOR FUTURE USE AS PACKAGING

MATERIAL. WPM IS DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET

COLLARS, WOODEN BOXES, REELS, DUNNAGE, CRATES, FRAME AND CLEATS.

PACKAGING MATERIALS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS ARE MATERIALS THAT

HAVE UNDERGONE A MANUFACTURING PROCESS, SUCH AS CORRUGATED

FIBERBOARD, PLYWOOD, PARTICLEBOARD, VENEER, AND ORIENTED STRAND BOARD

(OSD). ALL WPM SHALL COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL QUALITY

CONTROL PROGRAMS:

HEAT TREATMENT (HT) OR KILN DRIED HEAT TREATMENT (KD HT) IN ACCORDANCE

WITH AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARD COMMITTEE, INCORPORATED (ALSC) WOOD

PACKAGING MATERIAL PROGRAM AND WPM ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS (SEE

HTTP://WWW.ALSC.ORG/; OR

ALL WPM SHALL INCLUDE CERTIFICATION/QUALITY MARKINGS IN ACCORDANCE

WITH THE ALSC OR NWPCA STANDARDS, AS APPLICABLE. MARKINGS SHALL BE

PLACED IN AN UNOBSTRUCTED AREA THAT WILL BE READILY VISIBLE TO

INSPECTORS. PALLET MARKINGS SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE STRINGER OR BLOCK

ON DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PALLET AND BE CONTRASTING AND

CLEARLY VISIBLE. ALL CONTAINERS SHALL BE MARKED ON A SIDE OTHER THAN

THE TOP OR BOTTOM, CONTRASTING AND CLEARLY VISIBLE. ALL DUNNAGE USED IN

CONFIGURING AND/OR SECURING THE LOAD SHALL ALSO COMPLY WITH ISPM 15

AND BE MARKED WITH AN ASLC APPROVED DUNNAGE STAMP. FAILURE TO COMPLY

WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS RESTRICTION MAY RESULT IN REFUSAL,

DESTRUCTION, OR TREATMENT OF MATERIALS AT THE POINT OF ENTRY. THE

AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RECOUP FROM THE CONTRACTOR ANY

REMEDIATION COSTS INCURRED BY THE GOVERNMENT."

PALLET SHALL BE 4 WAY ENTRY, WINGED TYPE. PALLETIZED LOAD DIMENSIONS

SHALL NOT EXCEED 43 INCHES IN LENGTH, 52 INCHES IN WIDTH, AND 54 INCHES

IN HEIGHT (INCLUDING THE PALLET). REFERENCE PAGE 16 OF MIL-HDBK-774, ANY 4-

WAY ENTRY PALLET ILLUSTRATED IS ACCEPTABLE.

THE PALLETIZED LOAD SHALL BE BONDED USING APPROVED COMMERCIAL

BONDING MATERIALS. THE USE OF METAL BANDING, IN SECURING BOXES TO

PALLETS, IS DISCOURAGED. PALLET LOADS SHALL CONTAIN THE SAME NUMBER OF

CARTONS, OF IDENTICAL QUANTITIES, OF ONE NSN, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT

POSSIBLE.

PALLET LOADS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE NSN SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO

LIST ALL THE NSN'S CONTAINED IN THE LOAD. NO CARTON SHALL HAVE MORE THAN

ONE NSN. AT THE END OF A SIZE RUN, NO MORE THAN ONE CARTON PER NSN MAY

BE SHORT OR OVER THE SPECIFIED QUANTITY. SAID CARTON SHALL BE CLEARLY

MARKED "SHORT" OR "OVER".

MIL-HBK-774 IS HEREBY REFERENCED FOR GUIDANCE FOR PALLETIZED LOADS.

IN ADDITION TO REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE ALSO

APPLIES:

52.247-9012 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS

(WPM) - (JULY 2006)

MARKING:

EACH UNIT PACK AND EXTERIOR CONTAINER SHALL BE MARKED FOLLOWING

STANDARD COMMERCIAL PRACTICES. UNIT PACK IDENTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE

THE ITEM NAME, NSN AND UPC WITH BAR CODE, CONTRACT NUMBER, SIZE AND

WIDTH AND AS AN OPTION, THE CONTRACTOR’S NAME AND/OR LOGO. THE INITIALS

‘’UPC” MUST APPEAR UNDER THE UPC BAR CODE. THE EXTERIOR CONTAINERS

SHALL BE MARKED TO IDENTIFY THE NSN WITH BAR CODE, QUANTITY AND UNIT OF

http://www.alsc.org/

ISSUE, DATE OF PACK, CONTRACT NUMBER, SHIPMENT NUMBER, BOX CONTAINER

GROSS WEIGHT” AND A VISIBLE MARKING WITH THE WORDS ‘’MADE FOR DLA

TROOP SUPPORT’’. A LABEL PLACED DIRECTLY UPON THE INDIVIDUAL UNIT PACK

BAGS AND CONTAINER IS ACCEPTABLE.

DEPOT SHIPMENTS FOR BOOTS SHALL BE MARKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-

129P, AND INCLUDE RFID IDENTIFICATION.