Section D - Packaging and Marking_WCC 043021.docx

USCG Waterways Commerce Cutter 70Z02321RPRT00300

Part I – The Schedule Section D – Packaging and Marking

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D.1 PACKAGING OF DATA AND SUPPLIES

(a) All data to be delivered shall be specified in the contract sections titled Technical Specification (J-1) and Contract Data Requirements List (J-4)

(b) Supplies-

(1) Packaging: The supplies furnished hereunder shall be packaged in accordance with best commercial practices unless explicitly specified otherwise in the Contract.

(2) Master Packing List: The Contractor shall prepare Master Packing Lists for all equipment to be shipped, detailing nomenclature, quantity, value, part number and whether the material is hazardous. All hazardous material shall be accompanied by the applicable Material Safety Data Sheets.

(3) Preservation: The supplies furnished hereunder shall be cleaned, preserved, packaged, packed and marked in accordance with the Contract. When not otherwise specified, spare, repair parts, and material removed from the boat for shipment to the USCG (as directed) shall be packaged to ensure protection against corrosion, deterioration, physical, and electrical damage during shipment from the Contractor to the point of delivery.

D.2 IDENTIFICATION MARKING OF PARTS

(a) Identification marking of individual parts within the systems, equipment, assemblies, subassemblies, components, groups, sets or kits, and of spare and repair parts shall be done in accordance with the Contract. To the extent identification marking of such parts is not specified in the Contract, such marking shall be accomplished in accordance with the following:

(1) Parts shall be marked in accordance with generally accepted commercial practice.

(2) In cases where parts are so small as not to permit identification marking as provided above, such parts shall be appropriately coded so as to permit ready identification.

D.3 MARKING AND PACKING LISTS

(a) Marking: Shipments, shipping containers, and palletized unit loads of supplies furnished hereunder shall be packaged in accordance with best commercial practices unless explicitly specified otherwise in the Contract.

(b) Packing List: The packing list shall be on the DD Form 250 (and if needed on the continuation sheet DD Form 250C) and shall identify the contents of each shipment, shipping container or palletized unit load and shall be provided by the Contractor with each shipment. A copy of the packing list shall be placed inside or securely attached to the outside of each box for shipment, including if shipped with the boat. When a Contract Line Item Identified under a single stock number includes an assortment of related items such as kit or set components, detached parts or accessories, installation hardware or material, the packing list(s) shall identify the assorted items. Where assortment of related items is included in the shipping container, a packing list identifying the contents shall be furnished.

(c) Master Packing List: In addition to the requirements in paragraph (b) above, a master packing list shall be prepared where more than one shipment, shipping container or palletized unit load comprise the contract line item being shipped. The master packing list shall be attached to the number one container and so identified.

(d) Part Identification: All items within the kit, set, installation hardware or material shall be suitably segregated and identified within the unit pack(s) or shipping container by Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) part number and/or National Stock Number.

D.4 MARKINGS OF WARRANTED ITEMS

(a) Pursuant to the requirements of FAR 46.706(b)(5), the Contractor shall stamp or mark the items delivered or otherwise furnish notice with the items of the existence of the warranty. Brief markings shall include:

(1) A statement that a warranty exists;

(2) The substance of the warranty; and

(3) Duration of warranty.

(b) For commercial items, the Contractor’s trade practice in warranty marking is acceptable if sufficient information is presented for supply personnel and users to identify warranted supplies.

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