SLACKS17MC.doc

SLACKS, MATERNITY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR A-A-59531:

PATTERN DATE: 19 APRIL 1996

PAGE 2, PARA. 3.3.1, DELETE LAST SENTENCE IN

IT'S ENTIRETY.

PAGE 2, PARA. 3.3.3, DELETE LAST SENTENCE IN

IT'S ENTIRETY.

PAGE 3, PARA. 3.4.2 LABEL/TAG, DELETE IN IT'S

ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE THE FOLLOWING:

"LABEL/TAG. EACH ITEM SHALL BE INDIVIDUALLY

BAR-CODED WITH A PAPER TAG FOR PERSONAL

CLOTHING ITEMS. THE PAPER USED FOR THE TAGS

SHALL BE STANDARD BLEACHED SULFATE HAVING A

BASIS WEIGHT OF 100 POUNDS WITH A SMOOTH

FINISH TO ACCEPT THERMAL TRANSFER AND DIRECT

PRINTING. THE TAGS SHALL HAVE A HOLE AND

SHALL BE ATTACHED TO EACH ITEM BY A FASTENER,

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 UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE (UPC)

ASSIGNED FOR ALL NSNS BY THE GOVERNMENT

THE INITIALS "UPC" MUST APPEAR BENEATH THE

CODE. THE BAR CODES FOR NSN AND UPC SHALL BE

A MEDIUM TO HIGH DENSITY AND SHALL BE

LOCATED SO THAT THEY ARE COMPLETELY VISIBLE

ON THE ITEM WHEN IT IS FOLDED AND OR PACKAGED

AS SPECIFIED. THE LABEL'S LOCATION SHALL CAUSE

NO DAMAGE TO THE ITEM."

PAGE 4, ADD NEW PARAGRAPH 3.4.3 DSCP EXCLUSIVE

LABEL, EACH SKIRT SHALL HAVE A DSCP LABEL. THE

DSCP LABEL SHALL BE SEWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE

WAISTBAND OPPOSITE THE SIZE LABEL 1/2 INCH OFF

CENTER BACK.

(Ref. W2349)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL AQL'S:

AQL'S FOR COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTIONS (CID'S):

VISUAL - GENERAL INSPECTION LEVEL II, AQL - 1.0

DIMENSIONAL - SPECIAL INSPECTION LEVEL S2, AQL - 2.5

ACCEPTABILITY OF LOTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE USE OF "SAMPLING

PROCEDURES AND TABLES FOR INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES", ANSI/ASQC Z1.4

(Ref. T1921 - May 18, 2006)

MIL-STD-129P, WITH CHANGE 4 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STANDARD PRACTICE

MILITARY MARKING FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE - DATED 19 SEPTEMBER 2007

INTERIM CHANGES:

OMISSION OF MARKINGS ON EXTERIOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS OF ITEMS IN THE

DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER (DSCP) CLOTHING AND TEXTILE (C&T) DIRECTORATE:

THE NOMENCLATURE AND MANUFACTURER'S NAME (WHEN THE NAME IDENTIFIES THE

MATERIAL) SHALL BE OMITTED FROM ALL EXTERIOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS OF

DSCP C&T ITEMS, REGARDLESS OF MODE OF SHIPMENT.

IF THE MANUFACTURER'S NAME DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE MATERIAL AS BEING

CLOTHING, IT MAY REMAIN. NSNS SHALL BE SHOWN ON ALL SHIPPING

CONTAINERS OF C&T ITEMS, THE PACKING LIST SHALL BE PLACED INSIDE THE

LAST CONTAINER TO BE LOADED FOR EACH SHIPMENT. THE WORDS "PACKING LIST

HERE" SHALL BE STENCILED, NOT HAND LETTERED, ON THE CONTAINER.

(Ref. T0303 - May, 2006)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

MIL-STD-147 IS HEREBY REINSTATED AS FOLLOWS:

MIL-STD-147E DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

16 MAY 2008 STANDARD PRACTICE

PALLETIZED UNIT LOADS

STANDARDS (COMMERCIAL)

ASME-MH1 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Pallets, Slip Sheets, and Other Bases For Unit Loads, for construction of pallets.