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SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION

SHIRT, WOMAN'S, TUCK-IN, SHORT SLEEVE SHALL BE MADE

IN ACCORDANCE WITH A-A-55263 DATED NOVEMBER 4, 1994

PATTERN DATE: 13 OCTOBER 1994

THE STANDARD SAMPLE OF CLOTH, BROADCLOTH,

POLYESTER/COTTON, DURABLE PRESS, MIL-C-43992,

BLUE, SHADE 1550, CLASS 4, IS AVAILABLE AND

APPLICABLE FOR SHADE ONLY - ROLL NO. 88-2

APPLIES.

INTERIM CHANGES TO COMMERCIAL ITEM

DESCRIPTION A-A-55263:

PAGE 2, PAR. 3.1, LINE 10, AFTER "1/4 INCH

FROM EDGE." ADD THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: "THE

SHOULDER EPAULET SHALL BE POSITIONED SO THAT THE

EPAULET IS 1(+/-1/8) INCH IN FRONT OF SHOULDER

SEAM AT THE ARMHOLE."

PAGE 2, PARA. 3.1, SECOND PARA., DELETE: "NOTE:

THE COLLAR IS POSITIONED SO THAT IT BEGINS

APPROXIMATELY 3/4 INCH FROM FOLDED EDGE OF

FRONTS." AND SUBSTITUTE: "NOTE: THE COLLAR IS

POSITIONED SO THAT IT BEGINS 3/4 (+/-1/16) INCH

FROM FOLDED EDGE OF FRONTS."

PAGE 2, PARA. 3.1, FOURTH PARA., LINES 2 THROUGH

4, DELETE: "THE SHIRT SHALL HAVE A 1/8 TO 3/16

INCH WIDE BOTTOM HEM WITH RAW EDGE TURNED

UNDER." AND SUBSTITUTE: "THE SHIRT SHALL HAVE A

1/4(+/-1/16) INCH WIDE BOTTOM HEM WITH RAW EDGE

TURNED UNDER."

PAGE 2, PARA. 3.1, FOURTH PARA., LINE 5, AFTER

"2-1/2" INSERT "+/-3/4" AND AFTER "1-1/2" INSERT

"+/-1/4"; LAST SENTENCE, DELETE AND SUBSTITUTE:

"THE SHIRT SHALL HAVE A COMBINATION IDENTI-

FICATION AND INSTRUCTION LABEL."

PAGE 2, PARA. 3.1, SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA. 5,

DELETE AND SUBSTITUTE: "THE CLASS 2 SHIRT'S

SLEEVES SHALL HAVE BOUND SLEEVE OPENINGS USING A

CONTINUOUS STRIP OF BASIC MATERIAL AND BINDING

SHALL FINISH 3/8 TO 1/2 INCH WIDE."

PAGE 2, PARA. 3.1, SIXTH PARA., LINE 5, DELETE

", +/-1/4 INCH," AND SUBSTITUTE "(+/-1/8 INCH)".

PAGE 3, PARA. 3.1, LINE 1, DELETE "AT" AND

SUBSTITUTE "1/2 INCH FROM".

PAGE 3, PARA. 3.1, ADD AT END OF PARA.: "EACH

SHIRT SHALL BE FULLY PRESSED."

PAGE 3, PARA. 3.4, SECOND PARAGRAPH, LINE 6,

AFTER "SHALL HAVE A", INSERT "MINIMUM" AND

DELETE "5 LBS." AND SUBSTITUTE "4 LBS.".

PAGE 4, PARA. 3.6.1, LINES 1 THROUGH 4, DELETE

AND SUBSTITUTE: "THE COMBINATION IDENTIFICATION

AND INSTRUCTION LABEL SHALL BE A NONWOVEN

MATERIAL. THE LABEL SHALL BE PLACED 1-1/2

(+/-1/4) INCHES FROM THE FINISHED BOTTOM EDGE OF

SHIRT AND 1/2(+/-1/16) INCH FROM THE FOLDED

EDGE, EDGESTITCHED ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE

SHIRT. THE LABEL SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING

PRINTED INSCRIPTION AND SHALL INCLUDE

COMMERCIAL LAUNDERING INSTRUCTIONS:".

PAGE 4, PARA. 3.6.1, LINE 7, DELETE "STYLE NO:"

AND SUBSTITUTE "CONTRACT NO.". AFTER LINE 8,

INSERT "NAME OF MANUFACTURER (IF OTHER THAN

CONTRACTOR)".

PAGE 4, PARA. 3.6.1, AT END OF PARA. ADD THE

FOLLOWING: "COMMERCIAL LAUNDERING INSTRUCTIONS

SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:

. LAUNDERING INSTRUCTIONS

1. WASH WITH MODERATELY HOT WATER (115F) USING

. SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT.

. A. FOR MACHINE WASHING. USE WASH AND WEAR

. CYCLE.

. B. FOR HAND WASHING. DO NOT WRING OR

. TWIST.

2. DO NOT STARCH OR BLEACH

3. DRY IN TUMBLE DRYER AT WARM SETTING. REMOVE

. IMMEDIATELY AT END OF DRYING. SHAPE AND

. HANG.

4. TO DRIP DRY, REMOVE FROM WATER BEFORE LAST

. SPIN CYCLE. SHAPE AND HANG.

5. TOUCH-UP IS RECOMMENDED. IRON AT A MODERATE

. OR SYNTHETIC MATERIAL HEAT SETTING.

. DO NOT REMOVE THIS LABEL".

PAGE 4, PARA. 3.6.2, DELETE THE FIRST SENTENCE

AND SUBSTITUTE: "THE SIZE IDENTIFICATION AND

NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER SHALL BE STAMPED ON THE

CENTER OF THE COLLARSTAND USING A BLACK MARKING

MEDIUM."

PAGE 5, PARA. 3.9, TABLE I, FOOTNOTE 1/, LINE 4,

AFTER "WITHIN" DELETE "+".

PAGE 6, PARA. 3.9, FOOTNOTE E, LINE 1, DELETE

"PETITE" AND SUBSTITUTE "SHORT".

PAGE 6, PARA. 3.9, TABLE I, FOOTNOTE E, LINE 3,

DELETE "DIAGONALLY ACROSS BACK" AND SUBSTITUTE

"STRAIGHT ACROSS SHOULDER SEAM TO ARMHOLE SEAM".

PAGE 6, PARA. 3.10, DELETE AND SUBSTITUE: "3.10

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 NSN'S 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 TAG

SHALL BE PRINTED WITH A PERMANENT INK SO THAT THE

TAG SHALL NOT CAUSE A SPOT OR STAIN ON THE GARMENT.

THE INK SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY TRANSFER ONTO THE GARMENT.

THE LABEL'S LOCATION SHALL CAUSE NO DAMAGE TO THE

ITEM."

PAGE 6, AFTER PARA. 3.11, ADD THE FOLLOWING

PARA.: "3.12 SEAMS AND STITCHES. ALL STITCHING

SHALL HAVE 10-12 STITCHES PER INCH. FOR OVER-

EDGE STITCHING, THE STITCHES PER INCH SHALL BE

8-10. PROPER SEAM ALLOWANCE AND STITCHING SHALL

BE MAINTAINED TO PREVENT RAW EDGES, RUN-OFFS,

TWISTS, PLEATS, PUCKERS OR OPEN SEAMS. THE SIDE

SEAMS AND ARMHOLE SEAMS SHALL BE SAFETY STITCHED

1/4 INCH GAUGE. ALL SEAMS SHALL START AND

FINISH EVENLY. THREAD TENSION SHALL BE

MAINTAINED SO THERE IS NO TIGHT NOR LOOSE

STITCHING. ALL STITCHING SHALL BE UNIFORMLY

GAUGED THROUGHOUT THE GARMENT. THREAD BREAKS

AND ENDS OF STITCHING NOT CAUGHT IN ANOTHER LINE

OF STITCHING SHALL BE BACK STITCHED AT LEAST 1/2

INCH, UNLESS OTHERWIDE SPECIFIED. ALL THREAD

ENDS SHALL BE TRIMMED TO 1/8 INCH AND ALL LOOSE

THREADS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE SHIRT.

TOPSTITCHING SHALL BE 1/4 INCH, AND EDGE-

STITCHING SHALL BE 1/16 INCH FROM THE EDGE. RAW

EDGES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE ANYWHERE ON THE

GARMENT."

PAGE 7, PARA. 4.4.1, LINE 2, DELETE "OR STAIN"

AND SUBSTITUTE ", STAIN, OR SHADE MARK".

PAGE 7, PRESERVATION, PACKING, AND MARKING

PARA., DELETE AND SUBSTITUTE: "PRESERVATION,

PACKING, AND MARKING. PRESERVATION: EACH FULLY

BUTTONED SHIRT SHALL BE NEATLY FOLDED, SECURED

WITH STAINLESS STEEL (AISI TYPE 304 OR 316)PINS,

ALUMINUM OR PLASTIC CLIPS, AND INSERTED INTO A

SNUG-FITTING, CLEAR PLASTIC BAG. THE BAG SHALL

BE CLOSED BY MEANS OF A FLIP-TOP OR REVERSE-TUCK

TYPE CLOSURE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS

PARA.,REFER TO THE CONTRACT OR ORDER."

PAGE 7, AFTER PARA. "5" ADD THE FOLLOWING PARA.:

"5.1 UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE. THE GOVERNMENT

ASSIGNED UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE (UPC) MUST BE

PLACED ON ALL SHIPPING CARTONS ON WHICH THE NSN

APPEARS."

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING EPAULETS: THE CONTRACTOR

MAY TRIM THE EPAULET LENGTH ACCORDINGLY SO THAT

THE POINTED END OF THE EPAULET DOES NOT EXTEND

BEYOND THE COLLAR SEAM, PER THE COMMERCIAL ITEM

DESCRIPTION.

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 S-2, 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

INTERIM SPECIFACTION CHANGES TO A-A-50199

STANDARD SAMPLE FOR FOLIAGE GREEN 504 IS MIL-DTL-44436,

ROLL #3728. (THE FOLIAGE GREEN 502 AREA OF THE PATTERN)

AND IS REFERENCED FOR SHADE ONLY. THIS SHADE HAS BEEN

APPROVED FOR TYPE I COLOR STANDARD.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR V-B-871: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOLLOWS.

MIL-DTL 32075: LABEL FOR CLOTHING, EQUIPAGE,

AND TENTAGE, GENERAL USE REPLACES DDD-L-20

INTERIM SPECIFICATION CHANGES TO MIL-DTL-32075:

PAGE 6, TABLE I, "PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE

TYPE VI FINISHED LABEL". UNDER "TEARING

STRENGTH" DELETE: "(LB.) MINIMUM" AND

SUBSTITUTE: "(GNS) MINIMUM".

PAGE 12, PARA 3.3.2.17, AFTER "NSN" ADD

"AND THE UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE (UPC)

SUPPLIED BY THE GOVERNMENT, FOR ALL NSN"s."

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FED-STD-191:

FED-STD-191A NOTICE 7, DATED AUGUST 9, 2000 IS HEREBY INACTIVE FOR NEW DESIGN. WHEN NOT USING FED-STD-191, SEE INTERIM CHANGES TO END ITEM SPECIFICATION FOR REPLACEMENT ASTM.

INTERIM CHANGES TO FED-STD-191A:

TEST METHOD 5202, PARA. 5.3, DELETE FIRST SENTENCE AND SUBSTITUTE: "THE SPECIMEN SHALL BE CLAMPED FIRMLY, WITH ONE END FLUSH WITH THE OUTER EDGE OF THE VISE, SUCH THAT ONE INCH OF SPECIMEN LIES WITHIN THE CLAMP AND ONE INCH OF THE SPECIMEN EXTENDS BEYOND THE CENTER OF ROTATION (FACE OF THE VISE), AND WITH THE LONG EDGE PARALLEL TO THE FACE OF THE DIAL PLATE".

TEST METHOD 5309.1 ABRASION RESISTANT OF TEXTILE WEBBING. PAGE 1, PARA 4.1.2,LINE 4: DELETE "B-97" AND SUBSTITUTE "B-91".

THE FOLLOWING METHODS ARE IDENTIFIED AS SPECIFYING OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES: 1100, 1200, 1240, 1400, 1410, 1500, 1510,1520,1530, 1540, AND 1550. PARA 5.1 OF THESE TEST METHODS REQUIRE THE USE OF 1,1,1- TRICHLOROETHANE, ALCOHOL OR ETHER. 1,1,1-TRICHLORETHANE IS AN OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCE (METHYL CHLOROFORM) AND IS THEREFORE PROHIBITED. THE USE OF EITHER ALCOHOL OR ETHER IS REQUIRED WHEN THESE METHODS ARE IN BASIC OR ANY REFERENCED DOCUMENT.

METHOD 5202, STIFFNESS OF CLOTH, DIRECTIONAL; CANTILEVER BENDING METHOD. PAGE 2, PARA. 5.3 DELETE FIRST SENTENCE AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE FOLLOWING: "THE SPECIMEN SHALL BE CLAMPED FIRMLY, WITH 1 END FLUSH WITH THE OUTER EDGE OF THE VISE, SUCH THAT 1" OF THE SPECIMEN LIES WITHIN THE CLAMP AND 1" OF THE SPECIMEN EXTENDS BEYOND THE CENTER OF ROTATION (INNER FACE OF THE VISE) AND WITH THE LONG EDGE PARALLEL TO THE FACE OF THE DIAL PLATE."

METHOD 5556.1, MOBILE LAUNDRY EVALUATION FOR TEXTILE MATERIALS, PAGE 5, PARA. 5.2.2, LINE 8: DELETE SENTENCE BEGINNING WITH "THE SPECIMENS AND BALLAST" IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE FOLLOWING: "THE SPECIMENS AND BALLAST SHALL BE SEPARATED, OPENED TO FULL WIDTH AND PLACED IN A PRE-HEATED DRYER HAVING A STACK TEMPERATURE OF 140-180 DEG. F. THIS TEMPERATURE RANGE CORRESPONDS TO A SETTING OF "HIGH" ON THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR ON THE DRYER. DRYING SHALL CONTINUE FOR 45-60 MINUTES OR UNTILSAMPLES ARE DRY IN A ROTATING TUMBLE DRYER."

PAGE 5, PARA. 5.2.3, LINE 8: DELETE SENTENCE BEGINNING WITH "THE SPECIMENS AND BALLAST" IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THEFOLLOWING: "THE SPECIMENS AND BALLAST SHALL BE SEPARATED, OPENED TO FULL WIDTH AND PLACED IN A PRE-HEATED DRYER HAVING A STACKTEMPERATURE OF 140-180 DEG. F. THIS TEMPERATURE RANGE CORRESPONDS TO A SETTING OF "HIGH" ON THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR ON THE DRYER. DRYING SHALL CONTINUE FOR 35-40 MINUTES OR UNTIL SAMPLES ARE DRY."

METHOD 5931, ELECTROSTATIC DECAY OF FABRICS; DETERMINATION OF PAGE 1, PARA. 3: AFTER NUMBER OF DETERMINATIONS ADD "PER SAMPLEUNIT". PAGE 1, PARA. 4: DELETE "APPARATUS" AND SUBSTITUTE "APPARATUS". PAGE 1, PARA. 5.1, LINE 3: AFTER "AT" DELETE"APPROXIMATELY".

PAGE 2, PARA. 5.2, LINES 2, AND 5: AFTER "OF" ADD "+-". LINE 6: AFTER "TO" ADD "+-".

PAGE 2, PARA. 5.3: DELETE IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE FOLLOWING:"5.3 MOUNT A SPECIMEN TIGHTLY ACROSS THE ELECTRODES, CENTERING IT OVER THE SENSOR OPENING. THE SURFACE OF THE TEST SPECIMEN (BACK OR FRONT) SHALL FACE THE SENSOR. RECORD (OPTIONAL) THE RESIDUAL CHARGE LEVEL ON THE SAMPLE AS SEEN BY THE SENSOR, INCLUDING POLARITY.

NOTE THAT TEST SAMPLES WITH THE RESIDUAL CHARGE LEVELS OF LESS +500 VOLTS YIELD THE BEST RESULTS. APPLY +5000 VOLTS TO THEELECTRODES FOR A PERIOD OF 20 SECS. AT THE END OF THE 20 SECOND PERIOD, THE HIGH VOLTAGE (5000 VOLTS) SHALL BE TURNED OFF ANDTHE SPECIMENS IMMEDIATELY GROUNDED. THE VOLTAGE BEHAVIOR OF THE SPECIMEN WITH RESPECT TO TIME SHALL BE PLOTTED ON THE RECORDER. NOTE: IN SOME CASES, THE TEST EQUIPMENT WILL DISPLAY VOLTAGE AND DECAY TIME INFORMATION AND A CHART RECORDER IS NOT NECESSARY."

PAGE 2, PARA. 5.4, LINE 3: DELETE SENTENCE BEGINNING WITH "IF THE SPECIMEN DID" IN ITS ENTIRETY.

PAGE 2, PARA. 5.5: DELETE PARAGRAPH IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE FOLLOWING: "RECORD THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE LEVEL(INCLUDING POLARITY) AND DECAY TIME TO 10% OF THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE LEVEL ACHIEVED."

PAGE 2, PARA. 5.6, LINE 1: ADD THE FOLLOWING PRIOR TO 1ST SENTENCE: "REVERSE VOLTAGE POLARITY REPEAT MEASUREMENT, ANDRECORD RESULTS."

PAGE 3, PARA. 6.6: DELETE PARAGRAPH IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE FOLLOWING: "THE AVERAGE TIME TO DECAY TO 10%OF THE MAX VOLTAGE SHALL BE INCLUDED FOR EACH OF THE WARP & FILLING DIRECTIONS, AS WELL AS THE OVERALL AVERAGE, FOR EACHFABRIC TESTED. THESE WILL BE OBTAINED BY AVERAGING THE TEST RESULTS (ABSOLUTE VALUE OF) TOGETHER FOR BOTH VOLTAGEPOLARITIES. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED IN THE REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT, THE FABRIC SHALL BE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE IF THEAVERAGE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE IN BOTH THE WARP AND FILLING DIRECTIONS IS LESS THAN 4000 VOLTS, AND THE AVERAGE DECAY TIME (TO 10% MAXVOLTAGE) IS GREATER THAN 0.5 SECONDS IN BOTH THE WARP AND FILLING DIRECTIONS. IT SHALL BE INDICATED WHETHER THE FABRIC ISACCEPTABLE OR NON-ACCEPTABLE."

PAGE 3, PARA. 7.1, SECOND COLUMN, LINE 2: DELETE 406C AND SUBSTITUTE WITH "406D".

AFTER PARA. 7.1, ADD THE FOLLOWING: "7.2 NOTE: IF THE MODEL 406D STATIC DECAY METER, OR EQUIVALENT, IS USED, A CHART RECORDER ISNOT MANDATORY FOR THE TEST."

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR MIL-STD-105E:

NOTE: MIL-STD-105 HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND REPLACED

BY THE FOLLOWING: "AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS

INSTITUTE (ANSI) ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 - SAMPLING

PROCEDURES AND TABLES FOR INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES".

APPLICATION FOR COPIES SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM:

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY CONTROL

611 EAST WISCONSIN AVE

MILWAUKEE, WI 53202

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 DLA TROOP SUPPORT 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 DLA TROOP SUPPORT 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.

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.

SECTION D – PRESERVATION/PACKAGING

SHIPPING CONTAINER QUANTITY = 80

POLY BAG SHALL BE CLOSED BY FLIP-TOP OR

REVERSE FLAP - NO HEAT SEALING; GOV'T

ASSIGNED UPC CODE SHALL BE PLACED ON ALL

SHIPPING CONTAINERS IN WHICH NSN APPEARS

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).

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-STD-147 IS REFERENCED FOR PALLETIZED LOADS.

IN ADDITION TO REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE ALSO APPLIES:

52.247-9012 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATEMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS (WPM) - (JULY 2006)