Tech Data PGC02083-HDU 2-7-22.pdf

TECH DATA PGC 02083 2/7/2022

TROUSERS, MAN'S HOSPITAL DUTY UNIFORM (HDU)

RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT

RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

(IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE DLA

MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB AT:

http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx

FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE

SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE

ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE

APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON

REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.

RQ009: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR A-A-55232:

TROUSERS, MAN'S HOSPITAL DUTY UNIFORM (HDU)

SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMERCIAL

ITEM DESCRIPTION A-A-55232

AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.

PATTERN DATE: 17 August 2016

STANDARD SAMPLE IS WHITE, ROLL #3331

PAGE 2, PARA. 2.3.1, LINE 1, AFTER "TROUSERS"

INSERT "SHALL HAVE A DURABLE PRESS FINISH".

PAGE 2, PARA. 2.3.1, LINE 2, AFTER "PERCENTAGE COMBED" ADD

"OR CARDED".

PAGE 2, PARA. 2.3.1, LINE 3, AFTER "OPTICAL"

ADD "OR- NON-YELLOWING".

PAGE 3 ,TABLE 1- PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS.

BREAKING STRENGHT, FILLING, UNDER

"REQUIREMENT" DELETE "120 LBS.(MIN.)" AND

SUBSTITUTE "115 LBS. (MIN.)"

PAGE 4, PARA. 2.4.1, LABELS. LINE 2, AFTER

"CONTAINING THE" INSERT "NOMENCLATURE, FIBER

CONTENT AND LAUNDERING INFORMATION".

-LINE 3, AFTER "CONTRACT NUMBER" DELETE THE

REMAINING PARAGRAPH, AND ADD A NEW SENTENCE,

"THE COMMERCIAL LABEL SHALL INCLUDE SIZE AND

NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER (NSN)".

PAGE 5, UNDER "DEFECTS". LINE 2, AFTER "SHADED"

ADD, "EXCEPT FOR BELT LOOPS, POCKET WELTS AND

POCKET TABS WHICH SHALL APPROXIMATE THE SHADE

OF THE MAIN TROUSER ASSEMBLY".

-LINE 7, AFTER "AS SPECIFIED" INSERT "FRONT OR

BACK POCKETS OUT OF ALIGNMENT 1/4 INCH OR MORE".

AQL'S FOR TROUSERS, MAN'S (HDU)

END ITEM DIMENSIONAL 2.5

VISUAL 4.0

ACCEPTABILITY OF LOTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE

USE OF SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND TABLES FOR

INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES, ANSI/ASQC Z1.4,

GENERAL INSPECTION LEVEL 2.

LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

a. This solicitation/award consists of the following documents, exhibits, and other attachments

b. DLA Troop Support Clothing & Textiles Additional Quality Assurance Requirements dated October 2018, which has superseded DSCPM 4155.3, QUALITY SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS, dated NOVEMBER 3, 1997.

52.246-15 CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE

52.246-2, Inspection of Supplies - Firm-Fixed Price 52.209-4, Alt. I, First Article Approval - Government Testing

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR PPP-P-1134:

PPP-P-1134 IS CANCELLED. USE ASTM D3951 -

STANDARD PRACTICE FOR COMMERCIAL PACKAGING.

COPIES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR

TESTING AND MATERIALS, 100 BARR HARBOR DRIVE,

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428

MIL-T-43548C THREAD, POLYESTER CORE: COTTON-, RAYON-, OR POLYESTER-

COVERED has been superseded by A-A-50199B Thread, Polyester Core, Cotton or Polyester-Covered dated 31 July 2018

No information follows

FED-STD-4 Glossary of Fabric Imperfections has been superseded by ASTM D 3990 Standard Terminology Relating To Fabric Defects

No information follows

INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR PART 52.246-2

STANDARD INSPECTION.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR MIL-STD-105E:

MIL-STD-105E, dated 10 May 1989, is hereby canceled.

Future acquisitions may refer to: MIL-STD-1916, "DoD Preferred Methods for Acceptance of Product," or ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, "Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes."

Users are cautioned to evaluate these documents for their particular application before citing it as a replacement document.

(Copies of MIL-STD-1916 are available online at http://assist.daps.dla.mil or from the Standardization Document Order Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.)

(Copies of ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 are available online at www.asq.org or ASQ Distribution Center, 5131 S. Third Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207- 6028.)

MIL-STD-129R w/CHANGE 2 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STANDARD PRACTICE

MILITARY MARKING FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE

DATED: 27 SEPTEMBER 2019

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-147E w/CHANGE 2

27 JUNE 2019

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

STANDARD PRACTICE

PALLETIZED UNIT LOADS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR MIL-I-45208:

NOTE: MIL-I-45208 HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING:

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ISO 9001:2008

OR AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY ASQ 2008 VERSION.

(ref. T1286 )

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.

DELETE CURRENT "BARCODE LABEL/TAG" REQUIREMENTS 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 INITIAL "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 PACKAGED AS SPECIFIED. THE

LABEL'S LOCATION SHALL CAUSE NO DAMAGE TO THE ITEM.

NOTE: UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE INFORMATION THE GOVERMENT ASSIGNED UNIVERSAL

PRODUCT CODE (UPC) MUST BE PLACED ON ALL SHIPPING CARTONS ON WHICH THE

NSN APPEARS.

THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS APPLY FOR BARCODE LABELS/TAGS:

BAR CODE OMITTED OR NOT READABLE BY SCANNER

HUMAN-READABLE INTERPRETATION (HRI) OMITTED OR ILLEGIBLE

NOT VISIBLE ON FOLDED, PACKAGED ITEM CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE ITEM

NOTE: IF THE END ITEM IS PLACED IN A PLASTIC BAG - USE TYPE VII (PRESSURE

SENSTIVE LABEL) OF MIL-DTL-32075.

IF THE END ITEM IS TIED IN A BUNDLE OR LEFT AS AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM, USE

TYPE VIII (TAG, PAPER) OF MIL-DTL-32075.

THE GOVERNMENT ASSIGNED UNIVERSAL PRODUCT

CODE (UPC) MUST BE PLACED ON ALL SHIPPING

CARTONS ON WHICH THE NSN APPEARS". THE FOLLOWING LISTS THE RELEVANT TEST

METHODS FROM FED-STANDARD 191A AND THE NON-GOVERNMENT TEST METHODS THAT

HAVE REPLACED THEM: 5202 - STIFFNESS OF CLOTH, DIRECTIONAL: CANTILEVER

BENDING METHOD: REPLACED BY ASTM-D-747 VOL. 8.01 - APPARENT BENDING

MODULUS OF PLASTICS BY MEANS OF A CANTILEVER BEAM. 5309 - ABRASION

RESISTANCE OF TEXTILE WEBBING: SEE "NUGGET E". 1100, 1200, 1240, 1400,

1410, 1500, 1510, 1520, 1530, 1540, 1550- ALL PERTAIN TO THE

IDENTIFICATION OF FIBERS AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY: AATCC-20 - FIBER

ANALYSIS: QUALITATIVE OR ASTM-D-276 - IDENTIFICATION OF FIBERS IN

TEXTILES (SEE NOTE 1) NOTE 1: IN CASE OF DISPUTE, THE ASTM TEST METHOD

PREVAILS. 5556 - MOBILE LAUNDERING EVALUATION FOR TEXTILE MATERIALS HAS

BEEN REPLACED BY: AATCC - 96 TEST VI, A - DIMENSIONAL CHANGES IN

COMMERCIAL LAUNDERING OF WOVEN AND KNITTED FABRICS EXCEPT WOOL. 5931 -

ELECTROSTATIC DECAY OF FABRICS, DETERMINATION OF: SEE NUGGET K. NUGGET

E WEBBING ABRASION: THE ABRASION RESISTANCE OF TEXTILE WEBBING SHALL BE

DETERMINED USING A WEBBING ABRASION TESTER CONSISTING OF A POWER DRIVEN

OSCILLATING DRUM, HAVING AN OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF 16 INCHES (406 MM) WITH A

SUITABLE MEANS FOR ATTACHING THE SPECIMEN WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE. A

CRANK SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE DRUM IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WHEN THE

SPECIMEN IS ATTACHED IT WILL OSCILLATE OVER THE HEXAGONAL ROD THE

REQUIRED DISTANCE DURING EACH STROKE AT THE REQUIRED RATE. THE SPECIMEN

SHALL BE THE FULL WIDTH OF THE MATERIAL BEING TESTED AND SHALL HAVE A

MINIMUM LENGTH OF 54 INCHES (1372 MM). FIVE SPECIMENS SHALL BE TESTED

FROM EACH SAMPLE UNIT. ONE END OF EACH SPECIMEN IS ATTACHED TO THE DRUM

AND THE OTHER END PASSING OVER A HEXAGONAL STEEL ROD ATTACHED TO A WEIGHT

OF 2 POUNDS +/- 2 OUNCES (0.91 KG +/- 0.06 KG) FOR BREAKING STRENGTHS UP

TO 1000 POUNDS (445 KG), 4 POUNDS +/- 2 OUNCES (1.81 KG +/- 0.06 KG) FOR

BREAKING STRENGTHS OF 1000 TO 3000 POUNDS (445 KG TO 1335 KG). THE STEEL

HEXAGONAL RODS SHALL BE 0.250 +/- 0.001 INCH (6.35 +/- 0.03 MM) WHEN

MEASURED ACROSS OPPOSITE FLAT SIDES AND THE RADIUS OF THE EDGES SHALL BE

0.020 +/- 0.004 INCH (0.5 +/- 0.1 MM). THE STEEL SHALL HAVE A COLD DRAWN

FINISH AND A ROCKWELL HARDNESS OF B-91 TO B-101. THE EDGES OF THE

HEXAGONAL RODS SHALL NOT HAVE ANY BURRS, NICKS, OR SCALE. THE ROD SHALL

BE PLACED SO THAT THE SPECIMEN HAS THE WEIGHT ATTACHED TO ONE END AND THE

OTHER END PASSING OVER THE HEXAGONAL ROD AND ATTACHED TO THE DRUM FORMING

AN ANGLE OF 85 +/- 2 DEGREES. THE SPECIMEN SHALL OSCILLATE ACROSS THE

HEXAGONAL ROD AND EACH END OF THE ABRADED AREA EQUIDISTANT FROM THE ENDS

OF THE SPECIMEN. THE EDGES OF EACH NEW ROD SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS 1

THROUGH 6, AND ONLY ALTERNATE EDGES (E.G. 1, 3, AND 5) SHALL BE USED FOR

ABRADING. NO ABRADED EDGE SHALL BE USED MORE THAN ONCE. THE DRUM SHOULD

OSCILLATE IN ORDER FOR THE SPECIMEN TO TRAVERSE 12 +/- 1 INCH (305 +/- 25

MM) OVER THE ROD AT A RATE OF 60 +/- 2 STROKES (30 +/- 1 CYCLES) PER

MINUTE FOR 5000 STROKES (2500 CYCLES). ONE SINGLE STROKE IS 12 +/- 1

INCHES (305 +/- 25 MM) IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY. THE RESULT SHALL BE

CALCULATED AS THE PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE IN THE CHARACTERISTIC AS

CALCULATED BELOW: PERCENT CHANGE IN CHARACTERISTIC = [(A-E)/A] X 100

WHERE: A = VALUE BEFORE ABRASION E = VALUE AFTER ABRASION THE

RESISTANCE TO ABRASION SHALL BE REPORTED AS THE CHANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS

AS SPECIFIED IN THE APPLICABLE TEST METHOD OR PROCUREMENT DOCUMENT. IN

ORDER TO REDUCE VARIABILITY, AND IN CASE OF DISAGREEMENT OF RESULTS, THE

HEXAGONAL RODS DESCRIBED HAVE BEEN COLD DRAWN FROM THE SAME DIE AND MAY

BE PURCHASED FROM THE NARROW FABRICS INSTITUTE (NFI) A DIVISION OF

INDUSTRIAL FABRICS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (IFAI), 1801 WEST COUNTY

RD., ROSEVILLE, MN 55113-4061, TEL: 612-225-6907, FAX: 612-631-9334,

E-MAIL: NFI@IFAI.COM. NUGGET K ELECTROSTATIC DECAY: THE SPECIMEN SHALL

BE A 3-INCH BY 5-INCH RECTANGULAR PIECE OF MATERIAL. THE WARP OR FILLING

YARNS SHALL RUN PARALLEL TO THE 5-INCH LENGTH OF THE SPECIMEN. THE

DIRECTION OF TEST (WARP OR FILLING) SHALL BE ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE

SPECIMEN AND EACH SPECIMEN SHALL BE LABELED ACCORDINGLY IN ONE CORNER.

TEST SPECIMENS SHALL BE CUT SO THAT NO TWO CONTAIN THE SAME SET OF WARP

AND FILLING YARNS. SIX SPECIMENS, THREE WARP AND THREE FILLING, SHALL BE

TESTED. THE APPARATUS SHALL CONSIST OF A HUMIDITY TEST CHAMBER, A METER

FOR MEASURING RELATIVE HUMIDITY (RH) AND TEMPERATURE, A FARADAY CAGE, A

SOURCE CAPABLE OF OUTPUTTING 5000 VOLTS, AND A RECORDER ON WHICH VOLTAGE

BEHAVIOR WITH RESPECT TO TIME MAY BE PLOTTED. THE FARADAY CAGE SHALL

CONTAIN TWO PARALLEL ELECTRODES, ON WHICH SPECIMENS MAY BE MOUNTED AND

CHARGED, AND A SENSOR BY WHICH VOLTAGE ON THE SPECIMEN SURFACE MAY BE

DETECTED. THE APPARATUS SHALL ALSO INCLUDE VOLTAGE METERS TO DISPLAY THE

APPLIED VOLTAGE, AND THE VOLTAGE DETECTED BY THE SENSOR. THE FARADAY

CAGE AND SPECIMENS TO BE TESTED SHALL BE PRE-CONDITIONED AT 10 +/- 2

PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVERNIGHT, AND CONDITIONED AT 20 +/- 2 PERCENT

RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A MINIMUM OF 24 HOURS AT APPROXIMATELY 75O +/- 5O

F. AN AIR-IONIZING BLOWER CAN BE USED WITHIN THE CHAMBER WHILE

CONDITIONING, ALTHOUGH THE BLOWER MUST BE TURNED OFF ONCE TESTING BEGINS.

ALLOW THE TEST EQUIPMENT 1 HOUR OF WARM-UP TIME. ADJUST VOLTAGE SOURCE

FOR A CHARGING VOLTAGE OF 5000 VOLTS. MOUNT A 3-INCH BY 5-INCH ALUMINUM

PLATE ACROSS THE ELECTRODES IN THE FARADAY CAGE SUCH THAT IT IS CENTERED

IN FRONT OF THE VOLTAGE SENSOR OPENING. APPLY A CHARGE OF 5000 VOLTS,

AND CALIBRATE THE VOLTAGE METER DESIGNATED TO INDICATE DETECTED VOLTAGE

ON THE SAMPLE EQUAL TO 5000 VOLTS. REMOVE THE ALUMINUM PLATE. MOUNT A

SPECIMEN TAUTLY ACROSS THE ELECTRODES, CENTERING IT OVER THE SENSOR

OPENING. THE SURFACE OF TEST SPECIMEN (BACK OR FRONT) SHALL FACE THE

SENSOR. A DEIONIZING BAR MAY BE USED ON THE SPECIMEN BEFORE THE TEST TO

REMOVE RESIDUAL CHARGE. APPLY 5000 VOLTS TO THE ELECTRODES FOR A PERIOD

OF 20 SECONDS. AT THE END OF 20 SECOND PERIOD, THE HIGH VOLTAGE (5000

VOLTS) SHALL BE TURNED OFF AND THE SPECIMEN IMMEDIATELY GROUNDED. THE

VOLTAGE BEHAVIOR OF THE SPECIMEN WITH RESPECT TO TIME SHALL BE PLOTTED ON

THE RECORDER. THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE LEVEL REACHED ON THE SPECIMEN SHALL BE

MEASURED FROM THE RECORDER. THE MAXIMUMVOLTAGE LEVEL REACHED ON THE

SPECIMEN SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE RECORDER CURVE AS THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN THE HIGHEST LEVEL AND LOWEST LEVEL OF THE FULL DECAY CURVE. IF

THE SPECIMEN DID NOT REACH A MAXIMUM VOLTAGE OF AT LEAST 4000 VOLTS

DURING THE 20-SECOND CHARGING PERIOD, THE SPECIMEN SHALL BE RECORDED AS

NON-PASSING AND THE REASON NOTED. THE TIME FOR THE CHARGE TO DECAY FROM

THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE LEVEL TO 10 PERCENT OF THE MAXIMUM LEVEL SHALL BE

MEASURED FROM THE VOLTAGE PLOT. THE SPECIMEN IS ACCEPTABLE IF THE DECAY

TIME TO 10 PERCENT OF THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE IS LESS THAN ½ SECOND, AND

CONSIDERED NOT ACCEPTABLE OTHERWISE. RECORD THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE LEVEL

AND DECAY TIME TO 10 PERCENT. THE REASON FOR ANY FAILURES SHALL BE

NOTED. REMOVE

PACKAGING DATA

PRES/PACK TO ASTM-D-3951 AND INSTRUCTIONS

CITED HEREIN

SHIPPING CONTAINER QUANTITY = 24

Packaging examination. The fully packaged end item shall be examined for the defects listed below. The lot size shall be expressed in units of shipping containers. The sample unit shall be one shipping container fully packaged. The Inspection level shall be S-2 and the AQL, expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 2.5.

Examine Defect

Marking Omitted; incorrect; illegible, of (exterior) improper size, location, sequence & Unit Pack, or method of application.

Materials Any component missing, damaged or not as specified.

Workmanship Inadequate application of components, such as: incomplete closure of container flaps, loose strapping, improper taping, or inadequate stapling. Bulged or distorted container.

Contents Number of intermediate containers per shipping container is more or less than required.

Number of items per container is more or less than required.

Palletization examination. The fully packaged and palletized end items shall be examined for the defects listed below. The lot size shall be expressed in units of palletized unit loads. The sample unit shall be one palletized unit load, fully packaged.

The Inspection level shall be S-1 and the AQL, expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 6.5.

Examine Defect

Finished Length, width or height exceeds Dimensions specified maximum requirement.

Palleti- Pallet pattern not as specified.

zation Interlocking of loads not as specified. Load not bonded with required straps as specified.

Weight Exceeds maximum load limits.

Marking Omitted; incorrect; illegible;

of improper size, location, sequence or method of appli-cation.

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)