TECH-DATA PGC03616R.pdf

TECH-DATA PGC03616 JUNE 7, 2022

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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.

Short sleeve Moisture wicking t-shirt. Gen II TYPE I, SHORT SLEEVE SHALL BE MADE IN

ACCORDANCE WITH NCTRF PD 16-15A DATED 14 DECEMBER 2017.

PATTERN DATE: 20 NOVEMBER 2015.

NAVY SHADE: GOLD 30098 PIECE NUMBER 16049

INTERIM CHANGES TO NCTRF PD 16-15A

Page 6, add “Paragraph 3.4.5 Thread. Delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute “The thread for seaming and stitching shall be in accordance with Commercial standards”.

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

END ITEM DIMENSIONAL 4.0

VISUAL 2.5.

ACCEPTABILITY OF LOTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE

USE OF "SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND TABLES FOR

INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES", ANSI/ASQC Z1.4.

SHADE SWATCHING EVALUATION REQUIREMENT

52.246-9031

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

STANDARD PRACTICE

PALLETIZED UNIT LOADS

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.

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.

DIRECT VENDOR DELIVERY SHALL BE IN

ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM-D3951.

MARKING SHALL BE WITH MIL-STD-129.

SHIPPING CONTAINER = 96

1 T-SHIRT PER PACKAGE

PACKING. NINETY SIX T-SHIRTS OF ONE SIZE SHALL

BE PACKAGED IN A SNUG FITTING SHIPPING CONTAINER.

THE SHIPPING CONTAINER SHALL BE A FIBERBOARD BOX

CONFORMING TO STYLE RSC-L, TYPE CF (VARIETY SW)

OR SF, CLASS DOMESTIC , GRADE 275 OF ASTM-D1974.

THE INSIDE OF EACH BOX SHALL BE FITTED WITH A

BOX LINER CONFORMING TO TYPE CF, CLASS DOMESTIC,

VARIETY DW, GRADE 275 OF ASTM-D1974. INSIDE

DIMENSIONS OF THE BOX SHALL; BE APPROXIMATELY

23-1/2 INCHES IN LENGTH, 15 INCHED IN WIDTH AND

15 INCHED IN DEPTH. EACH BOX SHALL BE CLOSED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH METHOD II AS SPECIFIED IN

ASTM-D1974. ALL SHIPPING CARTONS SHALL HAVE A

NSN AND UPC BAR CODE LABEL. MARKING OF CARTONS

AND SHIPPING LABELS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH

MIL-HDBK-129. PALLETIZATION SHALL BE IN

ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-HDBK-774.

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.

RFID HANGTAG:

An RFID inlay shall be added to the barcode paper hang tag attached to each item.

Where the use of self-adhesive bar-code labels are authorized, the RFID inlay may be added to the self-adhesive label in lieu of a paper hang tag. All other contract barcode and hang tag requirements still apply.

The RFID inlay should be passive Gen2 with a frequency range between 860 and 960 MHz.

The RFID antenna should be Avery/Dennis AD222 or comparable with ISO/IEC 18000-C EPCglobal C1G2 Protocol and an EPC memory allocation containing a 96 bit EPC Number.

The data linking the EPC number to the NSN and quantity unit pack must be exportable to VIM/ASAP. The bar code of the EPC Number must be printed at the bottom of the tag along with the human readable version below the bar code.

In addition to defects applicable to the paper tag and barcoding element, the RFID tag shall be examined for the defects listed below:

RFID Inlay omitted RFID Inlay not secure RFID Inlay not laying flat when packaged RFID Inlay not readable with RFID scanner RFID Inlay or configuration not as specified

The manual "Item-Level Passive RFID Technology Manufacturer's Information Guide" provides guidance on RFID implementation and is available from the contracting officer.

Pallet, Case & Item level RFID is required for the Clothing & Textiles Directorate (C&T) for Bag items only.

252.211-7006 - RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) Required (ref. T8379; Nov. 08, 2006)

(ref. ZT046 ; Aug 2021)

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)

INSPECTION AT SOURCE/ACCEPTANCE AT SOURCE

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 Revision 1 dated August 2021, which has superseded DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles Additional Quality Assurance Requirements dated October 2018.

52.246-9P44 - IDENTIFICATION OF QUALIFIED

LABORATORY AND SOURCE SAMPLING (AUG 1999) DSCP

(Ref. t8342 - 4/08)

MANDATORY USE OF STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROLS

I. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

A. THE OFFEROR AGREES TO MANAGE AND IMPROVE PROCESS PERFORMANCE THROUGH THE

EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT AT THE PRIME CONTRACTOR AND/OR SUBCONTRACTOR

FACILITIES, USING STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL (SPC) TECHNIQUES.

B. MINIMUM CRITERIA ARE ESTABLISHED IN THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF QUALITY CONTROL (ASQC)

STANDARDS B.1, B.2 AND B.3 (FORMERLY THE ANSI STANDARDS Z1.A, Z1.2 AND Z1.3).

ALTERNATE SPC TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS SHORT RUN METHODS ARE ALSO ALLOWED WHERE APPLICABLE.

C. THIS QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISION (QAP) APPLIES TO ALL WORK PERFORMED AT THE PRIME

AND/OR SUBCONTRACTOR FACILITIES.

D. EXCLUSION OF SPC PLAN SUBMISSION: OFFERORS WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES ELIGIBLE FOR EXCLUSION OF THE SPC PLAN SUBMISSION BASED ON SATISFACTORY UTILIZATION OF A PREVIOUSLY

APPROVED SPC PLAN FOR THE IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR SUPPLIES ARE TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN

REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION (RFE) TO THE PROCURING ACTIVITY.

THE FIRST ARTICLE SHALL BE 50 UNITS EXAMINED AT THE CONTRACTOR'S PLANT FOR VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL CONFORMANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PARAS. CONTAINED IN SECTION 4 OF THE

END ITEM SPECIFICATION ENTITLED "END ITEM VISUAL EXAMINATION" (OR "VISUAL

EXAMINATION", AS APPLICABLE) AND "END ITEM DIMENSIONAL EXAMINATION" (OR "DIMENSIONAL

EXAMINATION" OR "EXAMINATION OF FINISHED MEASUREMENTS", AS APPLICABLE) WITH THE

EXCEPTION THAT ALL 50 UNITS WILL BE VISUALLY EXAMINED AND THE SAMPLE SIZE FOR

DIMENSIONAL EXAMINATION SHALL BE 8: OR, WHEN SECTION 4 OF THE END ITEM SPECIFICATION CITES A MILITARY STANDARD PROVISION FOR EVALUATING QUALITY, THE VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL EXAMINATION SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PARAS. OF THE MIL-STD ENTITLED "END

ITEM EXAMINATION" AND "DIMENSIONAL EXAMINATION" WITH THE EXCEPTIONS NOTED ABOVE.

ADD THIS PARA TO 52.209-4

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 ASL:

THE ACCEPTABLE SUPPLIER LISTING (ASL) AND QUALIFIED LABORATORY LISTING (QLL) ARE NO LONGER VALID DOCUMENTS AND WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED IN THE FUTURE. THE POINT OF CONTACT

FOR QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO LABORATORIES AND SUPPLIERS IS THE PROCUREMENT BUYER,

INDICATED IN THE SOLICITATION OR CONTRACT. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN WRITING TO

THE DESIGNATED BUYER.

CLAUSE 52.246-9032 IDENTIFICATION OF QUALIFIED LABORATORY AND SOURCE SAMPLING APPLIES.

GOVERNMENT LABORATORY TESTING OF COMPONENTS FOR ACCEPTANCE PURPOSE.

52.246-9030 SHADE EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR FURNISHED MATERIALS:

SHADE SAMPLING IS APPLICABLE

The color of the test specimen shall match the standard sample viewed using AATCC Evaluation Procedure 9, Option A, with sources simulating artificial daylight D75 illuminant with a color temperature of 7500 (+/- 200)K, with illumination of 100 (+/-

20) foot candles, and shall be a good match to the standard sample under incandescent lamplight at 2856 (+/- 200)K.

FOR SHADE TESTING: THE COMPLETED DD FORM 1222 AND THE SWATCHES SHALL BE FORWARDED TO:

DLA Product Testing Center Analytical 700 Robbins Avenue BLDG 5D Philadelphia, PA 19111

FOR PHYSICAL (NON-SHADE) TESTING: IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE 52.246-9032, THE

CONTRACTOR'S APPROVED QUALIFIED LABORATORY WILL BE REQUIRED TO FORWARD A COMPLETED TEST REPORT FOR EACH LOT OF COMPONENTS TO THE ADDRESS BELOW. THE SUPPLIER'S SOURCE

SAMPLING REPRESENTATIVE WILL FORWARD THE COMPLETED DD FORM 1222.

LOT NOTIFICATIONS AND DD1222 TEST REPORTS SHALL BE FORWARDED TO:

paactlab@dla.mil

SAMPLES FOR PHYSICAL TESTING WILL ONLY BE FORWARDED UPON REQUEST TO:

DLA Product Testing Center Analytical 700 Robbins Avenue BLDG 5D Philadelphia, PA 19111

THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF DD FORM 1222 IS AUTHORIZED.

NOTE: PERMIT 30 WORKING DAYS