Tech Data PGC11143 BUCKLE.pdf

TECH-DATA PGC11143 January 13, 2022

NSN 8315015032104

BUCKLE, BRASS, W/O INSIGNIA:

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.

RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT

SPECIFIC USE BELT, COAT, MAN'S,

ENLISTED PERSONNEL, SERGEANT AND

BELOW, GRADE E-5 AND BELOW.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR MIL-B-20269F dated 9 October 2019:

EXAMINATION OF END ITEM PER 4.5.1 GENERAL DEFECTS. THE SAMPLE UNIT SHALL BE ONE

BUCKLE AND TYPE. THE INSPECTION LEVEL SHALL BE II. THE AQL EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF

DEFECTS PER 100 UNITS (DHU'S) SHALL BE 1.5 FOR MAJOR DEFECTS AND 4.0 FOR MAJOR/MINOR

AND 10 FOR MAJOR, MINOR A AND MINOR B COMBINED.

4.5.2. EXAMINATION FOR DIMENSIONS. THE INSPECTION LEVEL SHALL BE S-2. THE AQL,

EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF DHU'S SHALL BE 4.0.

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".

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.

(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)

NOTE: WHEN THE CONTRACT OR DELIVERY QUANTITY

SUPPORTS THE USE OF A PALLET, PALLETIZATION

TGI DATA:

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION

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

52.210-D004 - LOGMARS BAR CODE MARKINGS.

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.

52.246-15 CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT 10 EACH FIRST ARTICLE

SAMPLES OF THE END ITEM(S) BE SUBMITTED TO THIS

CENTER FOR VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL

EXAMINATIONS. TEN DAYS WILL BE REQUIRED TO

EXAMINE AND EVALUATE THE SAMPLE AND TO FURNISH

THE RESULTS AND DIRECTION REGARDING PRODUCTION

TO THE CONTRACTOR.

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.

52.245-H001 - GOVERNMENT LOANED PROPERTY (GLP); HUBS, DIES, MOLDS, SHAPING BLOCKS, GUIDE SAMPLES, AND INSPECTIONS.

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