AFMC 158 Packaging Requirements

PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

PURCHASE INSTRUMENT NUMBER: FD20602700013-00

VERSION: 4

MIL-STD 129 REVISION: R

MIL-STD 2073-1 REVISION: E

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS-IMPLEMENTED RESTRICTIONS ON WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM). THIS REQUIREMENT IS SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED WITH INVASIVE SPECIES SUCH AS THE PINEWOOD NEMATODE. WPM IS DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET COLLARS, WOODEN BOXES, REELS, DUNNAGE, CRATES, FRAMES, AND CLEATS. THE STATEMENT BELOW CITES THE REQUIREMENTS IN DETAIL AND COVERS LUMBER FOR BUILDING CONTAINERS AND PALLETS USED FOR DELIVERIES RESULTING IN SHIPMENTS WORLDWIDE (DIRECT, OR THROUGH AIR LOGISTICS CENTERS (ALC), CONTAINER CONSOLIDATION POINTS (CCP), OR OTHER BASES). WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN

PALLET AND PACKAGING/CONTAINER STATEMENT:

ALL WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLET'S, AND WOODEN CONTAINERS PRODUCED ENTIRELY OR IN PART OF WOOD PACKING MATERIAL (WPM) SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM DEBARKED WOOD IN ADDITION TO THE APPLICATION OF HEAT-TREATED (HT) MATERIAL (HT TO 56 DEGREES CENTIGRADE OR 133 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR 30 MINUTES). CERTIFICATION/MARKING IS REQUIRED BY AN ACCREDITED AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARDS COMMITTEE (ALSC). FOR REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION, SEE LATEST REVISION OF "INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES" (ISPM)NO.15), "REGULATION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE."

PACRN:

AAA

PACKAGING REQUIREMENT:

MIL Long Line Packaging

PRESERVATION LEVEL: PACKAGING LEVEL: SPI:

MIL
B

SPI REV:

SPI DATE:

ITEM(S):

3120007662056UC

CODED DATA:

QUP

ICQ

PRES

METH

CD

PRES

MTL

WRAP

MTL
EA

CUSH

DUNN

NA

CT
A

UNIT

CONT

NV

INT

CONT

UCL
B

SPEC

MKG

UNIT PACK UNIT PACK UNIT PACK UNIT PACK UNIT PACK

WEIGHT

LENGTH

WIDTH

DEPTH

CUBE

OPI
54.60
21.0
15.0
9.3
1.695
M

ADDITIONAL PACKAGING AND CONTAINER MARKING REQUIREMENTS:

When shipping containers are received that meet the requirements of the AFMC Form 158 and are suitable for return shipment of serviceable assets, they shall be reclaimed, stored, and protected for reuse. Unserviceable containers shall be disposed of and replaced with new containers by the contractor that meet the requirements of the AFMC Form 158.

SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGING INSTRUCTION TEXT:

VENDOR PACKAGING INSTRUCTIONS:

Military Packaging and Marking
Items shall be packaged in accordance with MIL-STD-2073-1, Standard Practice for Military Packaging. Shipping and storage markings shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-129, Standard Practice for Military Marking. Shipping Container Marking