SOLICITATION NOTICE
51 -- M949 PVS-15 PVS-21 TOOL KIT
- Notice Date
- 2/28/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W91CRB ) Division D, 4310 Boothby Hill Rd, ABERDEEN PROV GND, Maryland, 21005-5001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21005-5001
- Solicitation Number
- W91CRB-17-R-5022
- Archive Date
- 3/30/2017
- Point of Contact
- Leo J. Sydlik, Phone: 4102782414
- E-Mail Address
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Leo.J.sydlik.civ@mail.mil
(Leo.J.sydlik.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- CCAP-SCD 28 February 2017 SUBJECT: Solicitation No: W91CRB-17-R-5022 Request for Proposal (RFP) This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for COMMERCIAL ITEMS prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provision to clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-93, Effective 2 January 2017. The word Government in this document refers to the United States Government, its authorized Agencies, Departments, Representatives, Personnel and Assigns Only. This solicitation is a Request for Proposal (RFP), Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case: LH-B-UCH Country: Lithuania. The associated North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) Code is 333314; the Federal Supply Classification (FSC) is 5895. Basis for Award: The following factors will be used to evaluate offers in accordance with 52.212-2: 1) The Government will evaluate the technical proposal to ensure that it meets the Government's requirements. The Government reserves the right to ONLY evaluate the LOWEST PRICED OFFEROR fortechnical capability. Should the lowest price offeror be determined as unacceptable, the next lowest offeror will be evaluated for technical capability, and so forth. The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves its right to hold discussions. 2) The contract type will be Firm Fixed Price. The Government shall evaluate the price for price reasonableness of the proposal and a price realism analysis shall not be conducted. Award will be made to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer. Proposals salient characteristic must meet or exceed characteristics in paragraph 3.1.1 of the statement of work. 3) This will be a Small Business Set-Aside. Only offers from Small Businesses shall be accepted. Other Important information/Requirements: It is the responsibility of the Offeror to insure that their Offer is compliant with ALL provisions of the FAR and its supplements listed in this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. The Government MAY, but is not obligated to, consider the offer of any Offeror that is non-compliant with any provision of the FAR and its supplements listed in this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Furthermore, the Government is NOT required to inform any Offeror that their Offer is non-compliant with the FAR or any of its supplements. Failure of an Offeror to comply with any provision of the FAR and its supplements listed in this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation can be deemed by the Government as unacceptable and non-responsive to the solicitation. The parties hereto recognize that any technical data and computer software being purchased hereunder will be provided to a foreign government. The parties further recognize that the clauses in this contract dealing with rights in technical data, computer software and patent indemnity may be drafted in terms of rights flowing to the United States Government. Accordingly, the Offeror agrees to grant, and by incorporation of this clause in the contract document, does grant, that foreign government the same rights in technical data, computer software and patent indemnity as would be granted to the United States Government by operation of those clauses in the contract document dealing with rights in technical data, computer software and patent indemnity, except that no rights to computer software source code for the foreign government are provided in this contract. For purposes of contract administration, the parties agree that the clauses will be administered with the foreign government in such a manner as best approximates that set out with respect to the United States Government. Accelerated delivery at no additional cost to the Government is accepted and encouraged. Partial shipments are Not Authorized. Packaging requirements shall be in accordance with Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging (ISPM15) and (ASTM D 3951-98). Inspection and Acceptance shall be at SOURCE/ORIGIN for Hardware. Warranty The Offeror's offer shall include a standard product warranty. Requirements for Warranty. The contractor shall provide a warranty for this Foreign Military Sale (FMS) covering defective workmanship and material defects for all items furnished in accordance with this contract or any modification thereof. Coverage of the Warranty shall be for a minimum of one (1) year (twelve (12) months) in duration in time, and shall start at the time of pick up for shipment at point of origin. Terms of this warranty shall be amended to extend coverage to final FMS customer(s) Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS). Warranty Manual. The contractor shall provide an operational manual and/or an instructional insert to accompany the items furnished in accordance with this contract or any modification thereof, describing the actions to be taken by the user in order to exercise the warranty to obtain repaired/replaced equipment. This warranty guidance/instruction shall be provided as a minimum in the English Language (and preferable additionally in the native language of the FMS customer if requested during negotiation). Warranty documents should include contact information (phone number(s) and/or address (es)) of warranty claim Point of Contacts (POCs) for FMS customer. Warranty Procedures. Upon arrival at the contractor's repair facility, the contractor will apply the warranty's terms and conditions to assess whether the failed item is covered. The FMS customer shall be responsible for the established contractual cost for items tested and found to be a "False Pull" or "No Evidence of Failure (NEOF)", to include all incurred associated transportation costs. The contractor shall meet a 30 day turn-around time for repair. This time shall be from the date of receipt by the contractor, to shipment of repaired/ replaced equipment from the contractor's facility. The contractor shall be responsible for transportation cost from the FMS customer to the contractor's facility and return to the FMS customer. Due to the nature of FMS, if notification of defective item(s) was provided to the contractor before the expiration date of the warranty, the contractor shall not dismiss a warranty claim regardless if items to be repaired/replaced arrive to the contractor's facilities after the expatriation date of the warranty. Warranty Markings. Warranty markings shall be applied to Item/Equipment. Warranty markings should be applied to unit, intermediate and shipping containers, if possible. The markings shall be in a conspicuous location to give notice that the item(s) are subject to warranty coverage. These markings shall indicate the time period or condition of the warranty (e.g., days/months, hours of operation, etc.). The warranty markings shall be applied by labeling, tagging, or printing and shall be prefaced by the words "WARRANTY ITEM" in letters approximately two times larger than the letters for the remainder of the required information. The U.S. Government reserves the unilateral right to make no award. Offeror shall provide, as part of its proposal package, a technical proposal that is sufficiently detailed to prove that the commercial product it is offering meets all the salient characteristics found in paragraph 3.1.1 in the Statement of Work (SOW), attached with this solicitation. CLIN Description Quantity Delivery 0001: One Tool Kit usable With (M949, PVS-15, or PVS-21), 1 (EA) 60 Days ARO Tool Kit shall be supplied IAW SOW entitled "Commercial Equivalent Tool Kit in Support of PVS-15 and PVS-21" Dated January 10 2017 Inspection and Acceptance INSPECTION: Origin ACCEPTANCE: Origin The offeror is not responsible for shipping the items to the FMS customer. Defense Contract Administration (DCMA) shall pick all items up at the offers loading doc. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES applicable to this acquisition are as follows: FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equivalents FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -Commercial Items FAR.52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items, for Paragraph (b) the following clauses apply: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate 1 FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment; FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns; FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (MAR 2009) FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of segregated facilities; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act; FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer; FAR 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent FAR 52.227-2 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors FAR 52.233-3 Protest after Award FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies-Fixed-Price FAR 52.247-29 F.O.B. Origin FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE The following DFARS clauses apply: DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management DFARS 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications DFARS 252.204-7011 Alternative Line-item Structure DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting DFARS 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation DFARS 252.211-7006 Passive Radio Frequency Identification DFARS 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent DFARS 252.225-7027 Restriction on Contingent Fees for Foreign Military Sales; DFARS 252.225-7028 Exclusionary Policies and Practices of Foreign Governments; DFARS 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data- Commercial Items; DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data; DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions DFARS 252.232.7010 Levies on Contract Payments DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea Full text of these provisions and clauses, with noted exceptions regarding local clauses, may be obtained by accessing the following internet website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/sitemap.html PROPOSAL SHALL INCLUDE: (1) Solicitation Number and date on cover page with numbered pages; (2) Original letter signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization (include Federal Tax Identification Number, Cage Code and DUNS); (3) Business Size, if Small Business list subcategory, if applicable; (4) Schedule of offered items to include quantity, unit, unit price, total price and grand total columns; (5) Representation and Certifications compliant with FARS Clause 52.212-3; (6) Acknowledgement and agreement with amendments, if applicable. Offerors must have a current registration in the System For Award Management (SAM) prior to award. The Offeror may register in (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov. (7) Warranty terms and conditions in accordance with the Warranty provision, submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Requirements for Offerors Offeror shall have a current registration in the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) prior to award. The Offeror may register in WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL: Quotes and any applicable attachments shall be submitted NLT Noon EST March 16, 2017, to Contract Specialist, Leo J. Sydlik Jr. by email at leo.sydlik@us.army.mil. Statement of Work Commercial Equivalent Tool Kit in Support of PVS-15 and PVS-21 FMS Case LH-B-UCG Line 2e 10 January 2017 Prepared by US Army Communications-Electronics Command Security Assistance Management Directorate Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 1 Table of Contents 1.0 Scope. 2.0 Applicable Documents. 3.0 Requirements. 3.2 Item Unique Identification 3.3 Inspection, Testing, and Control 3.4 Warranty 3.5 Safety Engineering 3.6 Delivery 3.7 Requirements for Preservation, Packaging Marking and Phytosanitary Measures. 2 STATEMENT OF WORK 1.0 Scope. This document defines the requirements for to deliver a tool kit as described under Paragraph 3 for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case LH-B-UCG. This is a procurement for Lithuania through the US Army FMS process. The word "Government" in this document refers to "the United States Government". The word "Country" in this document refers to "the FMS Customer" (Lithuania) 2.1 Applicable Documents. 2.2 Military and Federal Specifications. Document No. Document Title MIL-STD 130N UID markings and readability requirements 17 Dec 2007 MIL-STD 129R Military Markings for Shipment and Storage 18 Feb 2014 2.3 Commercial, Contractor and Government Approved Documents International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures Number 15 Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade w/Mod to Annex I 2006 Standard Practice For Commercial Packaging ASTM D 3951-10 3.0 Requirements. Tool Kit in Support of PVS-15 and PVS-21. The contractor shall provide the following. Each item in the Kit must be usable with the indicated device (M-949, PVS- 15, or PVS-21). Acceptance shall be by item description: 3.1.1 One Tool Kit that includes: M-949 objective holding ring screwdriver adapter qty 1 M-949 eye piece holding ring screwdriver adapter qty 1 M-949 intensifier holder torque screwdriver qty 1 M-949 objective setting torque screwdriver qty 1 M-949 cleaning valve torque wrench qty 1 M-949 open wrench special ¼" qty 1 Nitrogen filling adapter PVS-15 qty 1 Adaptor kit PVS-15 2189-0-264 qty 1 Eyepiece and objective key AN/PVS-15 qty 1 Pliers special AN/PVS-15 qty 1 Heat gun special AN/PVS-15 qty 1 Digital vacuum test manifold for AN/PVS-21 qty 1 Focus check device for AN/PVS-21 2733-0243-1 qty 1 Divergence filling adapter PVS-21 qty 1 Nitrogen filling adapter PVS-21 qty 2 ¼" hex bit, 5/32 for cleaning screw AN/PVS-21 qty 1 3 3.2 Requirements for Item Unique Identification (IUID). The contractor shall mark all contract deliverables in accordance with (IAW) the following requirements. 3.2.1.1 New Items: The Contractor shall provide IUID, or DoD recognized equivalent, for all items delivered with a unit acquisition cost of $5000 or more. For long term contracts, any items that have range quantity prices established, that will exceed the $5000 unit price shall have IUID markings from the beginning of the contract. IUID markings shall be in accordance with MIL- STD-130N and MIL-STD-129R. 3.2.1.2 Commercial Markings. All other items shall have acceptable commercial markings that meet the guidelines in Department of Defense (DoD) Guide to Uniquely Identifying Items http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/uid/index.html. 3.2.1.3 Permanency and Legibility. The IUID marking and identification plates, tags, etching, or labels when used on equipment, parts, assemblies, subassemblies, units, sets, groups, or kits shall be as permanent as the normal life expectancy of the item and be capable of withstanding the environment, test, cleaning, repair, and rebuild procedures specified for the item. Legibility shall be as required and verified for ready readability per MIL-STD-130N. 3.2.1.4 Deleterious Effect. Marking of items shall be accomplished in a manner that will not adversely affect the life and utility of the item. Marking materials creating hazardous conditions shall not be used. Placement and choice of the marking shall not create hazardous conditions. 3.2.2 MIL-STD-130N Coding. IUID markings and readability requirements shall comply with MIL-STD- 130N. 3.2.2.1 Symbology markings and the order of priority for marking the hardware shall be in accordance with MIL-STD 103N. First priority is the 2D data matrix symbol (machine readable) IUID is the minimum requirement when there are severe space limitations. The second priority is the human readable characters. The third priority is the Linear Bar Code. 3.2.2.2 If the technical data has not specified the marking location, markings shall be located such that they are visible during item use, provided that sufficient space is available, and does not interfere with equipment operations. 3.2.2.3 The Contractor shall maintain an accurate, current list of IUIDs for all manufactured items on this contract. Dates of manufacture, substitutions, shop changes, etc. shall be included on this list. The list shall be available for inspection by the PCO or other Government representative at any time during the life of this contract. The Contractor shall provide this list to the government at the end of the contract. The contractor shall provide UID, or DoD recognized unique identification equivalent, for all items listed on the IUID List. In addition, the contractor shall apply UID markings to all other items the government has identified in this contract as requiring UID markings. UID markings shall be IAW MIL-STD-130N. See attachment for IUID List. 4 3.2.3.1 Commercial Markings. All other items shall have acceptable commercial markings that meet the guidelines in Department of Defense Guide to Uniquely Identifying Items http://www.acq.osd.mil/uid. 3.2.3.2 Permanency and Legibility. The Unique Identification (UID) marking and identification plates, tags, or labels when used on equipment, parts, assemblies, subassemblies, units, sets, or groups shall be as permanent as the normal life expectancy of the item and be capable of withstanding the environmental test and cleaning procedures specified for the item. Legibility shall be as required for ready readability per MIL-STD-130N. 3.2.3.3 Deleterious Effect. Marking of items shall be accomplished in a manner that will not adversely affect the life and utility of the item. Marking materials creating hazardous conditions shall not be used. 3.2.3.1 The human readable characters and the machine readable UID symbology will be marked on the hardware. If there is not enough space to include both, the machine readable UID shall take precedence. 3.2.3.2 If the technical data has not specified the marking location, markings shall be located such that they are visible during item use, provided that sufficient space is available. 3.2.3.3 Serial Numbers. The contractor shall meet the requirements of MIL-STD-130N to establish the UID. The contractor shall insure that the UID is unique for that item from all other items forever. 3.2.4 Pricing of UID Requirements. All efforts required by this SOW, including the preparation of ECPs or notification of marking deficiencies and the actual marking of hardware, will be included in the base contract price. 3.2.5 Interim UID Data Submittals: The contractor shall use one of these interim UID submittal methods if the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) system is not yet set up to process UID data. 3.2.5.1 UID version of the WAWF File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Format. The contractor shall submit the UID version of the WAWF FTP format. This method requires adherence to the WAWF interface guides. The WAWF FTP method requires access to WAWF. For existing WAWF users, these files would be in addition to the current interface files; using the same user ID but by placing the UID related files into a directory separate from the current production directory. 3.2.5.2 X12 Ship Notice/Shipment and Billing Notice (856/857). The X12 submission method requires access to the DEBX; go to http://ec.ogden.disa.mil/ecip.htm for access information. A specific Application Receiver Code (GS03) will be identified for the UID submission transactions. These files would be in addition to current WAWF Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transmissions. 5 3.2.5.3 Produce File in the UID XML Format. Another UID electronic submission method is to produce a file in the UID XML format. The format particulars can be found at http://www.acq.osd.mil/uid. Submissions of the file would be to the DEBX that has the ability to communicate via many methods including FTP, HTTPS, email, etc. The DEBX will pass the information on to the UID Registry. 3.2.5.4 Manual Entry. Manual entry shall be via the UID Web Entry site. Information on getting access to the website and instructions on entering the data will be posted to http://www.acq.osd.mil/uid when Quality Assurance testing has been completed. 3.3 Inspection, Testing, and Control. 3.3.1 Inspection and Testing. The contractor shall assure that all necessary inspections and tests are performed on completed products, and this shall include all inspections and tests, which are normally performed for the equipment on order. The contractor shall as a minimum perform any inspections and tests (including visual/mechanical inspections and functional tests) required to satisfy the form, fit, and function requirements of the contract or delivery order. If there is a DCMA in-plant representative, that person shall be kept continuously informed of the daily testing schedules for all major assemblies and/or systems, and the Government reserves the right to witness any tests. 3.3.2. Responsibility. The requirements of this SOW do not relieve the contractor of the responsibility to perform any additional tests or inspections required to assure product quality and compliance with drawings and specification requirements. 3.3.2.1 Materials Control. The contractor shall maintain controls over all materials and products throughout the manufacturing process. These controls shall enable the identification of materials that have passed inspection from those which have not. The contractor shall maintain records identifying the status and final destination of all materials/products. 3.3.2.2 Nonconforming Material. The contractor shall establish and maintain a system for controlling material that does not satisfy contract requirements, including procedures for its identification, segregation, and disposition (rework/repair, scrap, etc.). 3.3.2.3 Corrective Action. The contractor shall promptly detect nonconforming material and conditions adverse to product integrity. It shall then initiate the corrective actions required to satisfy contract requirements. 3.3.2.4 Manufacturing Operations/Process Controls. The contractor's quality approach is responsible for assuring/monitoring that all manufacturing operations/processes are accomplished under controlled conditions. Controlled conditions include documented work instructions (including workmanship), production equipment, special work environments, inspections/tests, work specifications, and approval/rejection criteria. 6 3.3.3. Records. The contractor shall maintain adequate records of inspections and tests to demonstrate that the final product satisfies contract requirements. 3.3.4. Measuring, Testing, and Inspection Equipment. The contractor shall provide and maintain gages (including production tooling used for inspection purposes) and other measuring and testing equipment to assure that finished products conform to contract requirements. These devices shall be calibrated against certified measurement standards, which are traceable back to national/international standards. 3.3.5. Sites for Inspection, Testing and Acceptance. Inspection, testing and acceptance of all equipment and US services shall be at origin. Inspection and testing shall be performed by the contractor. Acceptance shall be via DD-250 based on conformance with item description. The DD-250 shall be mailed or FAX or sent via WAWF to the PCO. 3.4 Warranty. The contractor shall supply a commercial warranty for all items furnished herewith. If the commercial warranty states that the warranty is not in effect outside the USA then the wording of the warranty shall be amended so that the warranty is extended to the final FMS customer. The warranty shall be for a minimum of one year in duration started upon delivery and acceptance at the contractor facility. This warranty will run directly to the benefit of the FMS customer and will be structured so as to not require any actions or administration on the part of the U.S. Government. Upon notification of a failure by the FMS customer to the contractor, the warranty clock shall be stopped relative to the unit in question. The warranty clock will restart upon acceptance of the repaired/replaced unit by the FMS customer. 3.4.1 Return Information. Contractor shall provide phone number(s) and/or address(es) for customer service representative nearest to the FMS customer location. The customer service representative shall be able to supply information to the FMS Customer for the return of the defective equipment for repair or replacement. 3.5 Safety Engineering: The contractor shall identify all real and potential hazards associated with the equipment ordered on this contract. This shall include any toxic substance exposure concerns to personnel during operation or maintenance to include transportation or resulting from damage to the equipment. The contractor must also identify any special disposal procedures. All hazards that cannot be eliminated shall be reduced to lowest risk possible. Those hazards that cannot be eliminated must be presented to the contracting officer, providing as a minimum the post and pre fix hazard severity and hazard probability levels, corrective action and status, prior to government acceptance of the equipment. The contractor shall affix applicable safety/hazardous precautionary warnings on hardware (in English unless otherwise specified). 3.6 Delivery. The contractor shall deliver hardware including any specific delivery order to the freight forwarder in accordance with the contract delivery schedule unless otherwise specified within the contractor's proposal and mutually agreed upon by the Government. Accelerated deliveries at no extra cost are authorized. 3.7 Requirements for Preservation, Packaging Marking and Phytosanitary Measures. 7 3.7.1 Preservation and Packing for these items shall be commercial packaging in accordance with Standard Practice For Commercial Packaging (ASTM D 3951-10) with Level Of Protection (LOP)= Commercial, Level Of Pack (LPK)=Commercial. 3.7.2 Wood Packaging Material (WPM) shall meet the requirements below. 3.7.2.1 Wood packaging material (WPM) includes but is not limited to pallets, skids, load boards, pallet collars, wooden boxes, reels, dunnage, crates, frame and cleats. This requirement excludes materials that have undergone a manufacturing process, such as corrugated fiberboard, plywood, particleboard, veneer, and oriented strand board (OSD). 3.7.2.2 All WPM shall meet the requirements of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Number 15, "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade". DoD shipments inside and outside of the United States shall meet the requirements of ISPM 15 whenever WPM is used to ship DoD cargo. 3.7.2.3 All WPM shall comply with the official quality control program for heat treatment (HT) or kiln dried heat treatment (KD HT) (IAW) American Lumber Standard Committee (ALSC), Incorporated, Wood Packaging Material Program and WPM Enforcement Regulations (see http://www.alsc.org/). 3.7.2.4 All WPM shall include certification/quality markings IAW the ALSC standard. 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. 3.7.2.5 Failure to comply with these requirements may result in refusal, destruction, or treatment of materials at the point of entry. The Government reserves the right to recoup from the Contractor any remediation costs incurred by the Government.
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