FED-STD-123H
4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Marking shall be clear, legible, permanent, and in
English. All required marking shall be located at least on one side or face
of the package. The preferred side or face is the end panel, but any of the
four faces of a carton may each display the complete marking requirements.
Required marking shall be orientated in a palletized load so that it is
visible to the handler. Transport packages and unit loads shall not be marked
on the top or bottom of the carton. Material regulated by Federal law or
regulation shall be marked in accordance with those requirements. Labels and
tags shall be securely attached to the item or package when the surface will
not support the necessary marking . The marking order sequence in section 4 is
preferred, but not mandatory.
4.1 Marking requirements for Shipment to General Services Administration
(GSA) Wholesale Distribution Facilities and Customer Supp ly Centers shall be
as follows:
4.1.1 Unit and Intermediate Packages including commercial off the shelf
packages shall be marked with the following information:
· National Stock Number (NSN), in Barcode format (without hyphens or spaces)
. NSN human readable font (with or without hyphens or spaces)
· Item name (nomenclature) , see section 3.8
· Specification number (including Type and Class, as applicable)
· Quantity and unit (e.g., 10EA, 1 DZ, 4LI, 12 KT, etc.)
· Contractor's name and address (street opt ional), including zip code
· For extendable shelf -life items, the date of manufacture and re -inspection
(month and year).
· For non-extendable shelf-life items, the date of manufacture, and the d ate
of expiration are required.
· Lot or batch number, as app licable.
· Special marking as specified in the contract or purchase order
4.1.2 Transport Packages:
4.1.2.1 All individual Transport Packages (including those in unit Loads:
shall be marked with the following information in characters at least 9 mm
(3/8 inch) high. Where space does not permit this, characters smaller in size
shall be used. All required information must be included in the
identification information and/or shipping label. Barcode information must be
capable of interpretation by a scannin g device through material such as
stretch wrap.
4.1.2.2 Shipping Label Information for Transport Package: shall be marked
with the purchase order number (or contract number if there is no purchase
order), in human readable and Barcode form.
. Purchase Order Number, Barcode (no hyphens or spaces)
. Human readable font below
. National Stock Number , Barcode (no hyphens or spaces)
. Human readable font below
. Consignor: (i.e., ship from) name and address (if different than
contractors.) The consignor's commercial shipping label may be used on
transport packages in lieu of marking the consignor and consignee in 9 mm
characters.
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