Fed Std No. 102b
Jmasrr 29, lUS
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Fed. Std. N(A OOl@& {GSA-FM)
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1967
FEDERAL STANDARX)
PRESERVATION, pA&~!NG, AND PACKING
A9thsrlty. Thb 8~ is iemrd Pwemafit b the Federal %opert~ and Ad.
manutratiw S~ Act of 1949,sc om.adcd, and io application to the PM?.
oh
of 0mm4tiu
vojerred to herein U mandator~ on all Federal agencti,
S1. Purpose. To define relative stan&rds
of protection by estabhhing leveie of preser-
v~titM tmd pwkagi.ng -d levelJJ of zing
which wiii serve as guidelines for contracting
Offhrs -d p=umat -n~ in P~-
ment of auppliea and equipmat covered by
Fedemd Specifications or other procurement
documents.
S2. Scope. All supplies and equipment ~hall
& afforded the degree of protection required
to prevent detirioraticm or damage.
Since the range of shipping, handling and
storage conditions are too broad to
permit
dwelopment of individual item requirements
in one standmd, three kwti of Prot~tion are
defined ao that aelectiona can be made under
the oontiitions
specified herein.
The
conditions defined do not describe ●ll
IMuationa nor do they limit the appiioation
ofs particular level. (See S4.)
The definitions of ieveia ae stated in thiY
standard ehall not be referenced in mmchaee
documents but ahail seine as guidelines for
procurement personntd to determine the
degree of protection rquired. Only the ape.
cif ic technical requirements applicable to the
level
of protection shalI be referenced in the
procurement document (see S3. ) Guidance
in the application of levels is contained in
S4.
S3. Application. Proper seleciion
of the ap
plicable levels is dependent upon curren:
available information rektivc to the prokxkde
distribution
of the item invohd and storage
conditions likely to be encountered prior to
ultimate iseue to the cortaumer. Levels of prm
teetion are defined in terms
of performance
expected. The application of the levels there.
fore must be translated into specific technical
requirements for each item under procure-
ment. These requirement generally are ref.
●renced in federal specifimtions and in some
purchase descriptions and invitations to bid.
When the technical requirements, applicable
to a specific Ieve!, are not included in snch
procurement documents, they shall be
secured by the procurement activity
from
the
Standardization Division, and included
in the applicable procurement document.
S3.1 Levels of protection.
S3.1.1 Preservation ad packauing
Level A. Preservation nnd packaging which
will afford adquate protectkn agninst cor-
rosion, deterioration iind physical damage
during shipment, handling, indelerminato
storage and worldwide redistribution.
Lcucl B, Preservation and packaging
which
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afford ~{lqu~te p~~e~tion ;lg:~in~t cor-
~osion, deter iurution, :UIJ ph! AciIl AIIUW
dwin~ mult~ple reshipment, handling and
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