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6.3 First article. When a first article is required, it shall be inspected and approved under the appropriate
provisions of FAR 52.209. The first article should be a preproduction sample. The contracting officer
should specify the appropriate type of first article and the number of units to be furnished. The contracting
officer should also include specific instructions in acquisition documents regarding arrangements for
selection, inspection, and approval of the first article.
6.4 User information. When markers 8, 10, 11 or 12 are used, marker 5, class 1 (red) must also be used.
When marker 9 is used, marker 5, class 2 (yellow) must also be used. When marker 7 is used, marker 6
must also be used.
6.5 Shelf-life. This specification covers items where the assignment of a Federal shelf-life code is a
consideration. Specific shelf-life requirements should be specified in the contract or purchase order, and
should include, as a minimum, shelf-life code, shelf-life package markings in accordance with MIL-STD-
129 or FED-STD-123, preparation of a material quality storage standard for type II (extendible) shelf-life
items, and a minimum of 85 percent shelf-life remaining at time of receipt by the Government. These and
other requirements, if necessary, are in DoD 4140.27-M, Shelf-life Management Manual. The shelf-life
codes are in the Federal Logistics Information System Total Item Record. Additive information for shelf-
life management may be obtained from DoD 4140.27-M, or the designated shelf-life Points of Contact
(POC). The POC should be contacted in the following order: (1) the Inventory Control Points that
manage the item and (2) the DoD Services and Agency administrators for the DoD Shelf-Life Program.
Apprropriate POCs for the DoD Shelf-Life Program can be contacted through the DoD Shelf-Life
Management website: https://www.shelflife.hq.dla.mil/.
6.6 Subject term (key word) listing.
Pressure-sensitive
Retroreflective
Warning
6.7 Changes from previous issue. Marginal notations are not used in this revision to identify changes with
respect to the previous issue due to the extensiveness of the changes.
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