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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.
Appropriate 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 Changes from previous issue. Marginal notations are not used in this revision to identify
changes with respect to the previous issue due to the extent of the changes.
Custodian:
Preparing activity:
Army - MI
DLA - IS
Navy - AS
Air Force - 11
(Project 5330-2008-003)
Review activities:
Army - AT, AV, CR4, EA
Navy - CG, MC, SA, SH
Air Force - 71
NOTE: The activities listed above were interested in this document as of the date of this
document. Since organizations and responsibilities can change, you should verify the currency of
the information above using the ASSIST online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil.
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