MIL-DTL-5521C
5. PACKAGING.
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified in the contract
or order (see 6.2). When packaging of materiel is to be performed by DoD or in-house contractor
personnel, these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain packaging
requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point's packaging
activities within the Military Service or Defense Agency, or within the military service's system commands.
Packaging data retrieval is available from then managing Military Department's or Defense Agency's
automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by contacting the responsible packaging activity
6. Notes.
(This section contains Information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful, but is not
mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. The hydraulic packing back-up washers covered by this specification are intended for
use with hydraulic "O" rings operating at pressures up to 3000 psi (20.68 Mpa) at temperatures up to
71°C (160°F) in accordance with MIL-G-5514.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a.
Title, number, and date of this specification.
b.
MS part number (see applicable MS sheet).
c.
If first article samples are required (see 3.2).
d.
Packaging requirements (see 5.1).
6.3 First article. When first article inspection is required, the contracting officer should provide specific
guidance to offerers whether the first article (s) should be a preproduction sample, an initial production
sample, a first production item or a standard production item from the contractor's current inventory; the
number of samples to be inspected as specified in 4.3; and (when applicable) the specific tests to be
performed on each sample. The contracting officer should also include specific instructions in acquisition
documents regarding arrangements for examinations, approval of first article test results, and disposition
of first articles. Invitations for bid should provide that the Government reserves the right to waive the
requirement for samples for first article inspection to those bidders offering a product which has been
previously acquired or tested by the Government, and that bidders offering such products, who wish to
rely on such production or test, must furnish evidence with the bid that prior Government approval is
presently appropriate for the pending contract. Bidders should not submit alternate bids unless
specifically requested to do so in the solicitation.
6.4 Subject term (key word) listing.
Cattle hide
leather
6.5 Changes from previous issue. Asterisks or vertical lines 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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