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DSCR D06: REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM)

D06       52.247-9012     REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF WOOD
AND                       PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) 
D47C01                    DLAD  (JUL 2006)


  (a)  THIS CLAUSE ONLY APPLIES WHEN WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL
(WPM) WILL BE USED TO MAKE SHIPMENTS UNDER THIS CONTRACT.

   (b)  Definition.

       Wood packaging material (WPM) means wood
pallets, skids, load boards, pallet collars, wooden boxes,
reels, dunnage, crates, frame and cleats.  The definition
excludes materials that have undergone a manufacturing
process, such as corrugated fiberboard, plywood,
particleboard, veneer, and oriented strand board (OSD).


  (c)  All Wood Packaging Material (WPM) acquired by DOD must
meet requirements of International Standards for Phytosanitary
Measures (ISPM) 15, "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging
Materials in International Trade."  DOD shipments inside and
outside of the United States must meet ISPM 15 whenever WPM is
used to ship DOD cargo.

       (1)  All WPM shall comply with the official quality
control program for heat treatment (HT) or kiln dried heat
treatment (KD HT) in accordance with American Lumber Standard
Committee, Incorporated (ALSC) Wood Packaging Material Program
and WPM Enforcement Regulations (see http://www.alsc.org/).

       (2)  All WPM shall include certification/quality
markings in accordance with the ALSC standard.  Markings shall
be placed in an unobstructed area that will be readily visible
to inspectors.  Pallet markings shall be applied to the
stringer or block on diagonally opposite sides of the pallet
and be contrasting and clearly visible.  All containers shall
be marked on a side other than the top or bottom, contrasting
and clearly visible.  All dunnage used in configuring and/or
securing the load shall also comply with ISPM 15 and be marked
with an ASLC approved DUNNAGE stamp.

  (d)  Failure to comply with the requirements of this
restriction may result in refusal, destruction, or treatment
of materials at the point of entry.  The Agency reserves the
right to recoup from the Contractor any remediation costs
incurred by the Government."