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DSCR D5: BAR CODING REQUIREMENTS FOR DIRECT VENDOR DELIVERY (DVD) SHIPMENTS

D5   52.211-9G69   BAR CODING REQUIREMENTS FOR DIRECT   DSCR (MAY 1999)
                   VENDOR DELIVERY (DVD) SHIPMENTS

    (a)  This bar coding requirement is applicable only to shipment 
of material to a location other than a DLA Distribution Depot (i.e., 
direct vendor delivery (DVD)).

    (b)  In addition to other marking requirements in this contract, 
the following separate lines of bar coded data, with Human Readable 
Interpretation (HRI) printed directly below the element, shall be 
provided:

         (1)  Document number and suffix. 
         (2)  National Stock Number (NSN) (in absence of the NSN, the 
CAGE and Part Number).
         (3)  ICP Routing Identifier Code (RIC), Unit of Issue, 
quantity, followed by an "A" and eight zeros.

    (c)  These bar code markings shall either be placed on or printed 
on labels affixed to either the DD Form 250/250c or the commercial 
packing list.  If used on DD Form 250/250c, it should be in blocks 
15, 16,17, etc.  In either case, these documents shall be furnished 
in Packing List Envelopes affixed to the outside of the shipping 
container.   

    (d)  The bar code symbology shall be Code 3 of 9 (Code 39) in 
accordance with AIM BC1.

NOTES:  In bar code element 1 above, the Document Number above 
consists of a 14-character (15 characters when a suffix is included) 
alphanumeric code.It may be listed on a contract/award as the 
Requisition Number, Transportation Control Number (TCN), etc.

In bar code element 2 above, the NSN will appear as a 13-digit code 
without the dashes.

In bar code element 3 above:

  The RIC is S9G.   The appropriate unit of issue (U/I) will appear 
as a two digit alpha character.

  The quantity will appear as a five-position code, including 
zero fillers left of the number.

  The above will be followed by an "A" and eight zeros, 
(e.g., "A00000000")

NO SPACES SHALL SEPARATE THE INDIVIDUAL DATA ELEMENTS.

A copy of AIM BC1 is available from:

              AIM USA
              634 Alpha Drive
              Pittsburgh, PA  15238-2802
             (412) 963-8588