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5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified in the
contract or order (see 6.2). When actual packaging of material 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 activity within the Military Service or Defense Agency, or within the Military Department's
System Command. Packaging data retrieval is available from the 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. Hose and hose assemblies covered by this specification are intended for use as
fuel and oil lines carrying fuel, oil or diesel fuel in military vehicles and for other military applications.
Type I and type III hose and hose assemblies covered by this specification are military unique because
they must be able to operate satisfactorily in temperatures ranging from temperatures - 65°F to +250°F
(-53.89°C to +121.11°C) for type I and from -55°F to +300°F (-48.33°C to +148.89°C) for type III.
Commercial products are not manufactured to operate at these extreme temperatures and would
experience catastrophic failure.
6.1.1 Oxygen hose. The hose and hose assemblies described in this specification are not intended
for use as oxygen hoses.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents must specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of this specification.
b. Title, number, and date of the applicable specification sheet and the complete PIN (see 3.1).
c. Level of preservation, packaging, and marking required (see section 5).
d. Shelf life requirements (see 6.2.1).
6.2.1 Shelf life. This specification covers items where shelf life is a consideration. Specific shelf-life
requirements should be specified in the contract or purchase order. The shelf-life codes are contained in
the Federal Logistics Information System Total item Record. Additive information for shelf-life
management may be obtained from DoD 4120.27-M, Shelf-life Management Manual, or the designated
shelf-life Points of Contact (POC). The POC should be contacted in the following order: (1) the Inventory
Control Points (ICPs), and (2) the DoD Service 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://shelflife.hq.dla.mil/.
6.3 Qualification. With respect to products requiring qualification, awards will be made only for
products which are, at the time of award of contract, qualified for inclusion in Qualified Products List QPL
No.13444 whether or not such products have actually been so listed by that date. The attention of the
contractors is called to these requirements, and manufacturers are urged to arrange to have the products
that they propose to offer to the Federal Government tested for qualification in order that they may be
eligible to be awarded contracts or orders for the products covered by this specification. Information
pertaining to qualification of products may be obtained from Defense Supply Center Columbus, P.O. Box
3990, ATTN: DSCC-VQ, Columbus, Ohio 43218-3990 or emailed to vqp.chief@dla.mil.
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