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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 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 which may be helpful, but is not
mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. The assembly is used in cartridge actuated devices for Aircrew Emergency Escape
Systems. Since the assembly was developed for use on military aircraft, there is no commercial
application.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a. Title, number, and revision letter of this specification
b. If required, the specific issue of individual documents
c. Whether a first article sample is required (see 3.1, 4.4, and 6.3)
d. Test facility for first article tests (see 4.4.1)
e. Production test activity and lot size (see 4.1 and 4.5.1.2)
f. Any special test conditions (see 4.3)
g. Directions for shipping radiographs of Ignition Devices and of entire lot of cartridge assemblies
(see 4.7.1 and 4.7.4)
h. Directions for sampling for protective finish tests (see 4.7.3)
i. Level of preservation and packing (see 5.1 and 6.5)
j. That the safety precaution requirements of the "Contractor's Safety Manual for Ammunition,
Explosives, and Related Dangerous Material," DOD 4145.26M are applicable. NOTE: When this
specification is used as part of the description of work to be accomplished by a Government
activity, the safety precaution requirements of "Ammunition and Explosives Ashore," OP 5 are
applicable.
6.3 First article. When a first article inspection is required, the contracting officer should provide specific
guidance to offerors whether the items should be a first article sample or a sample selected from the first
production items (see 3.1), and the number of items to be tested as specified in 4.4. The contracting
officer should also include specific instructions in acquisition documents regarding arrangements for
examination, approval of first article test results, and disposition of first articles. Invitations for bids
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 Explosive hazard classification information.
Hazard Classification Division: 1.4
Storage Compatibility Group: S
DOT Class: C
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