1、PPP-C-0020B PA 7777774 0038657 T OCtoher 1, 197fJ SUPERSEDING Int. Ped. Spec. August 23, 1968 . ._ - _-I- - PPP-C-0020A (GSA-FCS) INTERIM FEDERAL SPECIFICATION PACKAGING bJt, PACKING OF FILING CABINETS, STEEL, CARD SIZE (TABULATING; MACHINE AND .INDEX) This Interim Federal Specification was develope
2、d by the General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service , Washington, DC 2O4Q6 , based upon currently available. technical information. It is recommended that Federal agencies use it in procurement and forward recommendations for changes to the preparing activity at the address shown above.
3、 1. SCOPE 1.1 This specification covers the packaging, packing, material handling provision, and marking requirements of steel card size filing cabinets as covered by AA-F-00352 and hA-F-00367. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 The following documents, of the issues in effect on date of invitation for bid
4、s or request for proposal, form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. Federal Specifications: PPP-B-601 - Boxes, Wood, Cleated-Plywood. PPP-B-636 - Boxes, Shipping, Fiberboard. PPP-F-320 - Fiberboard, Corrugated and Solid, Sheet Stock and Cut Shapes. Federal Standard: Fed. Std
5、. No. 123 - Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies). (Activities outside the Federal Gover.?ment may obtain copies of Federal Specifica- tions, Standards, and Handbooks as outlined under General 1r:formation in the Index of Federal Specific.ations and Standards and at the prices indicated in the Index
6、, The Index, which includes cumulative mnthly supplements as issued, is for sale on a subscription basis by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. (Single copies of this specification and other Federal Specifications required by activities outside the
7、 Federal Government for bidding purposes are available without charge from Business Service Centers at the General Services Administration Regional offices in Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, K?nr-rS City, MO, Fort Worth, Denver.; San Francisco, Los Angeles, 3. Seattle, WA. Standa
8、rds, and Itandbooks and the Index of Federal Specification9 anfa Stcndards from established distribution points in their agencies.) (Federal Government activities may obtain copies of Federal Specifiii?d be obtained from the procuring -activity or as directed by the contracting officer.) to the exte
9、nt specified herein. Unless a specific issue is identified, the issue in effect on date of invitation for bids or request for proposal shall apply. . 2.2 Other publications. The following documents form a part of this bpecification Nationai Motor Freight Traffic Association , Inc. , Agent: National
10、Motor Freight Classification. (Application for copies should be addressed to the American Trucking Associations, Inc., Tariff Order Section, 1616 P Street, N.W., Washington, Dc 20036.9 Uniform Ciassification Committee, Agent.: . Uniform Freight ClassifAcation. (Application for copies should be addre
11、ssed to the Uniform Classification Committee, Room 1106, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606.) 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Materials. Materials used in thb packaging, packing, palletization, and marking of the filing cabinets shall be as specified herein and in the applicable specifications. 3.1.1
12、Fiberboard. The fiberboard packing material used herein shall conform to PPP-F-320, type CF, class domestic, variety DW. otherwise specif red herein. The minimum grade shall be 200 unless 3.1.2 Lumber. All lumber used in the construction of the base frame and the wood skid base herein shall conform
13、to MIL-CTD-731, class 2, group I, II, or III wood. 3.2 Packaginq. Packaging shall be level A, B or C as specified (see 6.2). 3.2.1 Levels A and B. 3.2.1.1 Each cabinet shall be wiped clean prior to packaging. Internal parts as removable trays, sliding compressors and drawer partitions that can come
14、loose in handling and transit shall be secured in place with tape, fiberboard forms or other suitable means. Alternatively the drawer partitions that are removed shall be overwrapped in nonabrasive material and securely taped in a drawer of the unit. Cellulose wadding strips or nonabrasive cushionin
15、g pads not leps than .125 inch thick shall be used on the top and side edges of each drawer fr?n+ to prevent metal-to-meta: contact when closed. When iocks are provided, the drTwers shall be closed, the unit locked, the keys placed : : a kraft paper envelope, E fabric draw- string bag or a bag made
16、of polyethylene film minimum 2 mils thick, end the bag secured to a drawer handle. 2 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-PPP-C-0020B PA 7777774 003bbL I P I - C - O O 2 O B ( GS A - FS S ) 3.2.1.2 Each cabinet top shall be completely cove
17、red with a cushioning sheet of nonabrasive material, minimum thickness .O45 inch, The sheet shall extend down over the top edges of the cabinet a minimum of 2 inches and be secured by taping the four sides in place. A full length bag made of polyethylene film, minimum 1.25 mils thick, shall be used
18、to cover egch cabinet. Alternatively, the bas cover may be omitted when the inside face of the corner pads, as specified in 3.3.2.1.2,. are coated with a nonabrasive and nontransferable coating Such as Resist-O-Coat, Michalman or equal. 3.2.2 Level C. Each.cabinet shall be prepared for packing to. i
19、nsure adequate protection-t abrasion and damage during shipment. 3.3 Packinq. 3.3.1 kvel A. Packing shall be level A, 8, or Cf as specified (see 6.2). Each cabinet packaged as specified in 3.2.1 shall be packed in a tight-fitting box conYorming to PPP-B-601, overseas type, styles C or I; or PPP-B-63
20、6, grade VC, style RSC. The interior packing shall conform to 3.3.2.1 or 3.3.2.2. The box shall be closed and strapped or reinforced in accordance with the . appendix to the*box specification. accordance with 3.3.2.1 or 3.3.2.2 at the option of the supplier. 3.3.2 Level B. Each cabinet packaged as s
21、pecified in 3.2.1 shall be packed in 3.3.2.1 Method I. Each cabinet, packaged as specified in 3.2.1, shall be packed in a tight-fitting box conforming to PPP-B-636, style RSC or IC, type CF, class domestic, variety SW, grade 350 minimum except that the size and weight limitations are waived. The int
22、ernal packing shall include the components specified in. 3.3.2.1.1 through 1.3.2.1.3 inclusive. The box shall be closed in accordance with the appendix to PPP-B-636 (Ref. Figure A), 3.3.2.1.1 7t;ing pad. A spring pad extending the full inside length and width of the box (-1 8 + O ) shall be position
23、ed on top and bottom of each cabinet (ref. figure A). The spring pad shall be made from material as specified in 3.1.1. The fiberboard forming the spring pad shall have the corrugations parallel to the width of the box, be slit-scored and folded to provide a minimum clearance of one inch between the
24、 cabinet top and the inside box flaps, and the cabinet bottom and the wood base frame, The slit-scored folds shall be not less than 3 inches wide and shall paralel the length of the box. 3.3.2.1.2 Corner “L“ shaped corner pads extandin$ the full height of the cabinet shall -411 four. corners of the
25、pack (ref. figure A). pads shall be made from material ils Specified in 3.1.1. The fiberboard forming the pads shall be slit-scored and folded to provide a minimum incide face width of 2-1/2 inches and a clearance not less than 3/4 inch between the cabinet and the inside walls of the box for the two
26、 rear corner pads; and 3/4 inch and 1-3/4 inches to the sides and front respectively, for the two front corner pads. Alternatively, corner pads made from corrugated, laminated or molded fiberboard, shall be acceptable when the specified minimum dimensions are maintdned. 3.3.2.1.3 Base frame. A base
27、frame extending the full inside length and width of the box (-1/4“ + O“) shall be used in the bottom of each cabinet pack (ref. figure A). The base frame shall be made from lumber as specified in 3.1.3. The lumber, as a minimum, shall be nominal 1 x 4 inch. .The base frame shall consist of two top l
28、ength runners and two bottom cross :ir. merkzrs. The cross members shall be clinch- nailed with not less than two nails per jo. $. The corner 3.3.2.3. Method -11. Each cabinet packaged as specified in 3.2.1 shall be packed as specifi.id in 3.3.2.1, except that the base frame specified in 3.3.2.1.3,
29、shall be omitted and replaced with a bottom pad. The bottom pad, made from material as specified in 3.1.1 grade 275 minimum, shall extend the full inside length and width of the box (ref. figure B) . In addition, the spring pad as specified in 3.3.2.1.1 shall be minimum grade 275. 3.3.3 Level C. Eac
30、h cabinet, packaged as specified in 3.2.2, shall be individually packed in a box that will assure acceptance and safe delivery in com- pliance with National Motor Freight classification item 80250 or the. Uniform Freight Classification item 42910. 3 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or ne
31、tworking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-PPP-C-0020B PA m 9777774 0038662 T m iIP-C-OO1OU (GSA-FSS) 3.4 Material handling provisions. Cabinets packed as specified in 3.3.1 or 3.3.2 shall be shipped on wood runners or palletized in accordance with 3.4.1 or 3.4.2 respectively, when the requirem
32、ents of the box specification do not provide an entry under the bottom of the packed unit for material handling equipment, unless otherwise specified herein. 3.q.l Hood runners. Cabinets packed as specified in 3.3.1 or 3.3.2.1 shall have as a minimum two full dimensioned 2 x 4 or 2 x 6 inch rough cu
33、t softwood runners attached under each cabinet pack. The length of the wood runners shall be 1/4 inch less than the outside width dimension of the box. One, runner at each .end of the pack shall be nailed through the bottm of the box into the base framg with a minimum of four 3 inch screw shank nail
34、s spaced approximately 6 inches apart (ref. figure A). 3.4.2 Palletization Each cabinet packed as specified in 3.3.1, 3.3+2.1, or 3.3.2.2 shall be palletized on a wood skid base made from lumber as specified in 3.1.2. Thelengthsand width of the skid base shall be equal to the respective outside leng
35、th and width of the 1oad.and shall consist of two full length deckboards - 1 x 4 inch nominal lumber and two full dimensioned 2 x 4 or 2 x 6 inch rough cut cross tie members laid flat. The deckboards shall be clinched-nailed to the cross members with not less than two nails per joint. Each packed ca
36、binet shall be secured to the skid base with not less than two steel straps minimum 1/2“ x .020“ or 5/8“ x .015“. Each strap, placed 6 (+_ 1) inches in from each end of the container, shall be applied around the top, front and back of the cabinet and under the bottom side of the top dec:-.ooards of
37、the base skid. Edge protectors shall be used under the straps on the top edges of the container and the straps tensioned to prevent the packed cabinet from shifting on the skid ba e (ref. figure B) . In addition, a commercially available water resistant adhskve shall be applied to the deckbyrdt-o-f
38、the skid base prior to securing the packed cabinet on the base. .c 3.5 Markinp. Marking shall be in accordance with 3.5.1 or 3.5.2, as specified (see 6.2). 3.5.1 Civil agencies. Each shippinq container shall be marked in accordance with 3.5.2 Military activities. Each shipping container shall be mar
39、ked in accordance Fed. Std. No. 123. with MIL-STD-129. 3.5.3 Special markin . In addition to the markings required by 3.5.1 or 3.5.2, (a) On the side panel: each shipping container :hall be marked as follows (ref. figure C): . up t FRAGILE, HANDLE WITH CARE FURNITURE (b) In an upper comer of both en
40、d panels, a standard up arrow. (c) On the top panel: TOP ThIS C.E UP (d! On the lower width panel the appropriace package certificate “22-F“ with fiberboard test. (e) To facilitate color identification, the front and one end panel of each shippizg container shall have an area approximately 3 x 8 inc
41、hes painted to mntch the color of the unit packed. Alternatively, adhooive-backed color panels of the size specified above shall be applied to the con- tainer. c 4 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-PPP-C-O0208 (GCA-FCS) 4. QUALITY ASSUR
42、ANCE PROVISIONS 4.1 Responsibility for inspection. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, .the supplier is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in the contract or order, the supplier may use his own o
43、r any other facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein , unless disapproved by the Government. The Government reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure that su
44、pplies and services conform to prescribed requirements. 4.1.1 Material inspection. In accordance with 4.1 above, the supplier is responsible for insuring that the packaging and packing materials used are manu- factured, tested,.and inspected in accordance with the requirements of referenced subsidia
45、ry specifications and standards to the extent specified, or if none, in accordance with this specification. The supplier shall make available to the inspection team two sets of reference packing assembly drawings along with component packing part drawings to expedite the inspection. 4.2 Sampling for
46、 inspection and acceptance. Sampling for inspection and acceptance shall be performed in accordance with the provisions set forth in MIL-STD-105, except where otherwise indicated. 4.2.1 Inspection of preparation for deli-. An inspection shall be made to determine compliance with the requirements of
47、section 3. Defects shall be scored in accordancewith table I. prepared for delivery. The lot size shall be the number of shipping containers offered for acceptance at one time. The inspection level shall be S-4, with an AQL of 4.0 defects per hundred units. The-sample unit shall be one shipping cont
48、ainer fully TABLE I. Classification of defects Examine Defects - Marking Mate ri a 1s Workmanship Omitted, incorrect, wrong location. Packing materials not as specified, nissing, damaged, or nonserviceable. Straps not properly tensioned. Containers inadequately closed, poor application of internal p
49、acking parts, mveable or loose parts not secured properly. 5. PREPARATIOil FOR DELIVERY This section is not applicable to this specification. 6. NOTES 6.1 Intended use. The requirements of this specification are intended to be used for the packaging, packing, and marking of heavy steel filing cabinets with packed gross weights in the 220 to 365 pound range. Provisions for material handling equipment access and palletization also form a part of the requirements. herein, and include the following infor
