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Small business. A small business that cannot meet the certification-of-commercial-item requirement of this document, may make an offer under this solicitation; and, if such small business is the apparent successful offeror, the Government may require the small business to submit a sample bucket. Any such bucket may be evaluated for this solicitation if time to contract award permits. Such evaluation would be to determine conformance to all requirements of this commercial item description and to determine equivalency to buckets available in tile commercial marketplace in the areas of durability, human factors engineering and safety. It should be noted that bid samples are not required unless specifically requested by tile contracting officer. Note: The Government may elect not to evaluate a bid sample from an apparent low bidder for award for this solicitation if a determination of urgency is made by the contracting officer. The bid sample would then be evaluated prior to future solicitation for comparable items.
Regulatory requirement. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered material in accordance with Public Law 94-580 to the maximum extent.
Packaging and marking. Military packaging shall be specified when shipments are to overseas Department of Defense (DoD) consignees. Commercial packaging may be specified for shipment to DoD consignees worldwide. When a supplier’s normal packaging will satisfy the requirements for military packaging it may be used.
Military packaging. Each bucket shall be preserved and packed to protect against physical damage and deterioration in a logistics environment characterized by the following:
1. Multiple handling during transportation and intransit storage.
2. Shock, vibration and static loading forces during worldwide shipment by all transport modes.
3. Uncontrolled warehouse storage for extended periods.
4. Weather exposure during shipment and intransit transfers.
5. Stacking loads during shipment and storage.
Quantities of buckets destined to a single address may be unitized into one or more unit loads.
Commercial. Each bucket shall be packaged in accordance with the supplier’s normal method for retail distribution. Buckets shipped to a single destination may be unitized to permit handling as a single unit. Shipping containers shall comply with Uniform Freight Classification or National Motor Freight Classification rules.
Marking. Unit, intermediate (when provided), and exterior packs shall be marked with the item nomenclature, stock or part number, quantity per pack, and contract number as a minimum: additional marking shall be as specified in contract or order. Exterior packs shall be applied in a legible manner, in a contrasting color, of an appropriate size, and of waterproof materials.
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