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DSCR I41F: INTERIM PACKAGING PROGRAM FOR ALLIED SIGNAL AND GENERAL ELECTRIC

I41F   52.211-9G70   PACKAGING PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALLIED   DSCR (JUN 1999)
                     SIGNAL AND GENERAL ELECTRIC

    (a)  All contracts or orders issued to General Electric (GE) CAGEs 
07482, 99207, 24113, 06858, and 062W2 or Allied Signal CAGEs 59364 (Allied 
AES Tempe), 64547 (Allied AES Tucson), 99193 (Allied AE) or for CAGE code 
02LU7 (Allied Military Customer Services) when production will occur at 
one of the other three listed Allied CAGE codes, shall be packaged in 
accordance with their standard commercial packaging methods adequate to 
prevent deterioration and physical damage of the item(s).  Mil-STD-129 
shall be utilized for marking of all packages.  Labels bearing Project 
Code 3AI (General Electric) or 3AJ (Allied Signal) shall be affixed in 
accordance with 5.2.2 of Mil-STD 129N, 15 May 97.

    (b)  If this contract or any order issued under this contract 
specifies that items to be delivered shall be packaged in accordance 
with a version of Mil-Std-2073 or any standard other than the contractor's 
commercial packaging practices, those packaging requirements shall be 
deemed to be for information only and not contractually binding except 
where specified in accordance with paragraph 2.  The contractor shall, 
instead, package such items in accordance with its standard commercial 
packaging methods adequate to prevent deterioration and physical damage 
of the item(s).  The contractor's standard commercial packaging methods 
shall be the methods described in its Quality System manual or other 
written media which are based on the elements of ISO 9000.

    (c)  If specified by the Government in this contract or any order 
issued under the contract, the contractor shall utilize reusable shipping 
containers provided the shipping container has been assigned a National 
Stock Number (NSN) and has been provided by the Government as Government 
Furnished Property (GFP) or procured by the Government under this contract.

    (d)  Where F.O.B. Origin is specified, the Government shall notify 
its carrier in accordance with it standard procedures upon discovery of 
any damage resulting from transportation of the items.  Where f.o.b. 
destination is specified, the Government shall notify the contractor 
in accordance with its standard procedures upon discovery of any 
damage resulting from transportation of the items.

    (e)  The Government shall notify the contractor of any concealed 
damage to the item(s) resulting from the failure of the contractor's 
packaging methods within 150 days of the discovery of the concealed 
damage or within 42 months of the date the contractor packed the items, 
whichever occurs first.  The contractor shall repair or replace at its 
option, any item the parties agree has been damaged as a result of the 
failure of the contractor's packaging methods, provided the Government 
has exercised reasonable care in its transportation, handling and 
storage of the item(s) in the military distribution system.

    (f)  Any exception to the requirements of this clause shall be 
mutually agreed to by the parties.