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This standard provides the item marking requirements and methods for identification of items of military property produced, stocked, stored, and issued by or for the Department of Defense.

Military items covered by the following documents are excluded from the provisions of this standard unless otherwise specified in detail specifications, standards, or contracts.

SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL DDD-L-20 - Label, For Clothing, Equipage and Tentage (General use). MILITARY MIL-E-1 - Electron Tubes, General Specification for. MIL-B-18 - Batteries, Non-Rechargeable, Dry. MIL-B-10154 - Batteries, Primary, Water-Activated (Dunk-Type). MIL-M-13231 - Marking of Electronic Items. MIL-L-15040 - Label, Garment (Woven, Rayon). MIL-N-18307 - Nomenclature and Identification for Aeronautical Systems Including Joint Electronics Type Designated Systems and Associated Support Systems. MIL-S-19500 - Semiconductor Devices, General Specification For. MIL-E-21981 - Electronics Equipment, Nomenclature, Serial Numbers and Identification Plates: Requirements for. MIL-M-38510 - Microcircuits, General Specification for. MIL-R-81128 - Rocket Motors, Identification of Parts and Assemblies, Requirements for. MIL-P-83497 - Procedures for Preparation of Programmed Tapes and Cards. STANDARDS FEDERAL FED-STD-182 - Continuous Identification Marking of Nickel and Nickel Base Alloys. FED-STD-183 - Continuous Identification Marking of Iron and Steel Products. FED-STD-184 - Identification Marking of Aluminum, Magnesium, and Titanium. FED-STD-185 - Identification Marking of Copper and Copper Base Alloy Mill Products. MILITARY MIL-STD-190 - Identification Marking of Rubber Products. MIL-STD-709 - Ammunition Color Coding. MIL-STD-1168 - Ammunition, Lot Numbering. MIL-STD-1285 - Marking of Electrical and Electronics Parts. MIL-STD-1473 - Standard General Requirements for Color and Marking of Army Materiel. MIL-STD-1812 - Type Designation, Assignment and Method for obtaining. INDUSTRY ASTM B660 - Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products, Standard Practices for. ASTM B666 - Standard Practice for Identification Marking of Aluminum Products.

The acquiring activity should evaluate the requirements (sections, paragraphs, or sentences) in this standard to determine the extent to which each requirement can be tailored and be placed on contract in order to impose only the minimum essential needs of the Government.

The following specifications, standards, and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those listed in the issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the solicitation (see 6.2).

SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL A-A-208 - Ink, Marking, Stencil, Opaque (Porous and Nonporous Surfaces). TT-L-50 - Lacquer, Nitrocellulose, Acrylic and Acrylic Butyrate, Aerosol (In Pressurized Dispensers). MILITARY MIL-P-15024 - Plates, Tags and Bands for Identification of Equipment. MIL-T-31000 - Technical Data Packages, General Specification for. MIL-I-43553 - Ink, Marking, Epoxy Base. STANDARDS MILITARY MIL-STD-12 - Abbreviations for Use on Drawings, and in Specifications, Standards, and Technical Documents. MIL-STD-100 - Engineering Drawing Practices. MIL-STD-129 - Marking for Shipment and Storage. MIL-STD-280 - Definitions of Item Levels, Item Exchangeability, Models, and Related Terms. MIL-STD-961 - Military Specifications and Associated Documents, Preparation of. MIL-STD-973 - Configuration Management. MIL-STD-1189 - Standard Department of Defense Bar Code Symbology. MIL-STD-1686 - Electrostatic Discharge Control Program for Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts, Assemblies and Equipment (Excluding Electrically Initiated Explosive Devices) (Metric). HANDBOOK MILITARY MIL-HDBK-263 - Electrostatic Discharge Control Handbook for Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts, Assemblies and Equipment (Excluding Electrically Initiated Explosive Devices) (Metric).

(Unless otherwise indicated, copies of federal and military specifications, standards, and handbooks are available from the Standardization Document Order Desk, Building 4D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.)

The following other Government documents, drawings, and publications form a part of this standard to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues are those cited in the solicitation.

DOD 5220.22-M - DOD Industrial Security Manual for Safeguarding Classified Information. H4/H8 - Cataloging Handbook. H6 - Federal Item Name Directory for Supply Cataloging.

(Application for copies of DOD 5220.22-M should be addressed to: Standardization Document Order Desk, Building 4D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094. Application for copies of Cataloging Handbook H4/H8 should be addressed to Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, ATTN: DLSC-WP, Federal Center, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3084.)

In the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence. Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained.

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