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SECTION C

This document covers thermostabilized buffalo style chicken packaged in polymeric trays for 

use by the Department of Defense as a component of operational rations.

C-1 ITEM DESCRIPTION

PCR-B-039A, BUFFALO STYLE CHICKEN, PACKAGED IN A POLYMERIC

TRAY, SHELF STABLE

C-2 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

 A. Product standard. A sample shall be subjected to first article (FA) or product 

demonstration model (PDM) inspection as applicable, in accordance with the tests and 

inspections of Section E of this Performance-based Contract Requirements (PCR) document. 

The approved sample shall serve as the product standard. Should the contractor at any time 

plan to, or actually produce the product using different raw material or process 

methodologies from the approved Product Standard, which result in a product non 

comparable to the Product Standard, the contractor shall arrange for a new or alternate FA or 

PDM approval. In any event, all product produced must meet all requirements of this 

document including Product Standard comparability.

 B. Commercial sterility. The packaged product shall be processed until commercially 

sterile.

 C. Shelf life. The finished product shall meet the minimum shelf life requirement of 36 

months at 80oF.

 D. Appearance.

(1) General. The finished product shall be buffalo style chicken (cooked breaded 

whole muscle chicken breast strips in a spicy sauce). Each individual polymeric tray shall 

contain not less than 30 intact chicken strips. The finished product shall be free from foreign 

materials.

(2) Chicken. The chicken shall be fully cooked breaded whole muscle chicken breast 

strips with an average of 1.5 ounces per strip. The chicken breast strips shall be uniform in 

size and shape. The chicken breast strips shall have a cooked, breaded chicken color. The 
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percentage of breading on each strip should be no more than 28 percent ± 2 percent. The 

packaged product shall be practically free of skin, bone or bone fragments, cartilage, coarse 

connective tissue, tendons or ligaments, and discolored meat. 

(3) Sauce. The sauce shall be a bright red/orange color. 

 E. Odor and flavor. The packaged food shall have an odor and flavor of cooked breaded 

chicken in a spicy sauce. The packaged food shall be free from foreign odors and flavors.

 F. Texture. 

(1) Chicken. The cooked breaded chicken breast strips shall be moist and tender and 

have a texture that exhibits the characteristics that are normally associated with natural whole 

muscle chicken.

(2) Sauce. The sauce shall be moderately thick.

 G. Net Weight. The average net weight shall be not less than 88 ounces. No individual 

polymeric tray shall have a net weight of less than 86 ounces.

 H. Drained weight. The average drained weight shall be not less than 42.0 ounces. The 

drained weight of 30 intact chicken breast strips in an individual polymeric tray shall be not 

less than 40.0 ounces. 

 I. Palatability and overall appearance. The finished product shall be equal to or better than 

the approved product standard in palatability and overall appearance.

 J. Analytical requirements.

(1) Protein content. The protein content shall be not less than 7.5 percent.

(2) Fat content. The fat content shall be not greater than 7.0 percent.

(3) Salt content. The salt content shall be not greater than 3.0 percent.
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C-3 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

THE FOLLOWING IS INFORMATION ONLY TO PROVIDE THE BENEFIT OF PAST 

GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE. THIS IS NOT A MANDATORY CONTRACT 

REQUIREMENT.

 A. Ingredients/formulation. Ingredients and formulation percentages for the sauce may be 

as follows: 

Ingredients Percent by weight

Buffalo sauce 1/ 48.17

Water 48.17

Modified food starch 3.66

1/ Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Sandwich Sauce was used in the making of the sauce.

NOTE: The percentages of Buffalo sauce and water may be adjusted as necessary to meet the 

salt content requirement.

B. Product preparation. Percentages for product preparation may be as follows:

Ingredients Percent by weight

Breaded chicken breast strips 1/ 51.00

Sauce 49.00

NOTE: 1.5 to 2.0 ounces fully cooked, lightly breaded, chicken breast strips were provided 

by both Perdue and Pilgrim’s Pride. These products were chosen over others for flavor, 

texture, and fit.

SECTION D

D-1 PACKAGING 

 A. Preservation. Product shall be filled into polymeric trays and the trays with protective 

sleeves shall conform to the requirements of section 3 of MIL-PRF-32004, Packaging of 

Food in Polymeric Trays. Verification testing and inspection of trays, lids and sleeves shall 

be in accordance with Section 4 of MIL-PRF-32004 and the Quality Assurance Provisions of 

Section E of this Performance-based Contract Requirements document.
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 B. Polymeric tray closure. The filled, sealed, and processed tray shall be securely closed.

D-2 LABELING

 A. Polymeric tray body. The polymeric tray body shall be clearly printed or stamped, in a 

manner that does not damage the tray, with permanent ink of any contrasting color, which is 

free of carcinogenic elements. One end of the polymeric tray (see figure 1 of MIL-PRF32004) shall be marked with the product name and number of portions. If the tray body end 

markings are not readily legible in low light conditions, a small, easily legible label shall be 

applied, but not over any existing tray markings. All other markings may be applied along 

the tray body side. To avoid erroneous marking of trays, the product name, lot number and 

filling equipment number shall be applied prior to processing. Additional tray marking may 

be applied before or after processing. 1/

Tray body markings shall include:

(1) Product name. Commonly used abbreviations may be used when 

authorized by the inspection agency.

(2) Tray code includes: 2/

 Lot Number

 Filling equipment identification number

 Retort identification number

 Retort cook number

 Official establishment number

1/ As an alternate method, tray body markings may be clearly printed or stamped onto the 

polymeric tray lid prior to processing, in a manner that does not damage the lid, with 

permanent ink of any contrasting color, which is free of carcinogenic elements, provided that 

the required markings are applied onto the tray body after processing.

2/ The lot number shall be expressed as a four digit Julian code. The first digit shall indicate 

the year of production and the next three digits shall indicate the day of the year (Example, 

3 December 2004 would be coded as 4338). The Julian code shall represent the day the 

product was packaged into the tray and processed. Sublotting (when used) shall be 

represented by an alpha character immediately following the four digit Julian code. 

Following the four digit Julian code and the alpha character (when used), the other required 

code information shall be printed in the sequence as listed above.
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 B. Polymeric tray lid. The lid shall be clearly printed or stamped, in a manner that does not 

cause damage. Permanent ink of any contrasting color, which is free of carcinogenic 

elements, shall be used. As an alternate labeling method, a pre-printed self-adhering 0.002 

inch thick clear polyester label printed with indelible contrasting color ink may be used.

(1) Lid labeling shall include: 

 Product name

 Ingredients

 Net weight

 Name and address of packer

 Official inspection legend

 “Nutrition Facts” label in accordance with the Nutrition Labeling and

 Education Act (NLEA) and all applicable USDA regulations.

(2) Lid labeling shall also show the following statements:

TO HEAT IN WATER: Submerge unopened tray in water. Bring water to a boil. Simmer 

gently 35-40 minutes. Avoid overheating (tray shows evidence of bulging).

WARNING: Do not heat tray in oven.

TO TRANSPORT AFTER HEATING: Insert tray back into protective sleeve to protect 

during transport. If sleeve is unavailable, stack trays lid-to-lid with fiberboard pads in 

between.

CAUTION: Use care when opening as pressure may have been generated within the tray.

TO OPEN: Using a clean knife, cut the lidding around the inside perimeter of the tray seals.

SUGGESTION: Cut lid along 3 sides and fold over uncut portion. Fold back to keep unused 

portions protected.

YIELD: Serves 10 portions of 3 chicken strips each.

(3) The product shall be formulated and labeled in accordance with all USDA

labeling regulations and policies. The lid shall be labeled with the following product name:

BUFFALO STYLE CHICKEN
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D-3 PACKING

 A. Packing for shipment to ration assembler. Four filled, sealed, processed and sleeved 

polymeric trays shall be packed in a snug fitting fiberboard box conforming to style RSC-L, 

type CF, grade 275 of ASTM D5118/D5118M-95 (2001), Standard Practice for Fabrication 

of Fiberboard Shipping Boxes. The sleeved trays shall be placed flat with the first two trays 

placed with the lids together and the next two trays with the lids together. The box shall be 

closed in accordance with ASTM D1974-98, Standard Practice for Methods of Closing, 

Sealing, and Reinforcing Fiberboard Boxes.

D-4 UNITIZATION

 A. Unit loads. Unit loads shall be as specified in DSCP FORM 3507, Loads, Unit: 

Preparation of Semiperishable Subsistence Items.

D-5 MARKING

 A. Shipping containers and unit loads. Marking of shipping containers and unit loads shall 

be as specified in DSCP FORM 3556 Marking Instructions for Boxes, Sacks and Unit Loads 

of Perishable and Semiperishable Subsistence.

SECTION E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The following quality assurance criteria, utilizing ANSI/ASQC Z1.4-1993, Sampling 

Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes, are required. Unless otherwise specified, 

Single Sampling Plans indicated in ANSI/ASQC Z1.4-1993 will be utilized. When required, 

the manufacturer shall provide the certificate(s) of conformance to the appropriate inspection 

activity. Certificate(s) of conformance not provided shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

 A. Definitions.

(1) Critical defect. A critical defect is a defect that judgment and experience indicate 

would result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or 

depending on the item; or a defect that judgment and experience indicate is likely to prevent 

the performance of the major end item, i.e., the consumption of the ration.
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(2) Major defect. A major defect is a defect, other than critical, that is likely to result 

in failure, or to reduce materially the usability of the unit of product for its intended purpose. 

(3) Minor defect. A minor defect is a defect that is not likely to reduce materially the 

usability of the unit of product for its intended purpose, or is a departure from established 

standards having little bearing on the effective use or operation of the unit.

 B. Classification of inspections. The inspection requirements specified herein are classified 

as follows:

(1) Product standard inspection. The first article or product demonstration model shall 

be inspected in accordance with the provisions of this document and evaluated for overall 

appearance and palatability. Any failure to conform to the performance requirements or any 

appearance or palatability failure, shall be cause for rejection of the lot. The approved first 

article or product demonstration model shall be used as the product standard for periodic 

review evaluations. All food components that are inspected by the USDA shall be subject to 

periodic review sampling and evaluation. The USDA shall select sample units during 

production of contracts and submit them to the following address for evaluation:

US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command

Natick Soldier Center

AMSRD-NSC-CF-F

15 Kansas Street

Natick, MA 01760-5018

One lot shall be randomly selected during each calendar month of production. Two (2) 

sample units of each item produced shall be randomly selected from that one production lot. 

The two (2) sample units shall be shipped to Natick within five working days from the end of 

the production month and upon completion of all USDA inspection requirements. The 

sample units will be evaluated for the characteristics of appearance, odor, flavor, texture and 

overall quality.

(2) Conformance inspection. Conformance inspection shall include the examinations 

and the methods of inspection cited in this section.

E-5 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS (PRODUCT)

 A. Product examination. The finished product shall be examined for compliance with the 

performance requirements specified in Section C of this Performance-based Contract 
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Requirements document utilizing the double sampling plans indicated in ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 -

1993. The lot size shall be expressed in trays. The sample unit shall be the contents of one 

tray. The inspection level shall be S-3 and the acceptable quality level (AQL), expressed in 

terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 4.0 for major defects and 6.5 for minor defects. 

Defects and defect classifications are listed in table I below. The trays shall be heated in 

accordance with the heating instructions from the tray label prior to conducting any portion 

of the product examination. The samples for drained weight inspection shall be selected 

using the same sampling criteria as above.

TABLE I. Product defects 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/

Category Defect

Major Minor

Appearance

101 Product not buffalo style chicken (cooked breaded whole muscle 

chicken breast strips in a spicy sauce).

102 Bone or bone fragment measuring more than 0.3 inch in any 

dimension.

201 Chicken breast strips not uniform in size and shape.

202 Total weight of skin, cartilage, coarse connective tissue, tendons or 

ligaments, and discolored meat more than 1.0 ounce.

203 Sauce not bright red/orange color. 

Odor and flavor

103 The packaged food does not have an odor or flavor of cooked, 

breaded chicken in a spicy sauce. 

Texture

204 Chicken not moist or not tender.

205 Chicken strips do not have a texture that exhibits the characteristics 

that are normally associated with natural whole muscle chicken.
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TABLE I. Product defects 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ - Continued

Category Defect

Major Minor

206 Sauce not moderately thick.

Net weight

207 Net weight of an individual polymeric tray less than 86 ounces. 5/

Drained weight

208 Drained weight of 30 intact chicken breast strips in an individual 

polymeric tray less than 40.0 ounces. 6/

1/ Presence of any foreign materials such as but not limited to, dirt, insect parts, hair, wood, 

glass, metal, or mold or the presence of any foreign odors or flavors such as, but not limited 

to burnt, scorched, rancid, sour, or stale shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

2/ Finished product not equal to or better than the approved product standard in palatability 

and overall appearance shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

3/ The finding of any individual polymeric tray containing less than 30 intact chicken breast 

strips shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

4/ The requirements for the breaded chicken breast strips shall be certified by certificate of 

conformance.

5/ Sample average net weight less than 88 ounces shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

6/ Sample average drained weight less than 42.0 ounces shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

 B. Methods of inspection.

(1) Commercial sterility. Commercial sterility shall be verified in accordance with 

USDA/FSIS regulations. 

(2) Shelf life. The contractor shall provide a certificate of conformance that the 

product has a 3 year shelf life when stored at 800F. Government verification may include 

storage for 6 months at 1000

F or 36 months at 800F. Upon completion of either storage 
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period, the product will be subjected to a sensory evaluation panel for appearance and 

palatability and must receive an overall score of 5 or higher based on a 9 point hedonic scale 

to be considered acceptable.

(3) Net weight. The net weight of the filled and sealed polymeric tray shall be 

determined by weighing each sample unit on a suitable scale tared with a representative 

empty tray and lid. Results shall be reported to the nearest 1 ounce. 

(4) Drained weight. To determine drained weight the contents shall be poured into a 

flat bottom container. A minimum of three times the polymeric tray's volume of not less than 

1400F water shall be added to the container so as to cover the contents. The contents and 

water shall be agitated so as to liquefy rendered fat and to remove the sauce without breaking 

the chicken strips. The contents shall then be poured into the U.S. Standard 1/4 inch sieve in 

a manner that will distribute the product over the sieve without breaking the chicken tenders. 

Sieve area shall be such that the distributed product does not completely cover all the 

openings of the sieve. The sieve shall be tilted at such an angle to assure complete drainage 

of liquid from the product. Drain product for two minutes before determining the drained 

weight by subtracting the sieve tare weight from the gross weight. The drained weight shall 

be reported to the nearest 0.5 ounce.

(5) Analytical. The sample to be analyzed shall be a one-pound composite of three 

filled and sealed polymeric trays that have been selected at random from one production lot. 

The composite sample shall be prepared and analyzed in accordance with the following 

Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International (OMA).

Test Method Number

Protein 992.15

Fat 985.15 991.36, 2008.06

Salt 935.47

Test results shall be reported to the nearest 0.1 percent. Verification will be conducted 

through actual testing by a Government laboratory. Any result not conforming to the 

analytical requirements shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

E-6 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS (PACKAGING AND PACKING 

MATERIALS, POLYMERIC TRAY)

 A. Packaging and labeling.
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(1) Polymeric tray testing. For purposes of clarification, the polymeric tray

without the lid will be referred to as the “tray” and the polymeric tray with the lid shall be 

referred to as the “container”. The polymeric tray with protective sleeve and polymeric tray 

material shall be examined for the characteristics listed in table I of MIL-PRF-32004, 

Packaging of Food in Polymeric Trays. The lot size, sample unit, and inspection level criteria 

are provided in table II below for each of the test characteristics. Any test failure shall be 

classified as a major defect and shall be cause for rejection of the lot. For rough handling 

survivability at frozen temperature, polymeric tray survival rate shall be at least 85 percent. 

TABLE II. Polymeric tray quality assurance criteria

Prior to processing

Characteristic Lot size expressed in Sample

unit

Inspection 

level

Tray configurations and dimensions Trays 1 tray S-1

Oxygen gas transmission rate of tray Trays 1 tray S-1

Oxygen gas transmission rate of lid Yards 1⁄2 yard S-1

Water vapor transmission rate of tray Trays 1 tray S-1

Water vapor transmission rate of lid Yards 1⁄2 yard S-1

Camouflage Containers 1 container S-1

After processing

Characteristic Lot size expressed in Sample 

unit

Inspection 

level

Processing Trays 1 tray S-2

Rough handling survivability Test containers 1 container S-2

Protective sleeve Containers 1 container S-1

Residual gas Containers 1 container S-1

Closure seal Containers 1 container S-1
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Internal pressure Containers 1 container S-1

Lid opening Containers 1 container S-1

(2) Examination of container. The container with protective sleeve removed shall be 

examined for the defects listed in table II of MIL-PRF-32004 and the labeling defects listed 

in table III below. The lot size shall be expressed in containers. The sample unit shall be one 

processed and labeled container. The inspection level shall be I and the AQL, expressed in 

terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 0.65 for major A defects, 2.5 for major B defects 

and 4.0 for minor defects. Two hundred sample units shall be examined for critical defects. 

The finding of any critical defect shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

TABLE III. Container labeling defects

Category Defect

Major A Minor

101 Polymeric tray lid or body labeling missing, incorrect or illegible.

201 When a pre-printed self adhering label is used, the label not 

adhering to tray lid (for example, label raised or peeled back 

from edge to corner) or presence of any areas of gaps along the 

perimeter of the label where the label is not properly adhered.

(3) Label adhesive examination. When self-adhering labels are used, the adhesive 

shall be tested in accordance with ASTM D3330/D3330M-00. In lieu of testing, a certificate 

of conformance (COC) shall be provided.

 B. Packing.

(1) Shipping container and marking examination. The filled and sealed shipping 

containers shall be examined for the defects listed in table IV below. The lot size shall be 

expressed in shipping containers. The sample unit shall be one shipping container fully 

packed. The inspection level shall be S-3 and the AQL, expressed in terms of defects per 

hundred units, shall be 4.0 for major defects and 10.0 for total defects.
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TABLE IV. Shipping container and marking defects

Category Defect

Major Minor

101 Marking omitted, incorrect, illegible, or improper size, location 

sequence or method of application.

102 Inadequate workmanship. 1/

201 Arrangement or number of polymeric trays not as specified.

1/ Inadequate workmanship is defined as, but not limited to, incomplete closure of container 

flaps, loose strapping, inadequate stapling, improper taping, or bulged or distorted container.

 C. Unitization.

(1) Unit load examination. The unit load shall be examined in accordance with the 

requirements of DSCP FORM 3507, Loads, Unit: Preparation of Semiperishable Subsistence 

Items. Any nonconformance shall be classified as a major defect.

SECTION J REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

DSCP FORMS

DSCP FORM 3507 Loads, Unit: Preparation of Semiperishable Subsistence 

Items

DSCP FORM 3556 Marking Instructions for Boxes, Sacks and Unit Loads of 

Perishable and Semiperishable Subsistence

MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS

MIL-PRF-32004 Packaging of Food in Polymeric Trays

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated thereunder 

(21 CFR Parts 1-199) and (9 CFR Parts 1-391)

NON-GOVERNMENTAL STANDARDS
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY (ASQ)

ANSI/ASQCZ1.4-1993 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by 

Attributes

ASTM INTERNATIONAL

D1974-98 Standard Practice for Methods of Closing, 

Sealing, and Reinforcing Fiberboard Boxes

D3330/D3330M-00 Standard Test Method for Peel Adhesion of 

Pressure-Sensitive Tape

D5118/D5118M-95 (2001) Standard Practice for Fabrication of Fiberboard 

Shipping Boxes 

AOAC INTERNATIONAL

Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC International (OMA)
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For DLA Troop Support Website Posting

RDNS-SEC-EM 12 August 2016

TO: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) - Troop Support – Subsistence DSCP-FTRE

SUBJECT: ES16-037 (DSCP-SS-16-01015); Document change; United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) recommendation to add an additional Official Method of Analysis 

(OMA) of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) International Fat Test 

Method 2008.06 to fourteen individual and group ration documents.

1. Reference: Memo from RDNS-SEC-EM to DSCP-FTRE, dated 1 March 2016, 

SUBJECT: ES16-022 (DSCP-SS-16-00433); Document change; USDA Proposal to add an 

additional Official Method of Analysis (OMA) of the Association of Official Analytical 

Chemists (AOAC) International Fat Test Method 2008.06 to four bakery documents

2. Natick received an Engineering Support Case (ES Case) from DLA - Troop Support 

stating the USDA Laboratory has made a recommendation to add an additional method for 

fat testing, Official Method of Analysis (OMA) of the Association of Official Analytical 

Chemists (AOAC) International Fat Test Method 2008.06, to fourteen individual and group 

ration specifications.

3. In addition, Natick is deleting OMA of the AOAC fat test method number 985.15 from 

eight of the fourteen individual and group ration specifications. The Agriculture Marketing 

Service laboratory no longer performs test method 985.15 for fat as it requires a toxic solvent 

that is no longer used in the laboratory.

4. The fourteen specifications are listed below under each individual or group ration: 

a. Meal, Cold Weather/Food Packet, Long Range Patrol (MCW/LRP): PCR-B-015, 

Beef Stew, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; PCR-B016, Beef Stroganoff with Noodles, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack 

Pouch, Shelf Stable; PCR-C-025, Chicken and Rice, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a 

Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; PCR-C-026, Chicken, Spicy Oriental with Rice, Cooked, 
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Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; PCR-C-073, Chili Macaroni 

with Beef, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; PCR-E001, Eggs, Scrambled, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf 

Stable; PCR-R-011, Rice and Chicken, Mexican Style, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in 

a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; PCR-S-017, Seafood Chowder, Cooked, Dehydrated, 

Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; PCR-S-008, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, 

Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; and PCR-T-002, 

Turkey Tetrazzini, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable.

b. Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE): PCR-G-003A, Granola, Packaged in a Flexible Pouch, 

Shelf Stable.

c. Unitized Group Ration – Heat & Serve (UGR-H&S): PCR-B-052, Beef and 

Potatoes in Cream Gravy, Packaged in a Polymeric Tray, Shelf Stable; and PCR-B-039A, 

Buffalo Style Chicken, Packaged in a Polymeric Tray, Shelf Stable.

d. Unitized Group Ration - Marine (UGR-M): PCR-C-059, Chili Con Carne with 

Beans, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a No. 10 Can, Shelf Stable.

5. Natick Research Chemists reviewed this request and concur with USDA’s 

recommendation to add AOAC of the OMA Fat Test Method 2008.06 as an additional fat test 

method to the fourteen subject documents.

6. Natick submits the following changes to subject documents for all current, pending, and 

future procurements until the document is formally amended or revised:

a. Meal, Cold Weather/Food Packet, Long Range Patrol (MCW/LRP):

(1) In PCR-B-015, Beef Stew, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, 

Shelf Stable, on Page 6, Section E-6, Paragraph C(3), under column for Fat Test 

Method Number(s), after “925.12” insert “, 2008.06”.

(2) In PCR-B-016, Beef Stroganoff with Noodles, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in 

a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable, on Page 6, Section E-6, Paragraph C(3), under 

column for Fat Test Method Number(s), after “925.12” insert “, 2008.06”.
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(3) In PCR-C-025, Chicken and Rice, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack 

Pouch, Shelf Stable, on Page 6, Section E-6, Paragraph C(3), under column for 

Fat Test Method Number(s), after “925.12” insert “, 2008.06”.

(4) In PCR-C-026, Chicken, Spicy Oriental with Rice, Cooked, Dehydrated, 

Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable, on Page 6, Section E-6, Paragraph 

C(3), under column for Fat Test Method Number(s), after “925.12” insert “, 

2008.06”.

(5) In PCR-C-073, Chili Macaroni with Beef, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a 

Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable, on Page 10, Section E-5, Paragraph B(3), under 

column for Fat Test Method Number, after “925.12 or” delete “985.15” insert 

“2008.06”.

(6) In PCR-E-001, Eggs, Scrambled, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack 

Pouch, Shelf Stable, on Page 7, Section E-6, Paragraph C(3), under column for 

Fat Test Method Number, after “925.32” insert “, 2008.06”.

(7) In PCR-R-011, Rice and Chicken, Mexican Style, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged 

in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable, on Page 10, Section E-5, Paragraph B(3), 

under column for Fat Test Method Number, after “925.12,” delete “985.15” insert 

“2008.06”.

(8) In PCR-S-017, Seafood Chowder, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack 

Pouch, Shelf Stable, on Page 9, Section E-5, Paragraph B(3), under column for 

Fat Test Method Number, after “925.12,” delete “985.15” insert “2008.06”.

(9) In PCR-S-008, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a 

Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable, on Page 6, Section E-6, Paragraph C(3), under 

column for Fat Test Method Number(s), after “925.12” insert “, 2008.06”.

(10) In PCR-T-002, Turkey Tetrazzini, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a 

Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable, on Page 6, Section E-6, Paragraph B(3), under 

column for Fat Test Method Number(s), after “925.12” insert “, 2008.06”.

b. Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE):
PCR-B-039A

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(1) In PCR-G-003A, Granola, Packaged in a Flexible Pouch, Shelf Stable, on Page 

12, Section E-5, Paragraph B(3), under column for Fat Test Method Number, 

delete “985.15” insert “945.38, 960.39, 2008.06”.

c. Unitized Group Ration – Heat & Serve (UGR-H&S):

(1) In PCR-B-052, Beef and Potatoes in Cream Gravy, Packaged in a Polymeric 

Tray, Shelf Stable, on Page10, Section E-5, Paragraph B(5), under column for Fat 

Test Method Number, delete “985.15” insert “991.36, 2008.06”.

(2) In PCR-B-039A, Buffalo Style Chicken, Packaged in a Polymeric Tray, Shelf 

Stable, on Page10, Section E-5, Paragraph B(5), under column for Fat Test 

Method Number, delete “985.15” insert “991.36, 2008.06”.

d. Unitized Group Ration - Marine (UGR-M):

(1) In PCR-C-059, Chili Con Carne with Beans, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a 

No. 10 Can, Shelf Stable, on Page 10, Section E-5, Paragraph B(7), under column 

for Fat Test Method Number, delete “985.15” insert “925.12, 991.36, 2008.06”.

7. The following documents with Changes highlighted and dated 12 August 2016 are 

attached:. Meal, Cold Weather/Food Packet, Long Range Patrol (MCW/LRP): Change 

02, PCR-B-015, Beef Stew, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf 

Stable; Change 03, PCR-B-016, Beef Stroganoff with Noodles, Cooked, Dehydrated, 

Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; Change 02, PCR-C-025, Chicken and Rice, 

Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; Change 03, PCR-C-026, 

Chicken, Spicy Oriental with Rice, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, 

Shelf Stable; Change 01, PCR-C-073, Chili Macaroni with Beef, Cooked, Dehydrated, 

Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; Change 06, PCR-E-001, Eggs, Scrambled, 

Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; Change 01,PCR-R-011, 

Rice and Chicken, Mexican Style, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, 

Shelf Stable; Change 01, PCR-S-017, Seafood Chowder, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a 

Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; Change 02, PCR-S-008, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Cooked, 

Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; and Change 03, PCR-T-002, 

Turkey Tetrazzini, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a Brickpack Pouch, Shelf Stable; Meal, 

Ready-to-Eat (MRE): Change 03, PCR-G-003A, Granola, Packaged in a Flexible Pouch, 

Shelf Stable; Unitized Group Ration – Heat & Serve (UGR-H&S): Change 02, PCR-B052, Beef and Potatoes in Cream Gravy, Packaged in a Polymeric Tray, Shelf Stable; and 
PCR-B-039A

3 December 2004

W/Change 05 12 Aug 16 ES16-037 (DSCP-SS-16-01015)

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PCR-B-039

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Change 05, PCR-B-039A, Buffalo Style Chicken, Packaged in a Polymeric Tray, Shelf 

Stable; and Unitized Group Ration - Marine (UGR-M): Change 01, PCR-C-059, Chili 

Con Carne with Beans, Cooked, Dehydrated, Packaged in a No. 10 Can, Shelf Stable.