DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

UNITED STATES ARMY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMAND

ARMY INSTITUTE PUBLIC HEALTH VETERINARY SERVICES

OPERATIONAL RATIONS INSPECTION PROCEDURE (IP27)

1 March 2013

Survival Food Packet – Abandon Ship

Procurement Verification Inspection

1.0 PURPOSE: To establish standardized procedures for the Survival Food Packet - Abandon Ship inplant/procurement food safety and quality assurance functions.

2.0 SCOPE: This document applies to Army Veterinary Inspectors (AVI) tasked with the 

responsibility to perform procurement verification inspection of Survival Food Packet – Abandon 

Ship at origin on stationary lot basis.

3.0 DEFINITIONS:

3.1 Stationary Lot – Fully assembled unit loaded lot.

3.2 Unit Load – Palletized shipping containers.

4.0 REFERENCES:

4.1 Current Survival Food Packet – Abandon Ship Contract

4.2 CID-A-A-20247A, Commercial Item Description for Food Packet, Survival, 

Abandon Ship

4.3 DLA Troop Support Handbook, Appendix F 

4.4 MEDCOM Regulation 40-28 

4.5 MEDCOM Pamphlet 40-13 

4.6 ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2003

4.7 DLA Form 3556, Marking Instructions for Boxes, Sacks, and Unit Loads of 

Perishable and Semiperishable Subsistence

4.8 DLA Form 3507, Loads, Unit: Preparation of Semiperishable Subsistence Items 

5.0 PROCEDURES:

5.1 The Chief, Operational Ration Section, USAPHC will:
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5.1.1 Notify the PHCR Cdr or his/her representative that a contract has been awarded 

to a contractor in their region.

5.1.2 Provide all the required documents to assemble an inspection data packet

(IDP).

5.2 The PHCR will assign the required Army Veterinary Inspectors (AVI) to staff the 

procurement food safety and quality assurance mission.

5.3 The AVI will:

5.3.1 Assemble a complete IDP from the documents provided by the Chief, 

Operational Rations Section, USAPHC

5.3.2 Review the IDP to identify the quality assurance provisions applicable to 

contractor inspection and government verification. Particular attention will be paid to requirements that 

are new, different from previous requirements, or open to broad interpretation.

5.3.3 Arrange a meeting with the contractor management to inform the management of 

the purpose of the inspection verification, documents that will be used to perform the inspection, 

inspection procedures, nonconformance reporting procedures, obtain any waivers granted by DLA, and 

inspection office or area requirements.

5.4 Examination and Testing.

5.4.1 Examination of Unitization / Unit Load Inspection (Reference

Contract).

5.4.1.1 The sample unit is one palletized unit load. 

5.4.1.2 The lot size is the total palletized unit loads.

5.4.1.3 Determine the sample size IAW ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2003. The 

Inspection Level is S-4 with Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) of 4.0 (Reference DLA Form 3507)

5.4.1.4 Defects will be expressed in defects per hundred units.

5.4.1.5 The contractor will palletize unit loads IAW DLA Form 3507, Type 

III, Class G requirements (References Contract and DLA Form 3507).

5.4.1.5.1 Type III – Commercial loads (Reference DLA

Form 3507).

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5.4.1.5.2 Class G – On commercial pallets (Reference DLA

Form 3507).

5.4.1.6 Wooden pallet requirements will be IAW Contract.

5.4.1.7 The AVI will inspect unit loads IAW:

5.4.1.7.1 DLA Form 3507, Table II - Unit Load Visual Defect. 5.4.1.7.2 

DLA Form 3507, Loads, Unit: Type III, Classes G. 5.4.2 Examination of Fully 

Packed Shipping Container (Reference Contract).

5.4.2.1 The sample unit is one filled and sealed box.

5.4.2.2 The lot size is expressed in total number of boxes.

5.4.2.3 Determine sample size IAW ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2003. The 

Inspection Level is S-2 with AQL of 2.5 for total defects (Reference Contract).

5.4.2.4 Defects will be expressed in defects per hundred units.

5.4.2.5 Examine the marking of shipping containers for requirements IAW DLA

Form 3556 (Reference Contract and DLA Form 3556). Survival Food Packet – Abandon Ship has an 

additional marking requirement for the Coast Guard Approval Number. This additional marking 

requirement increases the number of entry lines required to eight.

5.4.2.6 Examine the shipping container for requirements compliance using the 

Examination of Shipping Container Table in the contract.

5.4.2.6.1 Fiberboard shipping container construction IAW ASTM

D 5118.

5.4.2.6.2 Shipping container closure IAW any method as outlined

in ASTM D 1974.

5.4.3 Count and Identity Examination of Shipping Container Contents 

(Reference Contract).

5.4.3.1 Since the verification inspection is on a stationary lot, the AVI will open 

the filled and sealed sample units (shipping container) for this inspection following the guidelines 

below.

5.4.3.2 The sample unit is one fully packed shipping container.

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5.4.3.3 The AQL is not applicable for this examination. The finding of one or 

more nonconforming shipping container will cause for rejection of the lot.

5.4.3.4 The AVI will use the sample cases used for the shipping container 

examination for the count and identity examination of shipping container contents.

5.4.3.4.1Identity Examination. The AVI will ensure that the

content of the shipping container conform to the product description cited in CID-A-A-20247A and 

is the shipment described in the shipping document.

5.4.3.4.2Count Examination.

5.4.4.4.2.1 The AVI will perform the count

examination in conjunction with the identity examination using the same sample units.

5.4.3.4.2.2 The AVI will determine the number of food 

packets as marked on the shipping container.

5..4.3.4.2.3 The AVI will count the contents of each 

sample shipping container and compare the total count per shipping container to the declared count as 

marked on the shipping container.

5.4.3.5 Defects will be expressed in defects per hundred units. 5.4.4 

Examination for Internal Infestation (Reference Contract).

5.4.4.1 Sample size is one food packet obtained from each sample

shipping container.

5.4.4.2 The AQL for this examination is not applicable. The finding of one or 

more nonconformance will cause the lot to be rejected.

5.4.4.3 The AVI will perform the examination for Internal Infestation in 

conjunction with the examination for count and identity.

5.4.5 Examination of Survival Food Packet (Reference Contract). 

5.4.5.1 The sample unit is one filed and sealed food packet.

5.4.5.2 The lot size is expressed in total number of food packets in the lot.

5.4.5.3 Determine sample size IAW ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2003. The Inspection 

Level is S-4 with AQL of 2.5 for major defects and 6.5 for minor defects (Reference Contract).

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5.4.5.4 Defects will be expressed in defects per hundred units. 

5.4.5.5 Examine the food packets for defects listed in contract. 5.4.6 

Examination for Vacuum (Reference Contract).

5.4.6.1 The AVI will randomly select eight filled and sealed food packets. 

Ensure that the samples represent most, if not all, of the lots identified in the shipping document (DD 

Form 250).

5.4.6.2 The AVI will individually examine each food packet for vacuum 

retention (Reference Contract).

5.4.6.3 The AQL for this examination is not applicable. The AVI will 

classify any evidence of loss of vacuum as a major defect and will cause the lot’s rejection.

5.5 Nonconformance Reporting.

5.5.1 The AVI will report nonconformance/s immediately and directly to the 

Contracting Officer (KO) and/or Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS), DLA Assembly Section, at 

(215) 737- 3625, 7773, or 4477 for a decision and/or further instructions.

5.5.2 In the event that the KO and QAS cannot be reached, the AVI will directly 

contact the Chief, Operational Rations Section, USAPHC, for further guidance.

5.5.3 The AVI will use DD Form 1714 for documenting all sampling and 

inspection findings to include results of the nonconformance reporting.

5.5.4 The AVI will attach a copy of the entire Order for Supplies or Services for the 

Survival Food Packet – Abandon Ship along with the completed DD Form 1714.

5.5.5 The AVI will distribute the completed DD Form 1714 and required 

enclosures as follows:

5.5.5.1 Original copy for the PHCD’s local file. 

5.5.5.2 A copy for the contractor.

5.5.5.3 Email a copy to the Chief, Operational Rations Section, USAPHC.

5.5.6 When the shipment has been designated as “accepted at origin,” the AVI will 

sign the contractor prepared DD Form 250, Material Inspection and Receiving Report (MIRR), or the 

contractor’s invoices as final government acceptance.

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6.0 RECORDS, REPORTS AND FORMS:

6.1 DD Form 1714 (Enclosure 1 - Blank)

6.2 DD Form 1714 (Enclosure 2 – Completed Sample)

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PRODUCT VERIFICATION RECORD

1. CONTRACT NUMBER

2. LOT NUMBER 3. DATE OF VERIFICATION 4. PRIME CONTRACTOR (Name, City and State)

5. LOT SIZE 6. VERIFICATION OF

E CONTRACTOR El OCR

7. PLANT LOCATION (City and State)

8. DRAWN FROM

• ORIGINAL LOT El RESUBMITTED LOT  OTHER (Specify)

9. DEFECTS BASED ON

• DHU El % DEFECTIVE

10. ITEM DESCRIPTION 11. TYPE OF VERIFICATION 12. RESULT OF VERIFICATION E COMPARABLE

 NON -COMPARABLE

13. SPECIFICATION NUMBER AND DATE 14. NUMBER OF LOTS 

VERIFIED TO DATE

15. DISPOSITION

 ACCEPTED

E REJECTED

SAMPLING PLANS

16.

EXAMINATION

17.

INSP.

LEVEL

18.

AQL

19.

CLASS OF

DEFECT

20. E--i ' Li CONTR.

OCR

21.

ACCEPTANCE 

NUMBER

22.

REJECTION 

NUMBER

23.

VERIFICATION

SAMPLE

24.

ACTION 

NUMBER

A

SAMPLE

B

NO. OF

A.

SAMPLE

SIZE

B

NO. OF 

DEF.

25. RESULTS (Continue on reverse side)

A.

EXAMINATION

B.

DEFECTS

C. TALLY

MAJOR: MINOR:

26. YPED NAME AND SIGNATURE OF ASST. QCR (When applicable) 27. YPED NAME OF SENIOR QCR OR SQCR AND OFFICE SYMBOL

27A. SIGNATURE

DD Form 1714, JUN 69 

(.Enclosure 1)

USAPPC V1.00

Enclosure 1.

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PRODUCT VERIFICATION RECORD

1. CONTRACT NUMBER

SP0303-03-D-Z110

2. LOT NUMBER

Delivery Order #s

3. DATE OF VERIFICATION

26 March 2003

4. PRIME CONTRACTOR (Name, City and State)

Federated Wholesalesale Exchange Inc, 3731 Northcrest Road Suite 

16, Atlanta, GA 30340

5. LOT SIZE

2515 Boxes / 210 Pallets 6. VERIFICATION OF

Ej] CONTRACTOR X QCR

7. PLANT LOCATION (City and State)

Atlanta, GA

8. DRAWN FROM

X ORIGINAL LOT  RESUBMITTED LOT • OTHER (Specify)

9. DEFECTS BASED ON

gi DHU .11 % DEFECTIVE

10. ITEM DESCRIPTION

Health and Comfort Pack Type I

11. TYPE OF VERIFICATION

Technical Data Packet

12. RESULT OF VERIFICATION 0.4

ma COMPARABLE

. NON-COMPARABLE

13. SPECIFICATION NUMBER AND DATE

Technical Data for Health and Comfort Pack

14. NUMBER OF LOTS 

VERIFIED TO DATE

0

15. DISPOSITION 

ACCEPTED

/11 REJECTED

SAMPLING PLANS

16.

EXAMINATION

17.

INSP.

LEVEL

18.

AQL

19.

CLASS OF

DEFECT

20.7- -1

L_I CONTR.

gi OCR

21.

ACCEPTANCE 

NUMBER

22.

REJECTION 

NUMBER

23.

VERIFICATION

SAMPLE

24.

ACTION 

NUMBER

A.

SAMPLE

SIZE

B.

NO. OF 

DEF.

A.

SAMPLE

SIZE

B.

NO. OF 

DEF.

Unit Load S-4 10.0 13

13

3 4 13 2 4

Filled and Closed S-3 4.0 Major 1 2 13 1 2

S-3

10.0 Total 3 4 1

Filled and Unclosed 2.5 Major 20 1 2 20 2

10.0 Minor

25. RESULTS (Continue on reverse side)

A.

EXAMINATION DEFECTS

C. TALLY

MAJOR: MINOR:

Table III Pallet not strech wrapped as specified 1

Type of pallet not as specified 1

Table II Tape not applied as specified 1 I

Not a snug pack 1 1

Table 1 Toothbrush not clean (201)

26. YPED NAME AND SIGNATURE OF ASST. QCR (When applicable) 27. YPED NAME OF SENIOR QCR OR SQCR AND OFFICE SYMBOL

WOl Roelfelix S. Pulido MCVS

27A. SIGNATURE

DD Form 1714, JUN 69 USAPPC V1.00

Enclosure 2

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