DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES ARMY VETERINARY COMMAND

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Survival Food Packet – Aircraft/Liferaft

Procurement Verification Inspection

1.0 PURPOSE: To establish standardized procedures for the Survival Food Packet –

Aircraft/Liferaft in-plant/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 –

Aircraft/Liferaft 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 – Aircraft/Liferaft Contract

4.2 CID-A-A-20331, Commercial Item Description for Food Packet, Survival, Aircraft

Liferaft

4.3 DSCPH 4155.2, Appendix E

4.4 MEDCOM Regulation 40-28

4.5 MEDCOM Pamphlet 40-13

4.6 ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2003

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

Perishable and Semiperishable Subsistence

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

5.0 PROCEDURES:

5.1 The Chief, Operational Ration Section, VETCOM HQ will:
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5.1.1 Notify the RVC Commander 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 RVC 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, VETCOM HQ.

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 DSCP, 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 DSCP 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 DSCP Form 3507,

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

5.4.1.5.1 Type III – Commercial loads (Reference DSCP

Form 3507).
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5.4.1.5.2 Class G – On commercial pallets (Reference DSCP

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 DSCP Form 3507, Table II - Unit Load Visual Defect.

5.4.1.7.2 DSCP 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

DSCP Form 3556 (Reference Contract and DSCP Form 3556).

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.

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.
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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.

5.4.3.4.1 Identity Examination. The AVI will ensure that the

contents of the shipping container conforms to the product description cited in CID-A-A-20331

and is the shipment described in the shipping document.

5.4.3.4.2 Count 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, page 22).

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.
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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), DSCP Assembly Section,

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

5.5.2 In the event that the Disc’s KO and QAS cannot be reached, the AVI will

directly contact the Chief, Operational Rations Section, VETCOM HQ, at (210) 221-6510/7949

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 – Aircraft Liferaft 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 DVD’s local file.

5.5.5.2 A copy for the contractor.

5.5.5.3 Fax a copy to the Chief, Operational Rations Section, VETCOM

HQ at (210) 221-7981.

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

(MIIR), or the contractor’s invoices as final government acceptance.

6.0 RECORDS, REPORTS AND FORMS:

6.1 DD Form 1714 (Enclosure 1 - Blank).
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6.2 DD Form 1714 (Enclosure 2 – Completed Sample).
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Enclosure 1.

Enclosure 2
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