LOGMARS 101 LOG ISTICS APPLICATIONS OF AUTOMATED M ARKING A ND R EADING S YMBOLS

LOGMARS LOGMARS 101101LOGISTICS APPLICATIONS OF AUTOMATED MARKING AND READING SYMBOLS

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All Logmars Label Orders furnished by Par Code Symbology, Inc. are in accordance with CODE 39 in compliance with the latest revisions MIL-STD 1189, MIL-STD 129, AND FED-STD 123. The Bar Code is certified to be machine readable. Test data is on file at the location of Par Code Symbology, Inc. for inspection.

This standard provides the minimum requirements for uniform military “Marking”…”Marking” is the application of numbers, letters, LABELS, tags, symbols, or colors to provide identification and to expedite handling during shipment and storage.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

THREE TYPES OF LOGMARS LABELS…

•UNIT/INTERMEDIATE LABELS

•EXTERIOR LABELS

•SHIPPING CONTAINER LABELS

ALL OF WHICH ARE REQUIRED (UNLESS SPECIFICALLY NOTED IN CONTRACT) TO BE IN COMPLETE COMPLIANCE WITH MILITARY STANDARD 129P.

UNIT/INTERMEDIATE LABELS…

1. NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER

2. CAGE CODE

3. PART NUMBER

4. DESCRIPTION

5. QUANTITY AND UNIT OF ISSUE

6. CONTRACT NUMBER

7. MILITARY METHOD

8. PACKAGING DATE

9. OPTIONAL/SPECIAL INFO.

EXTERIOR LABELS…


2. CONTRACT NUMBER

3. CAGE CODE

SHIPPING CONTAINER LABELS…


2. CAGE CODE

3. PART NUMBER

4. DESCRIPTION

5. QUANTITY AND UNIT OF ISSUE…THIS IS THE TOTAL QUANTITY OF ITEMS IN EACH FINAL SHIPPING CONTAINER

6. CONTRACT NUMBER

7. MILITARY METHOD

8. PACKAGING DATE

9. WEIGHT

PAR CODE SYMBOLOGY’s STANDARD LOGMAR ORDER FORM…

UNIT/INTERMEDIATE LABELS

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS IN THE ORDER IT APPEARS ON THE ORDER FORM, AS WELL AS, THE ORDER IN WHICH IT IS LAYED OUT ON THE LABEL ITSELF.

1. NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER (NSN)…THE BAR CODED NSN AND HUMAN READABLE INTERPRETATION (HRI) BELOW THE BAR CODE WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY SPACES, DASHES, PREFIXES, OR SUFFIXES. IF NO NSN IS ASSIGNED, THEN THIS LINE MAY BE OMITTED. THE IN-THE-CLEAR NSN WILL INCLUDE SPACES OR DASHES AND ANY PREFIX OR SUFFIX SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT OR SOLICITATION.



2. CAGE CODE (COMMERCIAL AND GOV’T ENTITY)…A 5 DIGIT NUMBER ASSIGNED TO A COMPANY BY THE GOVERNMENT. IT NORMALLY APPEARS ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE CONTRACT (ABOVE THE CONTRACTOR’S NAME). THE CAGE USED IS THE CAGE OF THE PRIME CONTRACTOR.

3. PART NUMBER…THIS IS THE PART NUMBER OF THE ITEM THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED FROM THE CUSTOMER. IT MAY SOMETIMES BE THE DRAWING NUMBER. IT NORMALLY APPEARS BY THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT BEING PURCHASED. THE PART NUMBER IS PRINTED ON THE UNIT/INTERMEDIATE LABEL, BUT IS NOT BAR CODED.



4. DESCRIPTION…THIS IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM BEING PUCHASED. THE DESCRIPTION IS PRINTED ON THE UNIT/INTERMEDIATE LABEL AND THE SHIPPING CONTAINER LABEL. ITEM DESCRIPTION MAY BE MARKED ON MORE THAN ONE LINE, IF REQUIRED, DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS. STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS, ALTHOUGH NOT DESIRED, MAY BE USED IF MARKING LENGTH IS EXCESSIVE.

5. QUANTITY AND UNIT OF ISSUE…THE NUMBER OF ITEMS PER UNIT PACKAGE (GENERALLY 1) AND THE UNIT OF ISSUE (GENERALLY EA). OTHER UNITS OF ISSUE, SUCH AS PG FOR PACKAGE OR RL FOR REEL MUST ALSO INDICATE QUANTITY OR SIZE OF ITEMS PER UNIT OF ISSUE (1 PG (50 EA), 1 RL (250FT)).



5. CON’T…IF THE CUSTOMER IS ORDERING SHIPPING CONTAINER LABELS, “______ EA” WILL BE PRINTED ON THE LABEL SO THAT THE CUSTOMER CAN FILL OUT THE QUANTITY IN THE FINAL BOX, AS THIS INFORMATION IS VARIABLE. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT BAR CODED…THUS, IT CAN BE HAND WRITTEN.

6. CONTRACT NUMBER…A 13 CHARACTER NUMBER, EXCLUDING DASHES, UNDER WHICH THE CONTRACT IS BEING PRODUCED. SOME CONTRACTS MAY ALSO HAVE A 4 DIGIT CALL NUMBER THAT MUST BE INCLUDED. THE CONTRACT NUMBER IS PRINTED ON THE UNIT/INTERMEDIATE LABEL AND IS BAR CODED ON THE EXTERIOR LABEL.



7. MILITARY METHOD…USE OF THE LETTER “M” IN THE FIRST POSITION INDICATES THE PACK IS A MILITARY PRESERVATION METHOD. THIS CODE IS DERIVED FROM THE PRESERVATION METHOD SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT; EITHER A 2-LETTER OR 2-DIGIT CODE. FOR EXAMPLE, PRESERVATION METHOD 10 WILL BECOME M10 FOR THE MILITARY METHOD. FOR COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS, THE MILITARY METHOD SHOULD BE THE LETTER “C”.

8. PACKAGING DATE…THIS IS THE MONTH AND YEAR IN WHICH THE PRODUCT IS PACKAGED. IF THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT KNOW OF THIS DATE…IT CAN BE LEFT BLANK TO BE HAND WRITTEN BY THE CUSTOMER LATER (THIS FIELD IS NOT BAR CODED).



9. OPTIONAL/SPECIAL INFORMATION…TO BE USED IF A CONTRACT REQUIRES LOT NUMBERS, CURE DATES, USE BEFORE DATES, OR SERIALIZATION. THIS IS PRINTED AT THE END OF THE LABEL.


EXTERIOR LABELS

THE EXTERIOR BAR CODE LABEL ENCODES THE 13 DIGIT NSN, THE 5 DIGIT CAGE CODE, AND THE 13 OR 17 DIGIT/CHARACTER CONTRACT NUMBER.


SHIPPING CONTAINER LABELS

THE SHIPPING CONTAINER LABEL DOES NOT CONTAIN A BAR CODED FIELD, THUS MANY CONTRACTORS CAN AND DO PRINT THESE LABELS THEMSELVES.

PAR CODE SYMBOLOGY’s STANDARD LOGMAR PRICING LIST…

THERE IS A MINIMUM ORDER CHARGE OF $25.00 (LM100)…AND WE ACCEPT UP TO 5 CONTRACTS PER ORDER.

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED ON A STANDARD PAR CODE LOGMARS ORDER FORM (INTRODUCED EARLIER), WITH ALL FIELDS COMPLETED ENTIRELY. PAR CODE OFFERS A CONTRACT INTERPRETATION OPTION…IF THIS IS SELECTED, A $5.00 CHARGE (LM103) PER CONTRACT WILL APPLY.

STANDARD ORDERS ARE SHIPPED WITHIN 24-48 HOURS.

PAR CODE SYMBOLOGY’s STANDARD LOGMAR PRICING LIST CON’T…


ITEM NUMBER SIZE UNIT PRICE

LTT151 2” X 3” $0.05 EACH, MIN. 20 LABELS/ LINE ITEM

LTT180 2” X 2.5” $0.05 EACH, MIN. 20 LABELS/ LINE ITEM


EXTERIOR LABELS



***DIE CUT LAMINATE IS SUPPLIED FOR ORDERS UNDER 750 LABELS IF NECESSARY.

SLFSPYL3622 2.25” X 3.75” $0.08 EACH, MIN. 20 LABELS/LINE ITEM

***IF LAMINATION IS NEEDED, AND THE ORDER QTY. EXCEEDS 750 LABELS, EXTERIOR LABELS ARE SUPPLIED ALREADY LAMINATED.

LTF3020PP064 2” X 3” $0.16 EACH


SHIPPING CONTAINER LABELS



***PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE A $5.00 SET-UP CHARGE (LM102)


DISCOUNTS ARE OFFERED FOR THE FOLLOWING QUANTITIES…

• 1000-4999 LABELS LESS 10% EACH $0.0450 EACH




• 50000 + LABELS LESS 40% EACH $0.0300 EACH

PAR CODE SYMBOLOGY’S MSL (MILITARY SHIPPING LABEL)

PAR CODE SYMBOLOGY’s STANDARD MSL ORDER FORM…

MILITARY SHIPPING LABELS

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS IN THE ORDER IT APPEARS ON THE ORDER FORM. PLEASE NOTE ALL FIELDS LISTED WITHIN THE MANDATORY INFORMATION SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED. THOSE LISTED WITHIN THE OPTIONAL SECTION ARE STRICKTLY OPTIONAL.

1. TCN…THE TRANSPORTATION CONTROL NUMBER…EACH SHIPMENT MUST HAVE A UNIQUE TCN, EVEN FOB DESTINATION SHIPMENTS, AND IT MUST CONTAIN 17 CHARACTERS. IF THERE IS NOT A CLEAR TCN LISTED WITHIN THE CONTRACT, PLEASE USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING…THE 14 CHARACTER DOCUMENT REQUISITION NUMBER FOLLOWED BY “XXX.” COMMON DOCUMENT REQUISITION NUMBERS BEGIN WITH “YPI” OR YPG”, ETC. ANOTHER METHOD FOR TCN DEVELOPMENT IS TO USE THE FIRST SIX LETTERS OF THE COMPANY NAME AND THE 4 DIGIT JULIAN DATE. FILL IN THE NEXT 7 DIGITS USING THE LAST 7 DIGITS OF THE CONTRACT NUMBER OR NSN, OR ANY COMBINATION THAT WILL PROVIDE A UNIQUE NUMBER FOR TRACKING PURPOSES.



2. FROM DODAAC…CONTRACTORS DO NOT NORMALLY HAVE A DODAAC AND THE CAGE CODE ONLY CONTAINS 5 CHARACTERS. THE DODAAC IS A 6 CHARACTER FIELD, AND SHOULD BE FILLED WITH THE FIRST 6 CHARACTERS OF THE COMPANY NAME (THE COMPANY AWARDED THE CONTRACT). WITHIN THE FROM ADDRESS FIELD, PROVIDE THE COMPLETE COMPANY ADDRESS INCLUDING CAGE CODE.

3. SHIP TO/ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE DODAAC AND ADDRESS…DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITY ADDRESS CODE (6 CHARACTER FIELD). COMMON DODAAC’s ARE “W25GIU” AND “W62GT2.” AGAIN, PLEASE INCLUDE COMPLETE DODAAC ADDRESS AS WELL.



4. PIECE NUMBER…THIS FIELD WILL REFLECT THE NUMBER OF THIS SPECIFIC SHIPPING CONTAINER AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS WITHIN THIS SPECIFIC SHIPMENT. IF YOU ARE SHIPPING TWO PALLETS TO A UNIQUE DODAAC AT THE SAME TIME (SAME SHIPMENT)…PALLET 1 WOULD BE CONSIDERED PIECE 1 OF 2, AND PALLET 2 WOULD BE CONSIDERED PIECE 2 OF 2.

5. WEIGHT…THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE PIECE THIS LABEL WILL BE PLACED ON. WEIGHT IS ROUNDED UP TO THE WHOLE POUND.



6. CUBE…THE CUBIC FEET OF THIS PIECE. ROUND UP TO THE NEXT WHOLE NUMBER. FORMULA FOR DEVELOPING THE CUBE IS LENGTH OF SHIPPING CONTAINER BY WIDTH BY HEIGHT DIVIDED BY 1,728.

7. SHIP DATE…THIS FIELD MUST BE COMPLETED…DOWN TO THE DAY. IF UNSURE, PLEASE PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE.



8. TAC…TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT CODE.

9. TYPE SERVICE…IN THE CLEAR TEXT FOR THE TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICE TO THE SHIP TO ADDRESS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE FRT LTL, AIR EXPRESS, UPS).

10. RDD…ENTER THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE CODE (3 DIGIT JULIAN DATE) SPECIFIED BY THE REQUISITIONER.

11. PRIORITY…ENTER THE APPLICABLE TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY (TP 1, 2, 3, OR 4).



12. POD…ENTER THE 3 DIGIT AIR/WATER PORT OF DEBARKATION.

13. FMS CASE…THE FMS CASE IDENTIFIER IS FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES ONLY.

14. DOC # AND SUFFIX…REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. NORMALLY FOUND ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE CONTRACT (BLOCK 4), OR CAN BE LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE NSN. NORMALLY BEGINS WITH “YPI,” OR “YPG,” OR “YPC,” OR “FPE,” ETC.).



15. NSN…13 DIGIT NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER.

16. NOMENCLATURE…DESCRIPTION OF SHIPMENT CONTENTS LISTED WITHIN THE CONTRACT.

17. QTY…QUANTITY, AMOUNT, OR NUMBER OF PIECES IN THIS SHIPPING CONTAINER.

18. RIC…ROUTING INDICATOR CODE.



19. UI…UNIT OF ISSUE. EXAMPLES INCLUDE EA FOR EACH, FT FOR FT, OR LB FOR POUND.

20. COND…RETURNED CODE ASSIGNED BY THE CUSTOMER.

PAR CODE SYMBOLOGY’s STANDARD MSL PRICING

PRICING IS $0.75 PER MILITARY SHIPPING LABEL. THERE IS A $15 MINIMUM PER CONTRACT, AND A $25 MINIMUM PER ORDER WHICH MUST BE MET.

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED ON A STANDARD PAR CODE MSL ORDER FORM (INTRODUCED EARLIER), WITH ALL MANDATORY FIELDS COMPLETED ENTIRELY.

MSL ORDERS ARE SHIPPED WITHIN 24-48 HOURS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OR NEED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE…PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ONE OF PAR CODE SYMBOLOGY’S EXPERT CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES.

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