[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 41, Volume 2]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 41CFR101-27.206-2]



[Page 120]

 

           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

 

          CHAPTER 101--FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

 

PART 101-27_INVENTORY MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents

 

           Subpart 101-27.2_Management of Shelf-Life Materials

 

Sec. 101-27.206-2  Identification and shipping requirements.



    Manufacturers shall, whenever practicable, be required to mark the 

unit or container with the month and year of manufacture or production 

and the batch number on all shelf-life items (60 months or less) 

procured from other than GSA sources. Whenever practical, the supplier 

shall be required to ship or deliver material within a given number of 

months from the date of manufacture or production. These ``age on 

delivery'' requirements should not be imposed in such a manner as to 

unduly restrict competition at any trade level. The following guidelines 

are suggested as appropriate for most shelf-life items:



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             Shelf-life period                     Age on delivery

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25 mos. or more...........................  6 mos.

19 to 24 mos..............................  4 mos.

13 to 18 mos..............................  3 mos.

7 to 12 mos...............................  2 mos.

6 mos. or less............................  1 mo. or less.

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[40 FR 59595, Dec. 29, 1975]