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5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified in the
contract or order (see 6.2). When packaging of materiel is to be performed by DoD personnel or in-house
contractor personnel, these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain
packaging requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point's
packaging activities within the Military Service or Defense Agency, or within the military service's system
commands. Packaging data retrieval is available from the managing Military Department's or Defense
Agency's automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by contacting the responsible packaging
activity.
6. NOTES
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful, but is not
mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. The switchboard cable covered by this specification is intended for use indoors for
interconnecting multiple appearances of circuits on military switchboards with the distributing frame.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of this specification.
b. The quantity required.
c. Type of cable (number of pairs and singles to be furnished) (see 1.2).
e. Inspection lot size, if different than specified (see 4.3.1).
f. Packaging and packing requirements (see 5.1).
6.3 Subject term (key word) listing.
Conductors
Electrical
PVC
Ripcord
6.4 Definitions. For the purpose of this specification, the definitions given below should apply.
Lot size. A lot size is the number of units of product in an inspection lot (see 4.3.1). The
minimum and maximum lot sizes for inspection purposes should be determined by the Government and
may differ from the quantity designated in the contract or order as a lot for production, shipment, or other
purposes.
Sample. A sample is one or more sample units selected from an inspection lot to represent that
inspection lot for inspection purposes.
Sample unit. A sample unit is a unit of product (see 4.3.2), selected in an unbiased manner to be
a sample, from which specimens are taken for inspection.
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