MIL-DTL-83526C
5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging shall be as specified in the contract or order
(see 6.2). When packaging of material is to be performed by DoD 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 fiber-optic connectors specified herein are intended for use with low loss optical
fiber cables in military, ground based, fiber-optic data transmission systems.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents must specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of this specification.
b. Specification sheet number, title and date.
c. Part or Identifying Number (PIN).
d. Quantity of connectors required.
e. Inclusion of terminating tools, if desired (see 3.9).
Color (see 3.11.3).
f.
6.3 Qualification. With respect to products requiring qualification, awards will be made only for
products, which are, at the time of award of contract, qualified for inclusion in Qualified Products List QPL
No. 83526 whether or not such products have actually been so listed by that date. The attention of the
contractors is called to these requirements, and manufacturers are urged to arrange to have the products
that they propose to offer to the Federal Government tested for qualification in order that they may be
eligible to be awarded contracts or orders for the products covered by this specification. Information
pertaining to qualification of products may be obtained from Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Attn:
DSCC-VQP, P. O. Box 3990, Columbus, OH 43218-3990, vqp.chief@dla.mil.
6.3.1 Conformity to qualified sample. It is understood that connectors supplied under the contract shall
be identical in every respect to the qualification sample tested and found satisfactory, except for changes
previously approved by the Government. Any unapproved changes from the qualification sample shall
constitute cause for rejection.
6.3.2 Provisions governing qualification SD-6. Copies of "Provisions Governing Qualification SD-6"
may be obtained upon application to Commanding Officer, Naval Publications and Forms Center, 5801
Tabor Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19120.
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