All GSA vendors must follow General Services Administration Acquisition Manual (GSAM) clause 552.211-73 stipulates that all deliveries going directly to Civilian Agencies (and do not use the DLA transportation network) must be marked, labeled, and packaged in accordance with Federal Standard 123-H (FED-STD-123H).
Unit and intermediate package labels: Must include the data elements listed in FED-STD-123-H.
Transport packages labels: Must include the data elements listed in FED-STD-123-H.
FED-STD-123-H Marking Requirements
In accordance with FED-STD-123-H, marking shall be clear, legible, permanent, and in English. All required markings must be located on at least one side of the package, preferably the end panel. Required marking shall be oriented in a palletized load so that it is visible to the handler. Transport packages and unit loads shall not be marked on the top or bottom of the carton. Labels and tags must be securely attached to the item or package.
Material regulated by Federal laws or regulations shall be marked in accordance with those requirements.
All individual transport packages (including those in unit loads) shall be marked with characters at least 9mm (3/8 inch) high. If space does not permit this, smaller characters may be used. Bar code information must be readable by scanning devices through stretch wrap like material.
Each palletized or unitized load must have two labels affixed to adjacent sides of the load.
Transport packages containing one NSN and are consolidated into Unit Loads moving in a full truckload or carload shipments do not require the consignor and consignee information on the transport packages or all unit loads. The shipping label with the consignor and consignee information shall be located on the two unit loads closest to the door of the truck or carload shipment.
FED-STD-123-H Special Marking
Special marking may be required by the contract or purchase order. This may include the following data: requisition number (REQN), priority code (PRI), project code (PRO J), required delivery date (RDD), and transportation control number (TCN).