What items are required to be bar coded?
The National Stock Number (NSN) shall be bar coded on all unit packs and intermediate containers. The exterior container shall be bar coded with the NSN/NATO stock number and the contract or purchase order number (including the call number) applied. [Reference: MIL-STD-129, paragraph 4.2.3] • If the unit container is too small, do I still need to bar code it? Yes. When space does not permit placement of all the required markings, including bar code markings, on one surface of the container, the bar code labels or markings should be either placed on the opposite side of the container or the adjacent end, or they should be placed on a tag attached to the container. Markings on unit packs shall be so located as to allow the markings to be easily read and to ensure that markings will not be destroyed when the pack or container is opened for inspection or until its contents have been used. [Reference: MIL-HDBK-129, paragraph 4.4.2 and MIL-STD-129, paragraph 4.2.1.1] • Are prefixes and suffi
