DOD RFID Supplier Implementation Plan

From Logistics and Materiel Readiness ...

... "Suppliers Shipping to DoD: Per the schedule outlined in this attachment, case, pallet, and item packaging (unit pack) for Unique Identification (UID) items will be tagged at the point of origin (manufacturer/vendor) with passive RFID tags, except for the bulk commodities as defined in section 2.4.1+ of attachment 2. If the unit pack is also the case, only one RFID tag will be attached to the container. Shipments of goods and materials will be phased in by procurement methods, classes/commodities, location and layers of packaging for passive RFID. Commencing January 1, 2005: All individual Cases + All Cases packaged within Palletized Unit Loads + all Palletized Unit Loads, as defined in Section 2.3+, will be tagged" ...