(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, radio frequency identification (RFID), in the form of a passive RFID tag, is required for cases and palletized unit loads packaging levels and any additional consolidation level(s) deemed necessary by the requiring activity for shipments of items that--
(1) Contain items in any of the following classes of supply, as defined in DoD 4140.1-R, DoD Supply Chain Materiel Management Regulation, AP1.1.11:
(i) Subclass of Class I--Packaged operational rations.
(ii) Class II--Clothing, individual equipment, tentage, organizational tool kits, hand tools, and administrative and housekeeping supplies and equipment.
(iii) Class IIIP--Packaged petroleum, lubricants, oils, preservatives, chemicals, and additives.
(iv) Class IV--Construction and barrier materials.
(v) Class VI--Personal demand items (non-military sales items).
(vi) Subclass of Class VIII--Medical materials (excluding pharmaceuticals, biologicals, and reagents--suppliers should limit the mixing of excluded and non-excluded materials).
(vii) Class IX--Repair parts and components including kits, assemblies and subassemblies, reparable and consumable items required for maintenance support of all equipment, excluding medical-peculiar repair parts; and
(2) Will be shipped to one of the locations listed at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ log/ rfid/ or to--
(i) A location outside the contiguous United States when the shipment has been assigned Transportation Priority 1; or
(ii) Any additional location(s) deemed necessary by the requiring activity.
(b) The following are excluded from the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection:
(1) Shipments of bulk commodities.
(2) Shipments to locations other than Defense Distribution Depots when the contract includes the clause at FAR 52.213-1, Fast Payment Procedures. [72 FR 6483, Feb. 12, 2007; as amended at 76 FR 58143, Sept. 20, 2011]