the quality inspection, the user department should provide a technician to do the inspection. After completion of the inspection, show acceptance by circling the quantity on the document. Receipts From Commercial Sources Material received from a commercial source is a result of a purchase request submitted to a civilian vendor. In this section, we will discuss the requirements before accepting material from commercial vendors. Material received from commercial vendors may require quality and quantity inspections. When inspected and accepted by the ashore activity, the quality inspection need not be performed afloat; however, the receiving activity must perform the quantity inspection before accepting the material. Upon receipt of material not inspected and accepted ashore, receiving personnel will perform the inspection. If needed, you may request assistance of technical personnel from the user department to do the quality inspection. A full and thorough quality inspection should be conducted. All packages must be opened and the contents verified by count. All DTO material will be inspected and accepted by the cognizant department head or representative, when possible. Itemized copies of invoices or delivery papers should accompany material deliveries from commercial vendors. Receiving personnel should not sign for material unless the shipper can provide a copy of the receipt document. Receiving personnel should not accept material until fully satisfied that the material conforms to the specifications in the purchase document or contract. BPA receipts will be inspected for quality and quantity. Personnel who pick up material from supply will certify these inspections at time of pickup. This procedure also applies for material purchased through imprest fund. DETERMINING MATERIAL DISPOSITION Material received by an activity will be either for stock or DTO. You can determine where to send the material by the serial on the document number or by the supplementary address on shipping document. The supplementary address field of the DD Form 1348-1 normally contains the storeroom location for stock items. It also may have the work center or phone extension number for DTO items. Document Information The following texts describe the information on receipt documents that will help you in determining material distribution. The ship to/mark for block contains the requisition number of purchase documents. The document number block contains the UIC and document serial number that identifies stock and DTO requisitions. The special material identification code SMIC indicates if material is in support of a special program. The security code indicates special handling based on security classification or hazardous nature of material. The codes used for classified material are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, O, S, T, U, and 7. Codes used for pilferable material are I, J, M, N, P, Q, R, V, W, X, Y, and Z. Codes used for ammunition and explosives are numbers 1 through 8. Refer to chapter 17 of NAVSUP P-437 for the meaning of these codes. The Material Control Code (MCC) block indicates special handling based on specific control or accounting requirements. The substitute data block advises that the item is an acceptable substitute for the item ordered. The required delivery date block, when used, indicates expeditious handling required. The priority block indicate the requisitioner’s priority and therefore the speed of handling required. The supplementary address block may have storeroom location for stock items or local coding of division for DTO items. The project code block identifies shipments of material for specific projects or programs. The last digit of the project code contains the last digit of storeroom location for stock items (See Appendix 11 of NAVSUP P-567). Shipment Labels And Markings The Military Standard Marking For Shipment And Storage, MIL-STD-129M, provides information on shipment labels and markings. Figure 5-14 shows the placement of markings on unit packs, intermediate containers, and exterior containers. The following texts describe the identification information on shipping containers. IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS.— The first line of information is the NSN/NATO stock number. This includes the prefix or suffix. If there is no NSN assigned, this line may be blank. 5-18