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- OCTOBER 2009- MDF TECHNOLOGIES INC CAN PRINT FOR YOUR COMPANY, THE RFID TAGS REQUIRED UNDER DFARS Regulation-252-211-7006 Sample of RFID Tags following DFARS Regulation 252-211-7006 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 1-RFID/MSL TAG (GEN 2) Combined with Military Shipment Label (MSL) 4 X6" Label complying with MIL-STD 129P Figure 2- STAND-ALONE RFID TAG (Gen 2) 4 X 2" Label with RFID Case Number and Bare-coded number RFID tags from MDF Technologies meet the EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 Specification. If your company has been awarded a DOD contract with this specific clause (most probably since July 2006) and you do not have the RFID capability, MDF can print for you, within 24 hours the RFID Tags needed as well as a Certificate of Comformity Here is a recent memo sent to US Government Contractors by DCMA- "RFID labels are required on all
exterior shipping containers and pallets, when DFARS clause 252.211-7006 is specified in
the contract and the shipment meets the implementation requirements. This unique RFID
serial number is also required to be input into WAWF, under the “Pack” tab. If packaging is being performed at a
packaging facility and the RFID data is not available prior to packaging, the “Pack
Later” box must be checked so the RFID data can be added at a later date when it is
available and prior to shipment. It is imperative that all RFID data be included on the
WAWF Receiving Report as it provides the Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN) to the receiving
activity. For more information on RFID Tags please email us Email: rfid@mdfinternational.com Also all our Exterior Container Labels are in compliance with the new MIL-STD-129P with CHANGE 4 (Effective SEPT 17 2007)
- NOVEMBER 2006-NEW SPECIFICATION ON RFID TAG-GEN 2. STARTING October 1 2006, THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE TAGS BY DOD DISTRIBUTION DEPOTS ARE EPC CLASS 1 Passive RFID Tags that meet the EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 Specification. Class 0 and Class 1 Generation 1 tags will no longer be accepted after Sept 30 2006. For more information on RFID please email us Email: rfid@mdfinternational.com - OCTOBER 2006-As of October 1st 2006 class 0 and class 1 Generation 1 RFID Tags will no longer be accepted by the US Department of Defense. Only EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 RFID Tags will be accepted to enter the Military Distribution Depot System. - AUGUST 2006-MDF Technologies Inc already complying with DFARS Regulation-252-211-7006 (Nov 2005) RADIO
FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) announces that it will transit to GEN2 RFID Technology
by the end of Sept 2006. (see full Press
Release attached) For more information on RFID please email us Email: rfid@mdfinternational.com - JULY 2006-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) ADVANCE
SHIPMENT NOTICE (ASN). The RFID mandate
requires that all vendors who are contractually obligated to affix passive RFID tags to
material must also send electronically an Advance Shipment Notice (ASN) including RFID tag
Number and quantity packed. A Copy of a RFID tag is attached (RFID
TAG). For more information contact us. rfid@mdfinternational.com - JULY 2006-MDF Technologies Inc already complying with DFARS Regulation-252-211-7006 (Nov 2005) RADIO
FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) announces that it is now able to print RFID tags on
any shipment required by DOD contracts and to transmit electronically an Advance
Shipment Notice (ASN) to the Government. . (see
full Press Release attached) For more information on RFID please email us Email: rfid@mdfinternational.com - JUNE 2006-AIR FRANCE-KLM LAUNCH RFID BAGGAGE TRIAL ON CERTAIN FLIGHTS. Air France launched a trial with RFID tags to label and track passenger baggage on flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Schiphol.KLM joins the trial on July 10 at two baggage drop-off points in Schiphol's Departure Hall 2. The tags will be used for all baggage dropped at those points regardless of destination. Later this year, all drop-off points in DH2 will be equipped to handle RFID tags. KLM developed RFID together with Schiphol, which is responsible for facilitation. "We are launching these RFID baggage tests in the hope that these labels will eventually replace the existing barcode technology. This will enable Air France-KLM to secure its leading position in terms of offering passengers innovative products," AF VP-Operations Pascal de Izaguirre said. The technology will be tested on Paris-Tokyo flights this summer. The new RFID labels, which are uniform to Air France and KLM, eventually will be introduced to outstations. Airlines could save $768 million per year using passive RFID baggage tags, IATA RFID Project Manager Andrew Price said during a March ATWOnline webcast. - APRIL 2006- Defense Supply Center
Columbus (DSCC) will organize a Workshop on RFID on July 20 2006 in Columbus OH. In a
Press release, DSCC declares: "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) implementation
for the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) affects thousands of companies facing the
DoD compliance mandates for RFID tagging in their shipping of goods. Adopting RFID
technology is not a matter of if, but when, for most US Federal Government suppliers.
We encourage your business to attend our informative DSCC RFID Implementation Workshop so
that your firm will be ready for meeting the US Federal Government mandates for working
with us. We know you will find this event interesting and supportive to your business
needs. Lastly, this event will have time to meet and ask questions of DSCC and procurement
technical assistance personnel". - MARCH 2006-MDF Technologies Inc announced that it became officially compliant with
DFARS Regulation-252-211-7006 (Nov 2005) RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID)
and is now able to print RFID tags on any shipment required by contract . (see full Press Release attached) For
more information on RFID please email us Email: rfid@mdfinternational.com - MARCH 20 2006-ATW ARTICLE At a time when lost and mishandled bags are costing the industry $2.5 billion a year (see item below), airlines collectively could save $768 million annually if passive RFID tags were implemented for baggage handling, replacing barcode tags and scanners, IATA RFID Project Manager Andrew Price said yesterday during ATWOnline's webcast on radio frequency identification technology. Significantly improved reading accuracy compared to barcode scanners, elimination of duplicate labels and the fact that RFID readers are considerably cheaper to purchase, simpler to operate and easier to maintain are among the advantages of the technology. Price acknowledged, however, that encoding the tags is still a challenge and "there is uncertainty on cost." While citing a figure of 7 cents per RFID tag, he noted that "no one's actually placed a volume order, so we can't say if that's true." Some experts have suggested the cost will have to drop below 5 cents to make the equation economically feasible. On the positive side, RFID tags offer a read rate of 99% versus 76% for barcodes. Price noted that contrary to widespread belief, an industry standard for RFID bag tags already exists--RP1740C. IATA continues to evaluate the business case for transitioning to RFID. Anthony Cerino, an independent consultant, also cited the accuracy of RFID, stating that the average read rate was 98.46% at Hong Kong International Airport and 98.01% at Tokyo Narita. "RFID is cost-effective," he declared." If the jury is still out on the merits of using RFID for baggage, Kenneth Porad, project manager for Boeing's Automated ID Program, left no doubt that the industry will find "tremendous value" through the use of RFID tags in the aviation supply chain to identify and track parts and components. Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and Bombardier have agreed to a common RFID standard and last May FAA issued a policy statement authorizing the use of passive RFID. Boeing has completed a successful in-service evaluation with FedEx. Porad cited a host of applications including tracking LRUs, life-limited or time-controlled parts, onboard emergency equipment such as lifejackets and oxygen generators.
- DEC 2005- DOD NEWS The following Classes of Supply will require RFID tags to be placed on all individual
cases, all cases packaged within palletized unit loads, and all palletized unit loads:
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