What types of specific factors must be considered when acquisitioning and procuring assets?
Shelf-Life period
Environmental impact
Properties of the materiel
All answers are correct
What specific factors can affect an asset’s Shelf-Life period?
Time needed to procure the asset
Purchase price, vendor, and storage
Light, temperature, moisture, and storage
All answers are correct
Who is responsible for updating a shelf-life code?
Primary inventory control activity (PICA)
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
The end user
If the item is designated as requiring a Shelf-Life, the Shelf-Life Code (SLC) is assigned to the
__________.
National Item Identification Numbers (NIINs)
National Stock Numbers (NSNs)
Federal Supply Classes (FSCs)
No answer is correct
If a Shelf-Life asset is not properly stored and monitored, what could the ultimate outcome be?
Nothing
Adverse safety and health situations
Only adverse safety situations
Only adverse health situations
What will help save replacement and disposal costs?
Shipping assets to DRMO
Using old assets
Using assets with an expired Shelf-Life period
Inspecting, testing or restoring assets
, Upon first receipt of material by the Government, what percentage of an item’s Shelf-Life must remain?
100%
95%
85%
65%
When a Type I asset’s Shelf-Life period ends on its expiration date, what must be done with the asset?
Extend the shelf-life
Return to the vendor
Remain in storage
Disposed of or used for an alternate purpose
Select all the ways, if successful, a Type II Shelf-Life asset can have its Shelf-Life period extended. (Select
all that apply)
Visual inspection
Add 9 months to current Shelf-Life period
Testing/examination
Restoration
What type of information is found on SLES? (Select all that apply)
Shelf-Life policy and reference information
Type I and Type II Shelf-Life information and test results
Test lab POCs
Type II Shelf-Life information and test results
What is MQCSS?
Materiel Quality Control Storage Standards
Military Quality Committee Shelf-Life Standards
Materiel Quality Committee Shelf-Life Standards
Military Quality Control Storage Standards
What is QSL?
Quality Status List
Quantity Status List
Quality Shelf-Life
Quality Shelf-Life List
How does the combined MQCSS/QSL search work?
Select the QSL database to use the combined search
Search both databases by NIIN or NSN (default)
Select category NSN to use the combined search
There is no combined MQCSS and QSL search
Select the benefits of QSL. (Select all that apply)
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