1. DLA-DS

2. DLA-Ds Brass Turn-ins Expended Brass Certifications:
No margin for error. Must be 100% accurate.
Vast majority of certifications are accurate.
DLA DS is not authorized to open packages/crates boxes after units certify.
During last 3 shipments, buyer has received items certified as expended smalls brass but was actually other INERT munitions components.
No live munitions were discovered.

3. DLA-Ds Improper Inert Certifications:
Result in monetary claim by contractor against U.S. Government.
Casts doubt on reliability of INERT Certifications on remaining property.
Results in personnel making site visit to contractor’s site to validate claim.
.50 Cal. brass must be separated from other brass.

4. Incorrect way to prep turn-in
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Incorrect way to prep turn-in
Correct way to prep turn-in
The brass is protruding out of the box on top of the pallet. You have to be able to secure the box so that no one can tamper with the brass once it is certified and verified.
Notice that banding is around the pallet as well as over each row of ammo cans. You have to secure the cans/boxes.

5. Unsecured ammo cans/boxes.
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Incorrect way to prep turn-in
Correct way to prep turn-in
Banded so that you are unable to remove any of the brass once certified and verified.
Unsecured ammo cans/boxes.

6. DLA-Ds Ammo Can Turn-ins Special processing: Inert certificate
Lids off

7. MPPEH Inert Certification
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MPPEH Inert Certification
Requires certification and verification
Requires Commanding Officer appointment

8. DLA-Ds MPPEH Letter Letter must be updated annually
Copy attached to each DD1348-1A with the MPPEH Inert certification.

9. DLA-Ds Additional Info
All retrograde materials that are scrap (i.e. fiber containers, plastic tubes, de-miled expended AT-4/LAWs, grenade canisters etc. can be processed by DRMO without appointments.
Brass, Ready Cans, and Containers require appointments.

10. DLA-Ds DSR – Sharon “Cher” Burke – DSN 751-0963 sharon.burke@dla.mil
DSR – William “Jay” Hamilton – DSN
DSR – Paul McGrath – DSN
Site Manager – Christina DeMarco-Valdez – DSN
Area Manager – Beth Ford DSN

11. Questions