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PAGE 3-14INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL PROPERTY RATE SOLICITATION I-25Item 338Port Contract FacilitiesTransportation Service Provider’s Code 5 SFR will include pickup and delivery of containerspositioned at port contractor’s facility if facility is located within 50 miles of the designated port. Forexample, at the military ocean terminal in Seattle, Washington, shipments may be line hauled to portcontractor’s facility in Kent, Washington, (approximately 26 miles from Seattle), or to Tacoma,Washington, (approximately 31 miles from Seattle). This line haul should be included in the SFR.Item 339Item 340Reserved for Future UsePacking Privately Owned Firearms (POFs)a. All privately-owned firearms (POFs) will be placed in a number 1 external shippingcontainer and positioned so that they are readily accessible for examination by customs officials, whenrequired, and the container closed and sealed at member’s residence.b. Transportation Service Providers must comply with the following provisions of Public Law103-159, Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act:(1) Marking the outside of any package, luggage, or other container indicating that the packagecontains a firearm is prohibited. This does not exclude attaching documentation in a sealed envelope to abox/container of household goods.(2) Written acknowledgement of receipt from the recipient of any package containing a firearm isrequired. Signatures can be on a bill of lading, inventory, or Transportation Service Provider-generated receipt.Signatures are only required at the time of delivery, i.e., not required at in transit points asshipments move between Transportation Service Providers and agents.(3) The above provisions only apply when shipments are moving within the United States.