2 There are seven breakfast and fourteen lunch/dinner menus
available.
3 Breakfast enhancements include bread, milk, and cold cereal.
The lunch/dinner enhancements include bread, milk, peanut butter and jelly.
4 Each module provides a complete meal for 50 individuals
including disposables (cups, five compartment serving trays, and utensils), with the
exception of mandatory supplements, such as bread, milk, and cold cereal.
5 Each menu, including mandatory supplements, provides an
average of 1450 kilocalories per serving.
6 The components of the UGR-A module have a minimum shelf
life requirement of 3 months (semiperishables maintained at 80F (27C), perishables
maintained at 0F (18C)) when delivered to a facility within the continental United
States (CONUS). The components of the UGR-A module have a minimum shelf life
requirement of 5 months (semiperishables maintained at 80F (27C), perishables
maintained at 0F (18C)) when delivered to a facility outside the continental United
States (OCONUS).
7 One pallet is comprised of 12 modules, totaling 600 meals.
8 The average weight of the module is 86.7 pounds.
9 The perishable and semiperishable modules each have their
own NSN.
(b) Additional information.
1 The UGR--A is currently available for procurement.
2 Revisions in the components of the UGR--A are customer-
driven and continuous under the Fielding Group Ration Improvement Program.
3 The UGR--A is a "build to order" ration with assembly and direct
vendor delivery with a 15-day order/ship time within the CONUS and a 45-day
order/ship time for OCONUS.
4 This ration has no minimum ordering quantity required and is
configured into individual meal modules for ease of ordering and distribution with the
preparation similar to any A-Ration meal. This ration can be compared to prime vendor
in a box.
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