Required Number of Months/Quarters

Remaining Upon Receipt by the first Government activity

Shelf‑Life Period

Type I

Type II

Months

Quarters

Non-Deteriorative
No Shelf-Life Applies

0
(zero)

0
(zero)

N/A

N/A

 01 Month

A

N/A

25 days

N/A

 02 Months

B

N/A

50 days

N/A

 03 Months

C

1

75 days

N/A

 04 Months

D

N/A

3

1

 05 Months

E

N/A

4

1

 06 Months

F

2

5

2

 09 Months

G

3

8

3

 12 Months  (1.00-Year)

H

4

10

3

 15 Months  (1.25-Years)

J

N/A

13

4

 18 Months  (1.50-Years)

K

5

15

5

 21 Months  (1.75-Years)

L

N/A

18

6

 24 Months  (2.00-Years)

M

6

21

7

 27 Months  (2.25-Years)

N

N/A

23

8

 30 Months  (2.50-Years)

P

N/A

26

9

 36 Months  (3.00-Years)

Q

7

31

10

 48 Months  (4.00-Years)

R

8

41

14

 60 Months  (5.00-Years)

S

9

51

17

 72 Months  (6.00-Years)

I

N/A

61

20

 84 Months  (7.00-Years)

T

N/A

71

24

 96 Months  (8.00-Years)

U

N/A

82

27

Variable such as:
90, 132, 216, 228, etc.
Months or any other number of months not specifically assigned.

V

N/A

77, 113, 184,
194, etc.

26, 38, 61,
65, etc.

120 Months (10-Years)

W

N/A

102

34

180 Months (15-Years)

Y

N/A

153

51

240 Months (20-Years)

Z

N/A

204

68

Shelf‑Life Period Greater than 60 Months for Type II Extendible Items.
 

N/A

X

85 percent of number of months

85 percent of number of quarters