1、 A-A-59833 August 28, 2009 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION ANCHOR, ROCK, PITON This commercial item description is approved for use by the Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia and is available for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense. 1. SCOPE. This commercial item description
2、 covers the requirements for pitons which are used for protecting climbers on steep rock routes by placing the pitons into cracks in the rock. 2. CLASSIFICATION. The pitons will be furnished in the following types and sizes: 2.1 Types. Type I Flat Type II Offset 2.2 Sizing. Type I Sizes 1-6 Type II
3、Sizes 1-6 3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS. The pitons design shall provide ease of use with the typical combat gloves. 3.1 Type I. The piton shall be a flat blade-shaped design. The pitons width shall taper from the eye to the end. There shall be one carabiner hole on the main blade perpendicular to the
4、width of the blade. The pitons thickness shall be tapered along its length from the eye to the end. The pitons thickness shall be measured at the blades midpoint. The Type I piton shall be as light-weight as possible, while meeting the standards described in the description in Table I. AMSC N/A FSC
5、8465 Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, Attn: DSCP Standardization Team, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5096. Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the
6、currency of this address information using Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) online database at http:/assist.daps.dla.mil/ . METRIC Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-59833 2 TABLE I. Physical c
7、haracteristics Type I 3.1.2 Type II. The piton shall be a flat blade-shaped design with a rounded offset 90 degrees to the blade. The pitons width shall taper from the eye to the end. There shall be two carabiner holes, one on the offset and another adjacent to the offset on the main blade. The pito
8、ns thickness shall be tapered along its length from the eye to the end. The pitons thickness shall be measured directly above the hole in line with the blade of the piton. The Type II piton shall be as light-weight as possible, while meeting the standards described in the description in Table II. TA
9、BLE II. Physical characteristics Type II 3.2 Color. The pitons shall be provided in a low reflectance, matte finish and provide low contrast with typical use terrain. 3.3 Materials. 3.3.1 Basic Material The pitons shall be chromium-molybdenum alloy 4130 steel with a black oxide finish. 3.4 Tests. Th
10、e piton shall meet the breaking strength and design requirements of International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (Union Internationale des Association dAlpinisme) - UIAA Standard 122 3.5 Workmanship. The finished anchor rock piton shall conform to the quality of product established by this c
11、ommercial item description and as specified in the solicitation and/or contract. Thickness (mm) Length (mm) Weight (grams) Size +/- 0.3 +/- 0.3 / - 10% 1 4 44.4 56 2 6.3 50.8 70 3 7.9 57.1 84 4 9.5 73 99 5 4.7 82.5 84 6 6.3 85.7 99 Thickness (mm) Length (mm) Weight (grams) Size +/- 0.3 +/- 0.3 / - 1
12、0% 1 3.2 76.2 20 2 3.2 88.9 22 3 4 88.9 65 4 4 117.5 76 5 4.7 92.1 70 6 4.7 123.8 84 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-59833 3 4. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials to the maximu
13、m extent practicable, in accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). 4.1 Recycled, recovered, or environmentally preferable materials. Recycled, recovered, or environmentally preferable materials should be used to the maximum extent possible, provided that the mater
14、ial meets or exceeds the operational and maintenance requirements and promotes economically advantageous life cycle costs. 5. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE PROVISIONS. 5.1 Product conformance. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this commercial item description, conform to the prod
15、ucers own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same product offered for sale in the commercial marketplace. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance. 5.2 Visual examination. Each piton shall be examined for the following defec
16、ts as listed in Table III: TABLE III. End item examination Examine Defect Description Finish Not smooth and adherent Construction Not free of burrs, rough spots, slivers, flat areas or projections Any component loose, missing or not specified type Any component fractured, slit, punctured, dented, bo
17、wed, malformed or damaged Marking etched or indented, contains rough or sharp edges Label and instruction slip Incorrect, illegible, omitted or misplaced. Marking Omitted, missing information or illegible 5.3 Acceptance criteria. Acceptance criteria shall be as specified in the contract or purchase
18、order (see 7.2). 6. PACKAGING. 6.1 Preservation, packing and marking. The preservation, packing and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order (see 7.2). 7. NOTES. 7.1 Sources of documents. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
19、A-A-59833 4 7.1.1 Government Documents. Copies of Government documents are available online at http:/assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/ or from the Standardization Documents Order Desk, Building 4D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094. DRAWINGS U.S. ARMY NATICK SOLDIER CENTER 3-3-0123 Anch
20、or Rock, Piton, Type I 3-3-0124 Anchor, Rock, Piton, Type II (Copies of drawings are available from the U.S. Army Natick Research Development and Engineering Center, Natick Soldier Center, ATTN: NSRDEC-RDNS-WPW-C, Natick, MA 01760) 7.1.2 Non-Government Documents. Non-Government standards and other p
21、ublications are normally available from the organizations that prepare or distribute the documents. These documents may be available in or through libraries or other informational services. INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAINEERING AND CLIMBING FEDERATION UNION INTERNATIONALE DES ASSSOCIATIONS DALPINISME (UIAA)
22、UIAA Safety Standard 122 Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment, Pitons (Copies are available online at www.theuiaa.org or from the Union Internationale Des Associations DAlpinisme (UIAA) Monbijoustrasse 61 Postfach CH-3000 Bern 23 Switzerland) 7.1.3 Federal Acquisition Regulations are available onli
23、ne at http:/acquisition.gov/far/index.html or by contacting the Superintendent of Documents at 202-512-1800. 7.2 Ordering Data. The contract or order should specify the following: a. Title, number, and date of this Commercial Item Description b. Type and size required (see 2.1, 2.2) c. Acceptance cr
24、iteria (see 5.3) d. Packaging (see 6.1) MILITARY INTERESTS: CIVIL AGENCY COORDINATING ACTIVITY: Custodian: PREPARING ACTIVITY: Army - GL GL-Army Marine Corps MC Project 8465-2009-016 NOTE: The activities listed above were interested in this document as of the date of this document. Since organizations and responsibilities can change, you should verify the currency of the information above using ASSIST Online database at http:/assist.daps.dla.mil/. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
