1、 A-A-50LbA 9999974 OLb50bL 233 = A-A-50167A SUPERSEDING A-A-50 167 May 18, 1988 Ausust 25, 1994 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION WADDING, COTTON The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Scope. This commercial item description covers the
2、requirements for cotton wadding to be used when packing furniture for shipment. 2. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS 2.1 Characteristics. The wadding shall be fabricated from clean cotton fibers, natural or colored, utilizing card strippings, mill waste, or reworked stock. The reworked stock shall be carded,
3、garnetted, or laid to produce continuous, unbroken layers of uniform thickness. A bonding agent shall be uniformly applied to both sides of the wadding to sufficiently stabilize it during handling, and to prevent it from tearing. Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pe
4、rtinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Defense Personnel Support Center, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, Attn: DPSC-FSSD, 2800 South 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19101-8419. AMSC N/A FSC 8320 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; dist
5、ribution is unlimited. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-50167A 9 9999974 OLb5062 17T A-A-50167A The wadding shall be furnished in continuous lengths of 12 yards and put up in rolls or flat folds. The wadding shall have a minimum wi
6、dth of 32.0 inches, and a weight of 5.3 ounces per square yard when tested in accordance with FED-STD-191 method 5040 (full width short specimen method), and a minimum thickness of 0.10 inches when tested in accordance with ASTM D-1777. Additional test methods, if applicable, shall be as specified i
7、n the contract or purchase order. 2.2 Labels. The wadding shall be labeled in accordance with commercial practices and shall contain the following information: contractors name, contract number, and National Stock Number (NSN) . 3. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Requlatory reauirements. The offeror/con
8、tractor is encouraged to use recovered materials to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 4.1 Certification. The contractor shall certify and maintain substantiating evidence that the product o
9、ffered meets the salient characteristics of this commercial item description; and conforms to the producers own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices; and is the same product offered for sale in the commercial marketplace. The Government reserves the right to require p
10、roof of such conformance prior to first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise proviced for under the provisions of the contract. 4.2 Market acceptability criteria. The item offered must have been sold to the commercial market or to the Government, and the contractor shall certify and provide s
11、upporting documentation as to its serviceability and the long term (five years) availability of all necessary maintenance and logistics support parts and materials. 4.3 Warranty. The item offered shall include the standard warranty given to the commercial market beginning with the date of delivery o
12、f the individual items. 2 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-50167A 9999974 0365063 O06 A-A-50167A 4.4 Visual examination. Each roll of wadding shall be examined for the defects listed below. 4.4.1 Defects. Any hole, cut, tear, or co
13、lor not as specified; any thin or uneven areas, weight not as specified; any spot or stain (outside); label missing, incorrect, or illegible; width not as specified; any presence of metallic objects; bonding agent omitted or not uniformly applied; item not packaged as specified in the contract or pu
14、rchase order. 4.5 Dimensional examination. The finished wadding shall conform to the dimensions specified. Any length found to be less than the minimum specified or more than 2 yards less than the length marked on the roll ticket shall be considered a length defect. If the total of the actual length
15、s of the rolls is less than the total of the lengths marked on the roll tickets, the lot shall be rejected. The sample unit shall be one linear yard. 5. PACKAGING 5.1 Preservation, packinq, and markinq. The preservation, packing, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or purchase order. 6
16、. NOTES 6.1 Source of Government documents. Copies of military and Federal documents are available from: Standardization Documents Order Desk Bldg. 4D 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094 6.2 Sources of non-Government documents ASTM-D 1777 - Standard Method for Measuring Thickness of Texti
17、le Materials (Applications for copies should be addressed to American Society For Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1187.) Custodians: Army - GL Air Force - 99 Review Activities: Air Force - 45, 82 Civil Agency Coordinating Activity: GSA - FSS Preparing Activity: DLA - CT Project No. 8320-0105 3 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
