1、 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION ROPE, COTTON, OR COTTON/POLYESTER BLEND The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description by all federal agencies. 1. SCOPE. This commercial item description (CID) covers cotton or cotton/polyester rope. 2. CLASSIFICATION The
2、cotton or cotton/polyester blend rope shall be of the following classes and sizes and shall be as specified (see 7.3a): 2.1 Class 1 Natural Class 2 Mildew-resistant treated 2.2 Sizes (circumference, inches): 3/8, 5/8, 3/4, 1-1/8, 1-1/2, 2-1/4, 3 3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS 3.1 General description. Th
3、e rope shall be fabricated of carded cotton fiber or a cotton and polyester blend of suitable staple length and grade. The polyester content shall not exceed 65 percent of the total blend. The rope shall be of three-strand construction and shall utilize the “ZSZ” twist pattern. The class 1 rope shal
4、l contain not more than 5.0 percent starch and protein content, including chloroform soluble and water soluble material. The class 2 rope shall be natural in color prior to treatment and shall be mildew-resistant treated in accordance with T-T-616. The shade imparted by this treatment shall be consi
5、dered acceptable. AMSC N/A FSC 4020 A-A-52088A 4 JUNE 2008 SUPERSEDING A-A-52088 March 7, 1991 INCH-POUNDComments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, ATTN: DSCP-NASA, 700 Robbins Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5096 or emailed to dscp A
6、ny cut, chafe, damage or splice; kink, darting yarn, knot, broken or loose end, bulged strand; color not as specified; any spot or stain clearly noticeable; put-up not as specified; identification tag or ticket omitted, incorrect, or not as specified. The lot size shall be expressed in units of tube
7、s or coils of rope. The sample unit shall be one tube or coil of rope. Ten percent of the length contained on each sample unit, but not less than 100 feet, shall be examined. The inspection level shall be I, and the acceptable quality limits (AQL) shall be 4.0. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reprod
8、uction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-52088A 4 5.4 End item circumference testing. Each lot of ropes shall be measured for circumference in accordance with Method 6003 of FED-STD-191. Any circumference not within the specified tolerances shall be classified as a defect. The
9、 lot size shall be expressed in units of tubes or coils of rope. The sample unit shall be expressed in units of tubes or coil of rope. The sample unit shall be one tube or coil of rope. The inspection level shall be S-3, and the AQL shall be 2.5. 5.5 End item testing. The ropes shall be tested for m
10、inimum breaking strength and length per pound in accordance with Methods 6016 and 6004, respectively, of FED-STD-191. The lot size shall be expressed in units of tubes or coils of circumference, and shall be 55 feet for ropes less than 1-1/8 inches in circumference. The lot shall rejected if one or
11、more sample units fail to meet any requirement specified. The sample size shall be in accordance with table III. TABLE III. Sampling for tests. Lot size (tubes or coils) Sample size (sample units) 800 or less 2 801 up to and including 22,000 3 22,001 and over 5 6. PACKAGING 6.1 Preservation, packing
12、, and marking. For acquisition purposes, the products shall be preserved, packed, and marked as specified in the acquisition order (see 7.3c). 6.1.1 Commercial. In the absence of detailed instructions in the contract or purchase order preservation and packing shall be in accordance with American Soc
13、iety for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D3951, “Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging”. 6.2 Palletization. When specified (see 7.3d) rope shall be palletized in accordance with MIL-STD-147. 7. NOTES 7.1 Part Identification Number (PIN). The following PIN procedure is used for government purposes
14、and does not constitute a requirement for the contractor. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-52088A 5 This example describes a part numbering system for CID A-A-52088: AA52088 1 A Size: A = 3/8 B =5/8 C =3/4 D = 1-1/8 E = 1-1/2 F = 2
15、-1/4 G =3 Class: 1 = Natural 2 = Mildew-resistant treated Basic CID number 7.2 Sources of documents. 7.2.1 FAR. The FAR may be obtained from the Regulatory Secretariat, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405 or online at http:/www.acqnet.gov. 7.2.2 Government documents. Copies of Military and Federa
16、l documents are available online at http:/assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/ or from the Standardization Documents Order Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094. 7.2.3 ASQ standards. Copies of ASQ standards may be obtained from the American Society for Quality, 611 East Wisc
17、onsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202 or online at http:/www.asq.org. 7.2.4 ASTM standards. Copies of ASTM standards may be obtained from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 or online at http:/www.astm.org. 7.3 Ordering data. The contra
18、ct or order should specify the following: a. CID document number, revision, and CIDs PIN. b. Put-up, if different (see 3.3). c. Specify packaging requirements. d. When palletization is required (see 6.2). 7.4 Subject terms (keyword listing). Coil Natural Tube Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduc
19、tion or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-52088A 6 7.5 Changes from previous issue. Marginal notation are not used in this revision to identify changes with respect to the previous issue due to the extent of the changes. Custodians: Preparing activity: Army GL DLA IS Navy MC Air
20、Force 99 (Project 4020-2007-007) Review activities: Army AV, MD, SM Air Force 71 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 the ASSIST Online database at http:/assist.daps.dla.mil/. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
