1、A-A-55229 = 9999974 035bOb5 978 A-A-55 2 29 17 September 1993 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION RAINCOAT, MANS The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description in preference to MIL-R-43518. Abstract. This commercial item description covers the requirements for
2、 raincoats. The raincoats are intended for wear by male military personnel of the Department of the Army. Salient characteristics. The raincoat is a six-button, double- breasted, belted with buckle, trench-type model, with a convertible collar, two-way access hanging pockets, set-in sleeve with tabs
3、, shoulder loops, a right front storm shield, and a storm tab on lower left front. The sleeve tabs, storm tab, shoulder loops, bottom of front shield, collar, and welt pockets shall be top stitched 3/8 inch from turned edges. The coat bottom hem shall be top stitched 3/8 inch, the belt shall have tw
4、o rows of top stitching 3/8 inch apart with outside edge stitch 1/16 to 3/32 inch from the edge. The sleeve outseam, side seams, center seams, front edge and lapel shall be 1/2 inch top stitched. The under arm seam of the sleeve shall be a double- lapped, double-stitched seam, 3/16 to 1/4 inch gage.
5、 The back pleat insert has a 1/4 inch seam. The buttons shall be melamine formaldehyde composition, glossy finish, style 20, 24-line and 45-line, and style 15, 18-line (stay buttons). Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving
6、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, by using the Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by lette
7、r. AMSC N/A FSC 8405 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55229 W 9999974 OLSbObb 804 W A-A-55 2 29 c y. There shall be three 45 ligne buttons on the rig
8、ht front. The top two buttons shall be sewn through all plies with stay buttons (18 ligne). The bottom button shall be sewn through the front and top ply of the pocket. One 45 ligne button on the right front shall be sewn through all plies with a stay button to correspond with buttonhole on left lap
9、el when coat is buttoned at neck. There shall be three 45 ligne buttons on the left front. The top button shall be sewn through all plies through a 45 ligne button on the facing side with buttons back to back. The center button shall be sewn through all plies with a stay button. The bottom button sh
10、all be sewn through the front and top ply of the pocket. The sleeve tabs, storm tab, and shoulder loops shall have 24 ligne buttons to correspond with buttonholes. One 24 ligne button shall be sewn to the underside of the belt (toward center) to correspond to the buttonhole in the belt safety strap.
11、 The color shall be DoD Blue BU, Cable No. 62002. The belt shall finish 2-1/4 (f 1/16, - 1/8) inches wide. The coat shall have three loops, one on each front above pocket welt, and one on the right side finishing 3 to 3-1/4 inches straight. There shall be one belt keeper loop on the left side 5-3/4
12、to 6 inches long, and one double belt loop on the belt, 6-7/8 to 7 inches long. Purling of the buttonhole on the belt safety strap shall finish away from the belt. The buttonholes shall be eyelet-end, square- bar, cut-first type, worked over gimp with the ends of the gimp pulled through the undersid
13、e. The ends shall be bartacked. Bartacking shall be 3/8 to 1/2 inch long and 1/16 to 3/32 inch wide and shall be free from thread breaks and loose stitching. The buckle shall be slide-type, size 2-1/4 inches, made from an alpha-cellulose filled melamine formaldehyde molding material having a minimum
14、 Izod impact strength of 0.25 foot-pounds per inch (13 J/m) of notch and shall conform to the basic or alternate drawing, 4-1-187. Fiaure. Figure 1 is furnished for information purposes only. If there are any inconsistencies between the written commercial item description and figure 1, the written c
15、ommercial item description shall govern. Ma ter i a 1 s Basic material. The basic material shall be a plain weave, cotton and polyester water-repellent poplin cloth dyed Blue 358. The finished cloth shall match the standard sample for shade and appearance and shall be equal to or better than the sta
16、ndard sample with respect to all characteristics for which the standard sample is referenced. The color of the finished cloth shall match the standard sample when viewed under filtered tungsten lamps that approximate artificial daylight and that have a correlated color temperature of 7500 2 200K wit
17、h illumination of 100 2 20 foot candles, and shall be a good match o the standard shall be polyethylene glycol terephthalate and cotton. sample under incandescent lamplight at 2300 2 200 6 K. The fiber O a O 2 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from
18、IHS-,-,-. ,A Characteristic Weight A-A-55229 9999974 0356067 740 Basic material Fusible interlining A-A-55 2 2 9 Basic material - contd. The warp and filling yarns shall be a blend of 50 percent polyester fiber and the remaining percentage cotton. The cotton portion shall be carded and combed, and t
19、he blend shall be spun into 2-ply yarn for the warp and a singles yarn for the filling. The basic cloth shall conform to the requirements in Table I. 0 Water repellency and air Permeability Treatment. The cloth shall be given an approved fluorocarbon type of water repellant treatment and shall confo
20、rm to the water repellency and air permeability requirements as specified in Table I. Interlininq. The material for the belt interlining shall be cotton buckram cloth, 5.7 ounce, natural or bleached, conforming to Type I, class 2 of A-A-50186. Fusible interlininq. As an alternate to basic material i
21、nterlinings (the pocket welt, facing, belt, top collar, top collarstand, and shoulder loop interlining), either a preshrunk 100 percent cotton plain weave cloth or black spunlaced polyester non-woven fabric that has uniformly distributed dot systems of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/polyvinyl acetate ty
22、pe, fusible type, fusible adhesive applied to one side in accordance with good commercial practice shall be used. The interlining shall be fused to the basic material on a electric fusing press. The fusible interlining shall conform to the requirements in Table I. The material for fusing the center
23、back, side seams, and sleeve outseams shall be a polyamide fusible web, 3/8 1/16 inch in width and weighing 1.0 i 0.2 ounces per square yard. For optimum results, the fusible material manufacturers recommendations for fusing dwell time, pressure, and temperature, based upon the fusing equipment used
24、 and basic material being fused, shall be utilized. TABLE I. - Material requirements (oz./sq. yd.) min. max . Colorfastness to: Laundering Dry-cleaning Perspiration Liqht Crcking : O wet 6.0 6.7 4 4 4 4 2.5 2.5 3.3 4.1 Test methoc ASTM-D 3776 I II TM-5610 - 1 / 2 / 3/4/ AATCC 15 A/ TM-5622 L/ 1/4 in
25、ch for back pleat insert, shoulder loops, sleeve tabs, welt to coat, hanging pockets; and 3/8 inch for all other seams. Commercial patterns may be used in lieu of the Government-furnished pattern provided they conform to the cited design and finished measurements. 7 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo r
26、eproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55229 = 999997rl 0356072 008 A-A-552 29 Sizes and measurements. The finished raincoat shall conform to the measurements below. TABLE II. - Finished measurements (in inches) Size Extra short 32 34 36 38 40 42 Short 30 32 34 36 38 40
27、 42 44 46 Resular 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 Lonq 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 1/2 Breast - i/ 20-1/8 20-7/8 21-7/8 22-7/8 23-7/8 24-7/8 19-1/8 20-1/8 20-7/8 21-7/8 22-7/8 23-7/8 24-7/8 25-7/8 26-7/8 19-1/8 20-1/8 20-7/8 21-7/8 22-7/8 23-7/8 24-7/8 25-7/8 26-7/8 27-7/8 20-1/8 20-7/8 21-7/8 22-7/8 2
28、3-7/8 24-7/8 25-7/8 26-7/8 27-7/8 Sleeve length - 2/ 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 8 Back length - 3/ 42-1/8 42-3/8 42-5/8 42-7/8 43-1/8 43-3/8 43-3/8 43-5/8 43-7/8 44-1/8 44-3/8 44-5/8 44-7/8 45-1/8 45-3/8 45-3/8 45-5/8 45-7/8
29、46-1/8 46-3/8 46-5/8 46-7/8 47-1/8 47-3/8 47-5/8 47-5/8 47-7/8 48-1/8 48-3/8 48-5/8 48-7/8 49-1/8 49-3/8 49-5/8 Belt length - 4/ 42-1/2 44-1/2 46-1/2 48-1/2 50-1/2 52-1/2 40-1/2 42-1/2 44-1/2 46-1/2 48-1/2 50-1/2 52-1/2 54-1/2 56-1/2 40-1/2 42-1/2 44-1/2 46-1/2 48-1/2 50-1/2 52-1/2 54-1/2 56-1/2 58-
30、1/2 42-1/2 44-1/2 46-1/2 48-1/2 50-1/2 52-1/2 54-1/2 56-1/2 58-1/2 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55227 m qwww 035bon TW m A-A-55229 TABLE II. - Finished measurements (in inches) - contd Size Extra lonq 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 To
31、lerance Plus Minus 1/2 Breast - 1/ 20-7/8 21-7/8 22-7/8 23-7/8 24-7/8 25-7/8 26-7/8 27-7/8 1/2 1/2 Sleeve length - 2/ 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 1/2 1/2 Back length - 3/ 49-7/8 50-1/8 50-3/8 50-5/8 50-7/8 51-1/8 51-3/8 51-5/8 1/2 1 Belt length - 4/ 44-1/2 46-1/2 48-1/2 50-1/2 52-1/2 54-1/2 56-1/2 58-1/
32、2 1 1 - i/ One half breast measurement shall be taken with coat buttoned from folded edge to folded edge in line with pit of armhole. - 2/ Sleeve length measurement shall be taken along inseam from pit of armhole to bottom of sleeve. - 3/ Back length measurement shall be taken along center seam from
33、 undercollar seam to bottom. - 4/ Belt measurement shall be taken from point of finished belt to fold at buckle bar. Workmanship. The finished raincoat shall conpform to the quality of product established by this document. The occurrence of defects shall not exceed the contractors own quality assura
34、nce standards and the quality assurance standards defined by the technical data in the bid package. Product demonstration model. When required, offerers shall submit samples of their intended production. The product demonstration model will consist of units independently developed. Product demonstra
35、tion models will be analyzed and evaluated by the Government. Evaluation criteria and basis for award are contained in the solicitation. Product demonstration models will be retained by the Government. One (1) product demonstration model approved by DPSC under the resultant contract will serve as a
36、manufacturing standard for the corresponding production items delivered under this contract. Offerers are advised that the product demonstration model does not relieve the successful offerer of his responsibility to perform in accordance with the commercial item description specified above. 0 9 Prov
37、ided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55229 m 9999974 OL5b074 980 m f. A-A- 5 5 2 2 9 Remlatory requirements. use recovered materials in accordance with Public Law 94-580 to the maximum extent practicable. The offeror/contractor is encourag
38、ed to Quality assurance Certification. offered meets the salient characteristics of this description and that the product conforms to the producers own drawings, specifications, standards and quality assurance practices. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to
39、 the first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract. Reliance on contractor quality assurance systems shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility to ensure that all products or supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply
40、with all requirements of the contract. The contractor shall certify that the product Examination Visual examination. The raincoat shall be examined for the defects listed below. of raincoats. The sample unit is one raincoat. The lot size shall be expressed in units Defects. defects: any hole, cut, o
41、r tear; color not as specified or shaded parts when required to be cut from one piece of material; any spot or stain (outside); raw edges, open seams, thread ends not removed or loose tension resulting in loose seams; any material defects, distorted parts or poor workmanship; any component part omit
42、ted; any fusing delaminated, bubbling of any fused component, any strike through or bleed through or any resin transfer to raincoat; label missing, incorrect, or illegible; measurement of item not as specified; bar code omitted or not readable by scanner; human-readable interpretation (HRI) omitted
43、or illegible; bar-coded type not as specified; code density not as specified. The raincoat shall be examined for the following 10 Dimensional examination. The finished raincoat shall conform to the dimensions specified. Any dimension that is not within the established tolerance shall be classified a
44、s a defect. The sample unit shall be one raincoat. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55229 m 9999974 O356075 437 m A-A-55 2 29 Packasinq examination. The fully packaged shipping containers shall be examined in accordance with the de
45、fects listed below. The lot size shall be the number of shipping containers in the inspection lot. EXAMINE DEFECT Marking Omitted, incorrect, illegible; (exterior and interior) of improper size, location, or method of application Materials Workmanship Content Palletization Any component missing, dam
46、aged, or not as specified Inadequate application of components, such as: incomplete closure of container flaps, loose strapping, improper taping, or inadequate stapling Number of items in container is more or less than required NSN shown on one or more items is not as specified on shipping container
47、 Length, width, or height exceeds specified maximum requirements Pallet type not as specified Load not bonded as specified Preservation, packinq, and markinq. The preservation, packing, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order. Source of Government documents. documents are availabl
48、e from: Copies of military and Federal , Standardization Documents Order Desk Bldg. 4D 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094 11 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55229 = 9999974 0356076 753 L A-A-55 2 2 9 Sources of non-Gov
49、ernment documents THE COLOR ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES Department of Defense Standard Shades For Buttons Department of Defense Standard Shades for Sewing Threads (Applications for copies should be addressed to the Color Association of the United States, 409 W 44th St., New York, NY 10036). ASTM-D 1424 - Tearing strength ASTM-D 3775 - Yarns per inch ASTM-D 3776 - Weight ASTM-D 5034 - Breaking strength (Applications for copies shou
