1、 A-A-55243A INCH-POUNDJune 8, 2007_SUPERSEDING A-A-55243 October 27, 1993 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION TAPE, TEXTILE, NYLON OR POLYESTER (FOR NAME TAPES) The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description as a replacement for MIL-T-43664 for all federal age
2、ncies. 1. SCOPE. The tape is intended for use as a name tape for uniforms and field clothing. 2. CLASSIFICATION. Type I - Nylon Type II - Polyester 3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS. The color of the tape shall be as specified (see 7.3). The weave for both types of tape shall be plain weave 1-up and 1-down
3、. The tape for both types shall be woven on either shuttle or shuttleless looms. When the tape is woven on a shuttleless loom two filling yarns shall be in each shed and held at the edge by a catch cord yarn. The shrinkage of the tape in the warp or lengthwise direction shall be no more than 5.0 per
4、cent when tested in accordance with Table I. The dyed tape shall show fastness to light, perspiration, and laundering (after 3 cycles) equal to or better than a rating of “3-4” when tested as specified in Table I. The dyed tape shall show fastness to crocking or shall have an AATCC Chromatic Transfe
5、rence Scale rating not lower than 3.5. The color and appearance of the cloth shall match the standard sample when viewed using the AATCC Evaluation Procedure 9, Option A, under filtered tungsten lamps that approximate artificial daylight D75 illuminant with a color temperature of 7500 ( 200) K illum
6、ination of 100 ( 20) foot candles, and shall be a good match to the standard sample under horizon lamplight at 2300 ( 200) K. Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, Attn: DSCP-COET (Bldg 6),
7、700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5092 or emailed to: http:/ct.dscp.dla.mil . Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) online database at www.assist.da
8、ps.dla.mil. AMSC N/A FSC 8315 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55243A 3.1 Physical requirements. The finished cloth shall conform to the requirements listed in Table I. TABLE I. Physical requirementsCharacteristicRequirement Type I
9、 (Nylon)Requirement Type II (Polyester)Test MethodNylon Polyester Width (inches) Thickness (inches) Weight, (oz./yd.),(max.) Weave Warp ends (face & back), min. Picks per inch, (min.) Colorfastness to: Light (after 40 hrs or 170 kilojoules) Perspiration Crocking Laundering (after 3 cycles) Shrinkage
10、(min) (lengthwise) Fiber Identification 1 + 1/32 0.015 to 0.025 0.30 Plain 200 33, (66 1/) 3-4 3-4 3.5 3-4 5.0 Fiber Identification 1-1/16 + 1/32 0.006 to 0.012 0.20 Plain 125 80, (160 1/) 3-4 3-4 3.5 3-4 5.0 ASTM D 276 ASTM D 276 Visual ASTM D-1777 ASTM D-3776 Visual ASTM D-3775 AATCC 16 option 1,
11、2/ AATCC 15 2/, 3/ AATCC 8 4/ AATCC 61 3A, 2/, 3/, 5/AATCC 96 VIc 1/ Two picks per shed for shuttleless loom tape. 2/ AATCC Evaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color Change 3/ AATCC Evaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for Staining 4/ AATCC Evaluation Procedure 8 AATCC 9-Step Chromatic Transference S
12、cale 5/ The specimens must be dried after each of the 3 laundering cycles. On the color transfer cloth, the stain on the nylon, cotton, polyester, and wool fibers shall be evaluated. 3.2 Material. 3.2.1 Nylon yarn (Type I). The yarn shall not be subjected to any type of bleaching process. The yarn s
13、hall be a bright, high tenacity, light and heat resistant polyamide. 3.2.2 Polyester yarn (type II). The yarn for the tape shall be semi-dull or bright, regular or high tenacity fiber prepared from polyethylene glycol terephthalate. 3.3 Length and put-up. For government procurements only, unless oth
14、erwise specified (see 7.3) the tape for Type I shall be furnished in rolls of 72 yards + 1 yard. The tape for Type II shall be furnished in rolls of 200 yards + 1 yard. No roll shall contain more than two pieces, and no piece shall be less than 5 yards. Ends of pieces may be butted and fastened with
15、 adhesive tape. Overlapping pieces and sewing is prohibited. 2Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55243A 4. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials to the maximum extent practicable, in
16、 accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the Federal acquisition Regulation (FAR). 5. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE PROVISIONS. 5.1 Product Conformance. The contractor shall certify that the product offered meets the salient characteristics of this description and that the product conforms to the producers own dr
17、awings, specifications, standards and quality assurance practices and be the same product offered for sale in the commercial market place. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to the first delivery and thereafter, as may be otherwise provided for, under the pr
18、ovisions of the contract. Reliance on contractor quality assurance systems shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility of ensuring that all products or supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with all requirements of the contract. 6. PACKAGING. Preservation, packing, an
19、d marking shall be as specified in the contract or order. 7. NOTES. 7.1 Source of Documents. 7.1.1 Copies of Military and Federal documents are available online at http:/assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/ from the Standardization Documents Order Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA
20、19111-5092. 7.1.2 ASTM Standards are available online at www.astm.org or from the ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19426-2959.) 7.1.3 AATCC Standards are available on line at www.aatcc.org or from the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, P.O. Box 12
21、215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2215. 7.2 Certificate of Compliance. When certificates of compliance are submitted, the government reserves the right to inspect such items to determine the validity of the certification. 7.3 Ordering data. The contract or order should specify the following: a.
22、CID document number and revision. b. Type required. c. Color of tape required. d. When length of rolls is other than specified. e. Product conformance provisions. f. Packaging requirements. 3Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55243A
23、7.4 Key words Clothing, Field Tapes, Polyester Tapes, Name Tapes, Nylon 7.5 Revisions When the margins of this CID are marked with an asterisk it will indicate where changes (additions, modifications, corrections, deletions) from previous issues were made. This was done as a convenience only and the
24、 Government assumes no liability whatsoever for any inaccuracies in these notations. Bidders and contractors are cautioned to evaluate the requirements of this document based on the entire content irrespective of the marginal notations and relationship to the last previous issue. MILITARY INTERESTS:
25、 CIVIL AGENCY COORDINATING ACTIVITY: Custodian: GSA-FSS Army GL Preparing Activity: Review Activity: DLA - CT Army MD Project No. 8315-2005-002 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 data base at http:/assist.daps.dla.mil. 4Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
