A-A-50378 Drawers, Extreme Cold Weather, MenS And WomenS

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A-A-50378B

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4.  REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

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 material meets or exceeds the operational and maintenance requirements, and promotes economically advantageous life cycle costs.

5.  QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS

5.1  Product conformance.  The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this commercial item description, and shall conform to the producer's own drawings, specifications, standards and quality assurance practices.  The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance.

5.2  Visual examination.  Each pair of drawers shall be examined for the defects listed below.

5.2.1  Defects.  Any hole, cut, or tear; color not as specified; any part shaded; 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 omitted; label missing, incorrect, or illegible; measurement of item not as specified; bar code omitted or not readable by scanner; human-readable interpretation (HRI) omitted or illegible; bar code not visible on folded, packaged item; bar code causes damage to the item; any items not packaged in accordance with the contract or purchase order.

5.3  Acceptance criteria.  Acceptance criteria shall be as specified in the contract or purchase order.

6.  PACKAGING

6.1  Preservation, packing, and marking.  The preservation, packing, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order.

7.  NOTES

7.1  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

7.2  Source of non-Government documents

ASTM-D-629             -           Quantitative Analysis of Textiles

ASTM-D-1777           -           Thickness of Textile Materials

ASTM-D-2165           -           pH of Aqueous Extracts of Wool & Similar Animal Fibers

ASTM-D-2256           -           Tensile Properties of Yarn by The Single-Strand Method

ASTM-D-3776           -           Mass Unit of Area (Weight) of Fabric

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