CARPET_SPECIFICATION_GUIDELINE_SSA_Fargo_18.docx

CARPET SPECIFICATION GUIDELINE

Carpet to be newly installed must comply with the following:

1. Price Range: $25-$30 / SF.

2. Product Sustainability and Environmental Requirements. To achieve superior performance in multiple environmental attribute areas, carpet must have third party certification in accordance with NSF 140 2007 e Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard at a “Gold” level minimum. Product Literature showing NSF Gold Logo and certification of recovered content by a 3rd party are required as part of the procurement documentation.

3. Recycle Content of the Total Product Weight: Post Consumer Recovered Content -minimum 10%

4. Low Emitting Materials. The carpet and floor adhesive (for glue-down installations) must meet the Green Label Plus (GLP) and floor adhesive (for direct glue down) requirements of the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI). GLP number must be provided. Carpet and all installation components including adhesives, sealers, seam welds and seam sealers must meet the Low Emitting Materials standards as outlined in U.S. Green Building Council LEED criteria. Adhesives must meet VOC content standards per South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule #1168.

5. Face Fiber Content. Face yarn must be 100% nylon fiber. Loop Pile shall be 100% Bulk Continuous Filament (BCF); cut and loop shall be 100% BCF for the loop portion and may be BCF or staple for the cut portion; cut pile carpet shall be staple or BCF.

6. Performance Requirements for Broadloom and Modular Tile

· Static: Less than or equal to 3.5 kV when tested by AATCC Test Method 134 (Step Test Option) by

· Flammability: Meets CPSC-FF-1-70, DOC-FF-1-70 Methenamine Tablet Test criteria

· Flooring Radiant Panel Test: Meets NFPA Class I or II depending upon occupancy and fire code when tested under ASTM E-648 for glue down installation.

· Smoke Density: NBS Smoke Chamber – Less than 450 Flaming Mode when tested under ASTM E-662 NOTE: Testing must be performed in a NVLAP accredited laboratory.

7. Additional Requirements for Modular Tile

· Tuft Bind Minimum 8 lb. average tuft bind for Loop Pile – ASTM D-1335

8. Texture Appearance Retention Rating (TARR) Carpet must meet TARR ratings specified below:

The carpet should be evaluated using ASTM D-5252 Hexapod Drum Test as per the commercial carpet test procedure and TARR classification determined using ASTM D-7330.

9. Carpet Reclamation. Reclamation of existing carpet to be determined with potential vendor. When carpet is replaced, submit certification documentation from the reclamation facility to the Procurement Officer. Repurposing is also an acceptable means of disposal with documentation submitted.

10. Warranty. Submit a copy of the manufacturer’s standard warranty to the Procurement Officer within the first 60 days of Government occupancy. Government is to be a beneficiary of the terms of this warranty.

11. Installation:

a. Remove and properly dispose of the existing broadloom carpet from project area as indicated.

b. Remove old adhesive, fill and repair all holes and/or floor defects to provide a clean, solid, level base prior to installing new carpet for all areas to be carpeted. Floor preparation shall conform to carpet manufacture’s guidelines and directions.

c. All carpet shall be direct glue down. The contractor shall use releasable adhesive over the entire floor to be carpeted, adhesive shall be manufacture approved for warranty compliance.

d. Furnish and install carpet bars (transition strips) where required. Carpet bars shall be attached to floor substrate with screws and anchors. Transition Strips must comply with the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standard (ABAAS) section 303.3 beveled.

e. The contractor shall plan/layout the carpet installation prior to any cutting, to minimize waste. Pattern and layout shall be approved by Project Manager prior to beginning installation.

f. Contractor shall work with GSA Project Manager to schedule and phase work to minimize disruption to tenant and work within their schedule to the maximum extent possible.