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AMSC N/A FSC 8420

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

INCH-POUND

A-A-50003E

September 30, 2019

SUPERCEDING

A-A-50003D

June 25, 2007

COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION

DRAWERS, MEN’S (BRIEF TYPE)

The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description for all Federal agencies.

1. SCOPE. This commercial item description covers requirements for Drawers; Men’s (Brief

Type) used by the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force personnel.

2. CLASSIFICATION. The drawers shall be in the following Classes and Sizes:

2.1 Classes

Class 1 - White

Class 2 - Brown 436

Class 3 - Desert Sand 503

2.2 Sizes

28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44

3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS.

3.1 Description. The drawers shall be brief type with sloped elasticized leg opening and an elastic waistband.

3.2 Standard sample. The finished drawers shall match the standard sample for shade and appearance, and shall, unless otherwise indicated, be equal to or better than the standard sample with respect to all characteristics for which the standard sample is referenced (see 7.2).

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3.3 Materials.

3.3.1 Basic material. The knitted cloth for the body of the drawers and leg binding shall be made of 100 percent combed cotton yarn, and shall be knitted on a circular knit machine with a

1X1 ribbed knit. The cloth shall have a minimum of 21 wales per inch (WPI) and 29 courses per inch (CPI) when tested in accordance with ASTM D 3887 (Section 12 Fabric Count only). And a minimum burst strength of 60 pounds when tested in accordance with ASTM D 3787.

3.3.2 Cloth for fly binding and strip binding. The knitted cloth for the fly binding and strip binding shall be made of 100 percent combed cotton yarn. The material shall be circular knitted with a jersey stitch and shall have a minimum of 29 wales and 35 courses per inches when tested in accordance with ASTM D 3887 (Section 12 Fabric Count only).

3.3.3 Waistband. The waistband shall be woven or knitted from cotton or polyester yarns, and shall be 1-1/4 inches minimum in width and shall have a minimum of 14 elastic strands and a commercial holding power (modulus) of 1 pound minimum, 30 percent stretch.

3.3.4 Thread (all classes). The thread shall be a good match to the basic material. The dyed thread shall have a minimum rating of 3-4 for colorfastness to laundering after 3 cycles when tested in accordance with the AATCC 61, Test 3A. Rate using AATCC Evaluation 1 Gray Scale for Color Change. The color transfer cloth evaluation shall not apply. No appreciable change in shade or loss of color of the tested specimen shall be visible when compared to the untested thread.

3.3.5 Color. The color of the Class 1 drawers shall be bleached white. The color of Class 2 drawers, waistband, cloth for fly and strip binding shall be Brown 436. The color of Class 3, drawers, waistband, cloth for fly and strip binding shall be Desert Sand 503. All required colors shall match the standard sample when viewed using the AATCC Evaluation 9, Option A, with sources simulating artificial daylight D75 illuminant with a color temperature of 7500 + 200K illumination of 100 + 20 foot candles, and shall be a good match to the standard sample under incandescent lamplight at 2856 + 200K.

3.3.6 Colorfastness requirements. Class 2 and 3 drawer materials shall have a minimum rating of 3-4 for colorfastness to laundering and 3.5 for colorfastness to crocking. Colorfastness to laundering shall be in accordance with AATCC Test method 61, Test 3A and the rating evaluation in accordance with AATCC Evaluation Procedure 1, Gray Scale for Color Change and AATCC Evaluation Procedure 2, Gray Scale for Staining. On the color transfer cloth evaluation, only the stain on the cotton fibers of the color transfer cloth shall be evaluated.

Colorfastness to crocking shall be in accordance with AATCC Test method 8 and the rating evaluation in accordance with AATCC Evaluation Procedure 8, AATCC 9-Step Chromatic

Transference Scale. When specified bleached whites, fluorescent materials, or materials containing optically brightened fibers shall be checked for matching fluorescence, against the standard sample using an ultraviolet source.

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3.3.7 Shrinkage. The finished drawers shall not shrink or elongate more than 10 percent in either the length or width direction after 5 launderings when tested, in accordance with AATCC

Test Method 150, (1),(IV),(A) iii. Measurements shall be taken in accordance with 5.3.3.

3.4 Durability. The laundered drawers, (see 3.3.7), shall be subjected to an additional 5 home launderings as accordance with paragraph 3.3.7 and shall show no obvious signs of deterioration such as broken threads, open seams, frayed hems, holes in fabrics and frayed edges or ruptured yarns in the waistband.

3.5 Toxicity. The finished drawers shall not present a health hazard and shall show compatibility with prolonged, direct skin contact when tested as specified in 3.5.1. Chemicals recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as human carcinogens shall not be used.

3.5.1 Toxicity test. When required (see 7.3), an acute dermal irritation study and a skin sensitization study shall be conducted on laboratory animals. When the results of the studies indicate the drawers is not a sensitizer or irritant, a Repeat Insult Patch Test shall be performed in accordance with the Modified Draize Procedure. (See 7.1.4) If the toxicity requirement (see

3.5) can be demonstrated with historical use data, toxicity testing may not be required (see 7.3 ordering data)

3.6 Sizes, measurements and weights. The measurement and weight per dozen drawers for the listed sizes shall be as specified in Table I.

TABLE I Sizes, measurements and weights

Size Weight 1/ oz/dozen minimum

1/2 waist 2/

(relaxed)(inches) minimum

Trunk 3/

(inches)

Minimum

Seat width 4/

(inches)

Minimum

28 21 10 3/4 12 ¾ 13

30 23 11 1/2 13 ¾ 14

32 25 12 13 ¾ 14

34 27 13 14 ¾ 15 ½

36 30 14 14 ¾ 15 ½

38 33 15 15 ¾ 17

40 35 16 15 ¾ 17

42 37 17 16 ¾ 18 ½

44 38 18 16 ¾ 18 ½

1/ Unpacked drawers only.

2/ The half waist measurement shall be taken along the top edge of the waistband.

3/ The trunk of the measurement shall be taken from the top of the waistband to the fold at the bottom of the drawers midway between the leg openings.

4/ The seat width measurement shall be taken at the widest point above the leg binding, excluding the leg binding.

3.7 Labels. Each pair of drawers shall have a Type VI, Class 14 label in accordance with MIL-

DTL-32075. The care instruction label shall include the following:

Machine or Hand Wash

Warm Water

Line or Tumble Dry

For Class 2 and 3 drawers, the following information shall be included in the label:

“DO NOT USE BLEACH. Use of acne medication containing Benzoyl peroxide will cause discoloration.”

3.7.1 Packaging label tags. Each plastic bag shall be individually bar-coded with a commercially acceptable pressure sensitive label. The bar-coding element shall be a 13 digit

National Stock Number (NSN). There shall also be a 12 digit UPC number assigned for all

NSN’s by the procuring agency. The UPC bar-coding element shall be underneath the National

Stock Number bar-code. The initials UPC must appear beneath the UPC bar-code. The bar-code for the NSN and UPC type shall be a medium to high code density and shall be located at the upper right corner of the plastic bag so that it is completely visible. A colorized DSCP logo shall be provided after contract award. Each label shall have the following:

Inscription:

Made for DLA Troop Suport

Manufacturers name:

Contract # SP0100-00-0000 (Example)

Size: 38 MEDIUM (Example)

NSN: 8420-00-000-0000 (Example)

Description: Briefs

Color: Desert Sand (Example)

4. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

4.1 Flammability requirements. The basic material shall conform to the rules and regulations of the Flammability Fabrics Act without the application of a flame retardant finish to material or the end item.

5. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE PROVISIONS.

5.1 Product conformance. The drawers offered shall meet the salient characteristics of this commercial item description, conform to the producer’s own specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same product that is offered for sale in the commercial market. The Government reserves the right to require the proof of such conformance.

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

5.2.1 Defects. Any hole, tear, drop stitch, thin areas or mends. Any slubs more than twice the thickness of normal yarn. Any accumulation of slubs, clearly visible, causing non-uniform overall appearance. Loose knitting. Appearance of shade bars, birdseyes, miss-knit, tiger stripes, or dye streaks. Color not compatible to standard sample. Any spot of stain on outside more than 1/4 inches. Rancid or bad odor. Any component missing. Any needle chew. Any part badly pleated or caught or twisted in an unrelated row of stitching. Any open seam. Any bartack or tack omitted. Any raw edge. Any leg binding omitted. Label omitted, incorrect, illegible or misplaced. Bar code label not readable by scanner; human-readable interpretation

(HRI) omitted or illegible; bar code label not visible on packaged item; any items not packaged in accordance with the contract or order.

5.3 End item testing and measurements. For the following test and dimensional examination, the sample unit shall be 12 drawers of one size, and the sample size shall be one sample unit for each size in the lot for lot sizes up to 12,000 pair of drawers, and two sample units for each size in the lot for the lot sizes of 12,001 or more.

5.3.1 Weight. Each sample unit shall be weighed unpacked for conformance to the minimum weight requirement as specified in Table I. The lot shall be rejected if any sample unit fails to meet the minimum weight requirement.

5.3.2 Dimensional. Three pair of drawers, randomly selected from each sample unit, shall be measured for the dimensions specified in Table I. The actual measurements shall be marked on each pair of drawers in preparation for shrinkage testing. Any dimension not meeting the minimum requirement of Table I, on any pair of drawers shall cause rejection of the lot.

5.3.3 Shrinkage. The drawers subjected to dimensional examination shall be used for the shrinkage test. The drawers shall be laundered and dried 5 times in accordance with 3.3.7, and the average measurements (seat width and trunk) of the three pairs of drawers for each size shall be recorded. These measurements shall be compared to the original measurements obtained in

3.5. Any difference in average measurements (shrinkage or elongation) of more than 10 percent between the original measurements and the measurements after laundering on any size shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

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

6. PACKAGING. Preservation, packing and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order (see 7.3).

7. NOTES

7.1 Sources of documents.

7.1.1 Copies of government documents are available online at https://assist.dla.mil/ or from the

Standardization Document Order Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA

1911-5094.

7.1.2 Copies of documents are available online at www.astm.org or from the ASTM

INTERNATIONAL, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.

7.1.3 Copies of documents are online at www.aatcc.org or from the American Association of

Textile Chemists and Colorists, P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2215.

7.1.4 Principles and Methods of Toxicology (fourth edition), A Wallace Hayes (editor),pp 1057

- 1060, 2001 are available from Taylor and Francis, Philadelphia PA or http://www.taylorandfrancis.co.uk/.

7.1.5 Federal Acquistion Regulations are available online at http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html or by contacting the Superintendent of Documents at 202-512-1800.

7.2 Standard sample. For access to standard samples, address the contracting activity issuing the invitation for bids or request for proposals. Standard samples are also available at DSCP through http:// warfighter.dla.mil under tab “Vendor Info” the “Specifications/Pattern Request” under

“Special Instructions” provide color shade, roll number and solicitation/contract number.

7.3 Ordering Data: The contractor or order should specify the following:

a. CID document, title and revision

b. Class and sizes required (see 2.2)

c. Toxicity requirements (see 4.2)

d. Product conformance provisions (see 5)

e. Packaging requirements (see 6)

7.4 Key Words

Underwear

Undergarments

Clothing

CIVIL AGENCY COORDINATING ACTIVITY:

Custodian: GSA - FSS

Army GL

Navy - NU PREPARING ACTIVITY:

Air Force – 11 DLA-CT

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