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State of California Bid Specification #8305-5768_A

Statewide Textiles-Towels, Terry Cloth

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Document Summary Detail Type Detail Solicitation 72-02 Commodity Statewide Textiles-Towels, Terry Cloth Attachments (Exhibits) 0 Bid Specification 8305-5768_A Specification Date 7/23/2021 Revision Level 0 Revision Date N/A Agency Name Dept. of General Services (DGS)

Attachment 2a

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Table of Contents Document Summary

1.0 SCOPE

2.0 APPLICABLE LAWS and INDUSTRY STANDARDS

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

4.0 WORKMANSHIP

5.0 IDENTIFICATION

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1.0 SCOPE

This specification states the requirements for cotton terry cloth towels for general institutional use.

2.0 APPLICABLE LAWS and INDUSTRY STANDARDS

Specifications and standards referenced in this document in effect on the opening of the Invitation For Bid (IFB) form a part of this specification where referenced.

The apparent silence and/or omission of any specification or detail shall mean only the best industry practices shall prevail.

Please also see the following references for more information:

2.1 American Society for Testing and Material (ASTM)

2.2 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

3.1 The towels shall be available in six (6) sizes. The finished sizes and weights shall be as follows:

Table 1 – Textiles, Towels-Terry Cloth Size Parameters

SIZE LENGTH (+2-1/2, -1) WIDTH (+1-1/2, -3/4) WEIGHT/DOZEN, POUNDS (MINIMUM)

1 12 12 0.87

2 27 16 2.5

3 40 20 5.2

4 44 22 6.2

5 48 24 8.0

6 68 36 14.0

3.2 The towels shall be hemmed on each warp end with a ¼-to- ¾-inch hem.

3.3 All hems shall be straight and of uniform width.

3.4 Stitches and seams shall conform to ASTM D6193 with the hem to be sewn using stitch type 301 or 401, and hem Type EFb-1, or comparable with 8-to-12 stitches per inch.

3.5 The hem sewn with the 301 stitch shall be backstitched at least ¼-inch, at the beginning and the end of the stitching.

3.6 For the 401 stitches, a stitching chain of ¼-to-½-inch length shall be left at the beginning and the end of the stitching.

3.7 Both fill edges of the towel shall have either a plain selvage edge or hemmed edge, as above, ¼-to-½-inches wide. Selvage edge on one side and hemmed edge on the other is not acceptable.

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3.8 All sizes, except size 1, shall have a plain weave border at each warp end of the towel.

3.9 The border shall be within 6.0 inches from the warp end.

3.10 The towels shall be available in white, solid color, or white with blue center stripe as specified in the following note:

Note: For the white with blue center stripe towel, the blue center-stripe shall be ¾-inch wide and shall be placed at the center of the towel on the 22-inch side and extend through the towel to the opposite end. The center of the blue stripe shall be placed approximately in the exact middle of the towel.

3.11 For all white and colored towels, the color of the thread used shall be the same as the towels.

MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS

3.12 The fabric shall consist of warp and filling ground yarns and warp pile yarns woven with a 2-sided terry weave, except that there shall be a plain weave border at each end of the towel.

3.13 The ground warp and filling yarns shall be either 100% cotton or a cotton/polyester blend consisting of not more than 70% polyester.

3.14 The pile yarns shall be 100% cotton.

3.15 The sewing threads shall be cotton in accordance with Federal Commercial Item # A-

A-52094A, Ticket No. 40/3, 2.2 lb. minimum breaking strength. Mercerized cotton or polyester machine threads meeting or exceeding the above thread requirements are acceptable.

3.16 The towels shall conform to the following physical requirements when tested in accordance with Federal Standard No. 191A methods as indicated, or equivalent ASTM International or American Association of Textiles Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) test procedures.

PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

Table 2 – Textiles, Towels-Terry Cloth Material and Performance Characteristics

SECTION CHARACTERISTIC REQUIREMENT

3.17 Thread Count

Warp ground (yarns per inch):

Warp pile (yarns per inch):

Fill (yarns per inch):

(Per Federal Standard No. 191A Method 5050) 35 (minimum) 35 (minimum) 26 (minimum)

3.18 Breaking Strength

Warp pile (pounds):

Fill (pounds):

(Per Federal Standard No. 191A Method 5100) 50 (minimum) 30 (minimum)

3.19 Shrinkage

Warp pile (percent):

Fill (percent):

(Per Federal Standard No. 191A Method 7550) 10 (maximum) 5 (maximum)

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3.20 The residual sizing, finishing starch, protein, or other non-fibrous material, including chloroform soluble and water-soluble material shall not exceed two percent (2%) by weight of towel when tested according to AATCC Method 97.

3.21 The colored towels shall be colorfast, 4.0 minimum, when tested in accordance with the AATCC Method 61, Colorfastness to Laundering, Home, and Commercial.

4.0 WORKMANSHIP

4.1 The towels shall be free from defects that will affect their appearance or serviceability.

4.2 Examples of some of these defects are:

a. Holes

b. Cuts

c. Tears

d. Spots

e. Stains

f. Thread ends not removed

g. Broken or missing ground warp or filling yarn

h. Terry loop missing, or not formed properly

i. Terry pile caught inside hem

j. Objectionable odor

k. Presence of any trash

l. Motes

m. Leaf, or seed coat fragments

n. Hem twisted, pleated, or puckered; etc.

4.3 The blankets shall be free from any defects that will affect their appearance or serviceability.

4.4 When placed on a flat, smooth surface, the blanket shall lay flat.

4.5 The blanket shall be a rectangle and the sides and ends shall be perpendicular to each other with no more than 2 degrees deviation.

5.0 IDENTIFICATION

5.1 The towel shall be labeled in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, Part 303, Rules and Regulations under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act promulgated by Federal Trade Commission.

5.2 The label must be sewn (or edge stitched) into the end hem away from the corner edge of the selvage or hem side.