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State of California Bid Specification #8305-5768_B

Statewide Textiles-Hand Towels, Cotton Huck Cloth

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Document Summary Detail Type Detail Solicitation 72-02 Commodity Statewide Textiles-Hand Towels, Cotton Huck Cloth Attachments (Exhibits) 0 Bid Specification 8305-5768_B Specification Date 7/20/2021 Revision Level 0 Revision Date N/A Agency Name Dept. of General Services (DGS)

Attachment 2b

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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 huck cloth hand towels intended 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

Table 1 – Statewide Textiles-Hand Towels, Cotton Huck Cloth Parameters

SECTION PARAMETER DIMENSION/REQUIREMENT

3.1 Construction ¼ -to- ½ inch hem. (See Notes 1-4)

3.2 Length

Width

36.0 inches, ± 1.5 inches

17.0 inches, ± 1.5 inches

3.3 Weight 2.0 pounds (minimum)

3.4 Color White or solid color as specified in the bid. (See Notes 5-6)

3.5 Materials Towels shall be woven from cotton yarn, which has been cleaned, carded, drawn, and spun into either singles, or two-ply.

The weave shall consist of plain huck weave.

Notes:

1. All hems shall be straight and of uniform width.

2. Stitches and seams shall conform to ASTM D6193, with the hem to be sewn using stitch Type 301 or

Type 401, and hem Type EFb-1, or comparable with 7-to-12 stitches per inch.

3. Stitching shall be at least 1/16th inch from the turned edges and shall be either back stitched a minimum of ½ inch at the beginning and end of each hem or off edge stitched.

4. Both fill sides of the towel shall either have a plain selvage edge or hemmed edge, as above. Selvage edge on one side and hemmed edge on the other is not acceptable.

5. The color of the thread used shall be the same as specified for the towels.

6. The solid color huck towels shall be colorfast, 4.0 minimum, when tested in accordance with the

American Association of Textiles Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) Method 61, Colorfastness to Laundering, Home, and Commercial.

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Table 2 – Statewide Textiles-Hand Towels, Cotton Huck Cloth Material Performance

SECTION PARAMETER REQUIREMENT

3.7 Physical Requirements - General (See Notes 7-8)

3.8 Physical Requirements – Thread Count

Warp (Yarns per inch)

Fill (Yarns per inch)

50 (minimum) 26 (minimum)

3.9 Physical Requirements – Breaking Strength

Warp (pounds)

Fill (pounds)

70 (minimum)

60 (minimum)

3.10 Physical Requirements – Shrinkage

Warp (percent)

Fill (percent)

10 (maximum) 2 (maximum)

Notes:

7. Sewing thread shall be cotton in accordance with Federal Commercial Item # A-A-52094A, Ticket No.

40/3, 2.2-pound minimum strength. Mercerized cotton or polyester machine threads meeting or exceeding the above thread requirements are acceptable.

8. Towels shall conform to the following physical requirements when tested in accordance with Federal Standard No. 191A methods, as indicated, or equivalent ASTM International Standards.

4.0 WORKMANSHIP

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

4.2 Examples of some of these defects are as follows:

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. Objectionable odor

i. Presence of any trash, motes, leaf, or seed coat fragments

j. Hem twisted, pleated, or puckered

5.0 IDENTIFICATION

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.

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