Attachment 4 Women's Cadet Flight Caps LOE.pdf

USAFA LOE

6 September 2011

MIL-C-44130

USAFA LETTER OF EXCEPTION

FLIGHT (GARRISON) CAP, CADET, WOMEN’S

The following exceptions will apply when MIL-C-44130 is used to manufacture garrison caps to be worn by female cadets at the United States Air Force Academy.

1. Page 1, paragraph 1.2 Classification. Class 2 Officer, shall be applicable for

USAFA contracts.

2. Page 2, Paragraph 2.1.1 Specifications, Standards and Handbooks. Disregard, supplement or replace the following military specifications/standards:

SPECIFICATION REPLACEMENT DOCUMENT TITLE

MIL-C-87215 MIL-C-44130C CAP, GARRISON, WOMAN, AIR FORCE

A-A-50199 A-A-50199A

THREAD, POLYESTER CORE, COTTON OR

POLYESTER-COVERED

CCC-C-476H A-A-59709 CLOTH, BUNTING, NYLON, AND NYLON AND WOOL

DDD-L-20 MIL-DTL-32075

LABEL: FOR CLOTHING. EQUIPAGE AND TENTAGE,

(GENERAL USE)

PPP-B-636 ASTM-D1974 BOXES, SHIPPING, FIBERBOARD

MIL-C-823 MIL-DTL-823L

CLOTH, SERGE, WOOL, WOOL AND NYLON,

POLYESTER AND WOOL

MIL-B-1667 A-A-55264 BRAID, TEXTILE, CORD-EDGE

MIL-L-35078

DSCP FORM

LOADS, UNIT: PREPARATION OF SEMI-PERISHABLE

SUBSISTENCE ITEMS; CLOTHING, PERSONAL

EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPAGE; GENERAL

SPECIFICATION FOR

FED-STD-191 Inactive NO S/S DOCUMENT

FED-STD-751 ASTM-D6193 STITCHES, SEAMS, AND STITCHINGS

MIL-STD-105 ANSI-Z1.4

SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND TABLES FOR

INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES

MIL-STD-147 MIL-STD-147E PALLETIZED UNIT LOADS

MIL-STD-731 ASTM-D6199

QUALITY OF WOOD MEMBERS FOR CONTAINERS

AND PALLETS

MIL-C-3738K Add CLOTH, ELASTIQUE, WOOL, TYPE II, 18 OZ, CLASS 1

3. Page 3, Para. 3.1 First Article. Disregard the entire paragraph and substitute the following: “Before each production is commenced, the contractor shall submit to the contracting officer, for inspection, the following item: One finished cap, size 21 ½, conforming to the requirements of this specification.

Note: This requirement may be waived if a prior contractor receives the contract for this item.

4. Page 4, paragraph 3.3.1 Basic Material. Disregard the entire paragraph and substitute with the following: “The basic material for the cap shall conform to

USAFA LOE

6 September 2011

MIL-C-44130

MIL-C-3738K, Cloth, Elastique, Wool, Type II, 18 ounce, Shade 500.” This will be government furnished material (GFM).

5. Page 4, paragraph 3.3.4 Braid. The braid for the cap shall conform to class 6 of A-

A-55264.

6. Page 4, Paragraph 3.4 Identification and size label. Disregard the entire paragraph and substitute with the following:

3.4 Identification and size label. “Each cap shall have a cloth, cotton, permanent-coated, combination identification, size and cleaning instruction label conforming to type VI, classes 1, 2, and 10 of specification MIL-DTL- 32075. The label will finish not less than 1” long and 2 ½” wide, and show the following information:

SIZE_________________________________

CADET LAST NAME_____________________

SSN (Last Four)____________ SQ__________

OR

Applicable data may be stamped in by contractor using indelible ink.

3.4.1 Size/bar-code label. The label shall be approximately 2” x 3”.

The numbers for the size shall be at least ¼” in height. The label will also be bar-coded using type 39 bar-code. The Bar-code will consist of the (10LRS/LGRCI) Cadet Issue Section stock number for each size. Label will be attached to the outside of each polyethylene film bag for convenience of wand reading.

7. Page 4, Paragraph 3.5 Design. Disregard the entire paragraph and substitute with the following: “The cap shall be for female USAFA cadets, envelope style, fully lined, and with USAF Officer silver and blue braid as depicted in figure 1.”

8. Page 7, Operation 1. Cut parts. Add the following: "All elastique parts of the cap shall be cut out of one piece of material."

9. Page 18, paragraph 6.1 Intended Use. Replace the words: ”Department of the

Army” with “United States Air Force Academy.”

Custodian:

USAF Academy, CO 80840-8210

Preparing Activity:

Cadet Uniforms Section (10LRS/LGRCU)

Reviewing Activity:

Chief, Cadet Logistics, (10LRS/LGRC)