Atch_17_Women's_MD_Skirt_Ltr_of_Exception.pdf

USAFA Letter of Exception 20 April 2017

P. D. APC 05-06

8 December 2006

USAFA LETTER OF EXCEPTION

SKIRT, MESS DRESS, WOMEN’S BLUE 1583

The following exception will apply when Purchase Description APC 05-06 is used to manufacture women’s blue mess dress skirts for the Air Force Academy.

1. Paragraph 3.2. First Article. Substitute the following:

3.2 First Article. When specified before each production, the Contractor shall submit to the USAFA Contracting Officer for approval, the following item: One finished skirt, Style I, Type I, Size 12 Regular, conforming to the requirements of this specification.

2. Paragraph 3.3.6. Slide Fasteners. Add the following last sentence:

Alternatively, the color of the tape shall be black.

3. Paragraph 3.7.1 and 3.7.2, Substitute the following:

Combination identification and size label. Each skirt shall contain a combination identification, size, and care label. The label shall conform to Type VI, Classes 1 & 2, of MIL-DTL-32075 for laundered items. The label shall finish 2” X 2 1/2”. The content and format of the label shall be as follows:

Mess Dress Skirt, Women’s, Cadet, Poly/Wool, 55/45 Cadet Name ____________________________________________________________

SSN __________________________________ SQDN _______________________

Size ____________**______________ Cert. No.

Contractors Name _____________________*__________________________________ Contract #___________*____________ Contract Date_________*________ Care Instructions: _________________________*______________________________

* Applicable data to be inserted by the contractor during printing.

**Applicable data to be stamped in by the contractor using permanent type black ink.

FA7000-17-R-0009

Attachment #17

P. D. APC 05-06

8 December 2006

4. Paragraph 5.1 through 5.2.3. Omit these paragraphs and substitute the following:

Packaging: Each skirt shall be hanged with their corresponding jacket. Each ensemble (jacket and skirt), shall be packed 15 each per Hanger-pack type box with dimensions 40 1/2” high, 21 1/2” depth, 16 1/2” to 18” wide, see Figure 1. The Hanger-Pack box shall have a bursting strength of 275 PSI, see Figure 2.

5. Paragraph 6.1: Intended Use: Substitute the following: “The skirts are intended for wear by female cadets at the United States Air Force Academy.

Custodian: Preparing Activity:

USAF Academy CO 80840-8210 Cadet Uniform (10LRS/LGRCU) USAF Academy CO 80840-8210

Reviewing Activity:

Chief, Cadet Logistics (10LRS/LGRC) USAF Academy CO 80840-8210

FIGURE 1

9””

16”

3”

40”“

16” 21”

21” 9”

3”

Top View

Left and right flaps are folded within the box up against the hangers, securing the hangers in place during shipment.

Note: Each ensemble (Jacket and skirt) shall be packed 15 each per Hanger-Pack box.

Hanger Pack

275 PSI

BMA

THIS

DOUBLE WALL

BOX MEET ALL CONSTRUCTION

REQUIREMENT OF APPLICATION

FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION

BURSTING LBS PER

TEST SQ INCH

MIN COMB LBS PER

WT FACINGS M SQ FT

SIZE LIMIT INCHES

GROSS LBS

WT LT

Figure 2