PD_174-151120_-_T-shirt _USAFA.pdf

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION 174

USAFA T-SHIRTS

20 NOVEMBER 2015

USAFA PD 174

20 Nov 2015

USAF ACADEMY PURCHASE DESCRIPTION

USAFA T-SHIRTS

1. SCOPE: This purchase description covers the requirements for a T-shirt to be worn by United States Air Force Academy cadets as part of the Physical Conditioning Uniform.

2. CLASSIFICATION: The T-shirt shall be of three types:

Type I ------ USAFA T-shirt Type II ------ Personalized USAFA T-shirt Type III ------ International Personalized USAFA T-shirt

3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

3.1 Description: The T-shirt shall be short sleeved with a high crew neck collar (See Figure 1). The collar and sleeves shall be self-fabric and over edge stitched to the T-shirt. The collar shall have the stitching at the back of the neck covered with fabric binding which extends across the shoulder seams; raw edges of binding shall be turned under. The collar and sleeves shall finish 1" + 1/8" wide. All seams shall be over edge stitched.

3.1.1. USAFA T-shirt: The type I T-shirt shall have the acronym USAFA screen-printed, centered over the left breast of the X-small T-shirt, 6" below the shoulder seam. The lettering shall be block style as shown in Figure 3, except that the letters shall be 1 1/2" in height by 5 1/4" in length. Each larger size T-shirt shall be placed 1/4" lower, see table below.

Screen Printing Placement Below Shoulder Seam Tolerance X-Small Small Medium Large X-Lg XX-Lg XXX-Lg

+ 1/8” 6” 6-1/4” 6-1/2” 6-3/4” 7” 7.25” 7.5”

3.1.2. Personalized USAFA T-shirt: The type II T-shirt shall have the cadet’s last name centered above USAFA (See Figure 2). The letters are to be 1/2" high block style and 1/2" above USAFA.

3.1.3. International Personalized USAFA T-shirt: The International Cadets shall have the Country of Origin screen printed underneath the word USAFA, see figure 4.

Notes: The screen print shall use the plastisol ink process and the ink shall match be a Navy color, PMS 5395 C from the Pantone Matching System, www.pantone.com, 1.866.PANTONE.

4. MATERIALS:

4.1. Basic Material: The basic material shall be a polyester jersey knit constructed with a staple yarn for the body and sleeves. The cloth shall have moisture management capability and shall conform to the requirements in Table I.

TABLE I. - Material Requirements

Characteristic Requirement

Fiber Content 100% Polyester Yarn Denier/Ply/Rlaments 75/1/72 Semi Pull Texturized Polyester Cuttable Width {ASTM 03774) 64, min.

Ozs./Sq.Yd Weight (ASTM 03776) 3.7 - 4.2 Courses x Wales / Inch (ASTM 03887) 50-54 x 40-44 Bursting Strength (ASTM 03786) 100 psi, min Shrinkage (AATCC 135) 5% W x 5% L, max.

Colorfastness to Washing (AATCC 61):

Color Change Class 4, min Staining

Cotton Class 4, min Nylon Light Colors: Class 4, min Dark Colors: Class 3.5, min

Polyester Class 4, min

Colorfastness to Perspiration (AATCC 15):

Color Change Class 4, min Staining

Cotton Class 4, min Nylon Light Colors: Class 4, min Dark Colors: Class 3.5, min

Polyester Class 4, min

Colorfastness to Bleed (AATCC 107):

Color Change Class 4, min Staining

Cotton Class 4, min Nylon Light Colors: Class 4, min Dark Colors: Class 3.5, min

Polyester Class 4, min

Colorfastness to Crocking (AATCC 8):

Dry Class 4, min Wet Class 4, min

4.2. Self-Fabric Trim: The polyester material for the collar and sleeve openings shall be the same as the body fabric.

4.2.1 Thread. Thread for all seaming and stitching shall be in accordance with standard commercial practice. The color of the thread shall be a good match to the basic material. The finished thread shall have no chemical finishes or treatments, other than those commonly used on commercial threads.

5. COLOR:

5.1. Basic Material: The color for the basic material shall be white.

5.2. Self-Fabric Trim Color: The self-fabric trim shall be colorfast to prevent bleeding on the basic material during commercial washing procedures and shall be 19-4024 TCX from the Pantone Fashion and Home Cotton Planner, www.pantone.com, 866.PANTONE..

6. LABEL:

6.1. Label: Commercial type label is acceptable except that it shall also have a label with the contract number. The commercial label shall provide the size, Care instructions, and fiber content information.

7. SIZES AND MEASUREMENTS: The T-shirt shall be provided in the following sizes and measurements:

TABLE I.

SIZES & FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

MEASUREMENT

In Inches

T o le ra n ce

E xt ra S m al l

S m al l

M ed iu m

L ar g e

X -L ar g e

X X

-L ar g e

X X

X -L ar g e

A. 1/2 CHEST + 1/2 18 20 22 24 26 28 30

B. BACK LENGTH + 1 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

C. NECK OPENING + 1 7 1/2 8 8 1/2 9 9 1/2 10 10 1/2

D. SHOULDER + 1/2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

E. ARMHOLE

OPENING

+ 1/2 7 1/4 8 1/4 9 1/4 10 1/4 11 1/4 12 1/4 13 1/4

F. UNDER SLEEVE + 3/8 4 1/2 5 5 1/2 6 6 1/2 7 7 1/2

G. OVER SLEEVE + 3/8 7 1/4 8 8 3/4 9 1/2 10 1/4 11 11 3/4

H. SLEEVE

OPENING

+ 1/4 6 1/2 7 7 1/2 8 8 1/2 8 9 1/2

A. 1/2 Chest: Measure across chest front from folded edge approximately 3" below armhole.

B. Back Length: Lay T-shirt flat, front down, but not stretched. Measure from the top edge of the collar on the back to the bottom of the shirt.

C. Neck opening: Grasp the collar at center front and center back, form straight line but do not stretch collar. Measure across neckband from center front to center back.

D. Shoulder: Measure from the collar seam to armhole seam, along the shoulder seam.

E. Armhole Opening: Lay T-shirt flat but not stretched. Measure from shoulder seam point to underarm in a straight line, point to point.

F. Under Sleeve: Measure along the sleeve inseam from the intersection of the armhole and the sleeve inseam to bottom of the sleeve trim.

G. Over Sleeve: Measure from top of sleeve at armhole/shoulder seam to end of sleeve trim H. Sleeve opening: Lay T-shirt flat but not stretched and measure from folded edge to folded edge.

Note: The above sizes may be abbreviated as XS, S, M. L, AND XL, XXL, XXXL.

8. PATTERNS: Commercial patterns shall be used. The contractor shall produce patterns that shall conform to the design and requirements cited in this purchase description.

9. WORKMANSHIP:

9.1. Workmanship: The finished T-shirts shall conform to the quality of product established by this document. The occurrence of defects shall not exceed the contractor’s own quality assurance standards and the quality assurance standards defined by the technical data in the bid package.

9.2. Certification: The contractor shall certify that the product offered meets the salient characteristics of this description and that the product conforms to the producer’s own drawings, specifications, standards and quality assurance practices. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to the first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract.

Reliance on contractor quality assurance systems shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility of ensuring that all products or supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with all requirements of the contract.

9.2.1. Certification of Compliance: Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, certificates of compliance may be submitted on all components.

9.3. Inspection: The contractor shall inspect the finished products 100% for compliance with this purchase description prior to submitting them to the USAFA for final inspection by Cadet Uniform quality assurance personnel in accordance with ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 sampling procedures and this purchase description. The point of final inspection and acceptance of the finished articles shall be at the USAFA.

9.3.1. Inspection Levels and Acceptable Quality Level:

Inspection levels and acceptable quality levels (AQL’s) expressed in defects per hundred units (DHU) shall be in accordance with ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 Inspection Levels and its instructions. ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 can be obtained by contacting American National Standard, at 1-800-854-7179 or write to: American Society for Quality Control, 611 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202. For defect lists see Table II below.

Table II shows AQL levels and inspection levels for defects listed in Table III (General and Detailed Defects):

*Table II General and Detailed Defects AQL

AQL INSPECTION

LEVEL LEVEL

Major 2.5 II Major and Minor A 15.0 II Major, Minor A And 40.0 II Minor B (combined)

**One Class 4.0 S-3

*Table 1 shows the Acceptable Quality Levels and Inspection Levels for defects listed in General and Detailed Defects Table II.

**Used for Special Inspection Levels such as finished measurements

TABLE III

GENERAL & DETAIL DEFECTS

MINOR

MAJOR A B

A Inferior material or workmanship defects such as distortion, poor construction.

X

B Component and assembly - any component part or required operation omitted or not performed in accordance with specification

C

Defects such as holes, cuts, and or tears

D Loose thread, ends not removed, label missing X

E Discoloration stains or spots due to material or workmanship. Color bleeding during commercial wash.

F Color not conforming to the color specified X

G Incorrect, or illegible measurements. Score inspection will be scored using the size-measurement defect

X

Screen Printing

H Alignment is off centered, backwards, or misaligned.

I Smudging, or misprint such as double print on one shirt, ghost images, or blurry prints

J Bad ink, thick and thin areas X

10. PACKAGING

10.1. Packing: The packaging and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order.

11. NOTES & DOCUMENTS.

11.1. Source of Government Documents Copies of Military and Federal Documents are available from:

Standardization Documents Order Desk Bldg. 4D 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094

11.2. Source for Non-Government Documents

ASTM Test Methods

(Applications for copies should be addressed t American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1187.)

AATCC Test Method

(Application for copies should be addressed t American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), PO Box 12215, Triangle Park, NC 27709-2215.)

12. SAMPLES: Samples for color shade or material will be available to the contractor who is awarded the contract.

13. FIRST ARTICLE: A sample of one T-shirt, size medium, complying with this purchase description shall be submitted to the contracting office for evaluation after the awarding of the contract and prior to production.

Custodian:

USAF Academy, CO 80840-8210

Preparing Activity:

Cadet Uniform (10LRS/LGRCU)

Reviewing Activity:

Chief, Cadet Logistics Flight (10LRS/LGRC)

Type I USAFA T-shirt

The USAFA lettering shall be screen-printed, centered over the left breast of the X-small T-shirt, 6 " below the shoulder seam. For USAFA print placements on other T-shirt sizes see “Distance of USAFA Placement from Shoulder Seam” table. For font style and dimensions see

Figure 1

TYPE II -Personalized USAFA T-shirt

The cadet name must be centered ½” above the letters “USAFA”, and ½” in height.

Lettering shown is not exact lettering. See Figure 3 for exact lettering style and dimensions.

Figure 2

Figure 3

TYPE III ----International Personalized USAFA T-shirt

The International cadet’s country name shall be centered ½” below USAFA letters, and ½" in height.

Figure 4

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INSTRUCTIONS: The purpose of this form is to solicit beneficial comments which will help achieve procurement of suitable products at reasonable cost and minimum delay, or will otherwise enhance use of the document.

USAFA contractors, government activities, or manufacturers/vendors who are prospective suppliers of the product are invited to submit comments to the government. Comments submitted on this form do not constitute or imply authorization to waive any portion of the referenced document(s) or to amend contractual requirements. Attach any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document. If there are additional papers, attach to form and place both in an envelope addressed to Cadet Uniform Flight, 10 LRS/LGRCU, 2348 Sijan Dr., Suite 2B5, USAF Academy, CO 80840-8210.

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