Product_Specifications.pdf

Product Specification/Requirements for American Stick Flags

Flags must meet the following characteristics:

All flag components shall be sourced, manufactured and assembled in the United States, using only items made/produced in the United States, such as the wood, or plastic composite, for the staff and ball top and fabric.

Flags:

Flags shall be 4”x 6” and fray resistant.

Flags shall be made of blended 70% polyester and 30% cotton.

The colors in the flag must be: White, Old Glory Red and Old Glory Blue. The flag color descriptions are in the

Color Association of the United States (CAUS) Standard Color Reference of America and use of the Pantone

Matching System (PMS) is acceptable.

Flags shall have a white pole sleeve and be sewn to a 10” black staff.

Flag Poles – Black Staff and Gold Dome:

The staff shall be made of solid, one-piece wood or plastic composite.

The flag staff shall be 10 inches long.

The diameter of the flag staff is 3/16 of an inch.

The staff shall be black and have imprinted in gold the words “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.”

The staff and a wooden or plastic composite gold ball (dome) shall be joined together using bonding adhesive and pressure shall require more than 30 pounds per square inch (PSI) to separate the ball from the staff preventing the possibility of the dome dislodging.

The pole sleeve must be white and edges of the white sleeve must be sewn.

The flag/pole sleeve shall be fastened to the staff to prevent slippage without the use of staples.

Delivery:

In order to initially verify required specifications are met, two (2) samples must be provided for inspection prior to bulk-production and shipment occurring. Sample flags must be sent to:

1-flag sent to: 70 Kimball Ave, South Burlington, VT 05403, c/o Steve Snider

1-flag sent to: DHS, USCIS, Management Directorate, 633 3 rd

Street, 2 nd

Floor, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20529, c/o Angela Owens

Upon confirmation that the sample flags meet specifications, the Government will notify the Contractor to begin production of the order. Flags must be delivered to:

Western Forms Center

5160 Richton Street, Suite G

Montclair, CA 91763

Attn: Receiving (909) 949-7045

**Deliveries to the Western Forms Center must ship on 48” x 40” 4-way pallets. Cartons must be stacked so that the total height of the pallet (including the pallet itself) does not exceed 54”. 40,000 flags can be shipped in this configuration. Depending on order size the last pallet may be a “partial pallet.”