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ITEM DESCRIPTION:

SHOE, MOLDER’S, 6 INCH HIGH, BLACK CATTLEHIDE LEATHER, CONGRESS STYLE

WITH SAFETY STEEL TOE SHOE AND GOODYEAR WELT CONSTRUCTION, SHALL

BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STYLES NMF MOLDER, COVE SHOE COMPANY STOCK

NUMBER 26703, WOLVERINE/BATES SHOE COMPANY STYLE 00125, OR EQUAL.

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

THE SHOE MOLDERS DESIGN SHALL BE A 6-INCH (HEIGHT) CONGRESS STYLE,

SAFETY SHOE WITH GOODYEAR WELT CONSTRUCTION. THE UPPER SHALL BE

CUT FROM FULL GRAIN CATTLEHIDE LEATHER HAVING A PLAIN TOE WITH

ELASTIC GORE MATERIAL ON EACH QUARTER, CONFORMING TO TYPE AB

LEATHER, PULL STRAP LOOP FRONT AND BACK, SOFT PLIABLE CALF, KIP

CATTLEHIDE LEATHER OR PIGSKIN VAMP LINING AND INSIDE COUNTERPOCKET.

INSOLES SHALL BE LEATHER OR TEXORIST MATERIAL CONTAINING 0.25 TO 1.0

PERCENT COPPER-8 QUINOLINOLATE. THE SHOE SHALL HAVE SAFETY STEEL

TOE, REMOVABLE CUSHIONED INSERT, AND NON-MARKING, OIL RESISTANT

RUBBER OUTSOLE AND HEELS, THE DESIGN SHALL BE BLACK IN COLOR,

MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF MIL-DTL-22777 OR EQUAL. EACH SHOE SHALL

HAVE AN INDELIBLE LABEL TO INCLUDE THE AMERICAN SIZING INFORMATION,

AND ALSO TO INDICATE THAT IT CONFORMS TO PROTECTIVE TOE CAP

REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING METHODS

(ASTM) FOR IMPACT AND COMPRESSION RESISTANCE (SIZE 9R).

CHARACTERISTIC REQUIREMENTS TEST METHOD

IMPACT RESISTANCE 75 FT-LBS MI. ASTM F 2413-05

COMPRESSION RESISTANCE 2500 LB. MIN. ASTM F 2413-05

THE REMOVABLE CUSHION INSOLE FABRIC SHALL BE MOLDED TO A NON-

WOVEN CLOTH DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED MATERIAL CONFORMING TO THE

FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS.

CHARACTERISTICS REQUIREMENTS TEST

METHOD

MARTINDALE ABRASION

FABRIC ONLY PASS, NO HOLES

DRY 153,600 REVS/ 9,600 CYCLES (MIN) ASTM 4966 1

BURSTING STRENGTH

FABRIC ONLY 125 (MIN) ASTM 3787

FOOTNOTE

1/ AS DESCRIBED IN THE TEST METHOD; MARTINDALE TESTER; PRESSURE

APPLIED: 12 KPA; VISUALLY EXAMINE SPECIMENS AFTER EACH 3200 CYCLES;

ABRADANT CHANGED AFTER EACH 3200 CYCLES. USE OPTION 1 FOR

EVALUATION; NO HOLE APPEARS.

SIZES: THE SHOES SHALL BE IN THE FOLLOWING WHOLE SIZES AND WIDTHS:

SIZES WIDTHS

4 TO 16 R – REGULAR

5 TO 16 XW – EXTRA WIDE

BAR CODE LABEL/HANG TAG. EACH PAIR OF SHOES SHALL BE BAR CODED WITH

A TYPE VII OR TYPE VIII, CLASS 17 OF MIL-DTL-32075. THE LABEL/TAG SHALL BE

LOCATED SO THAT IT IS COMPLETELY VISIBLE ON THE PACKAGED ITEM AND

SHALL CAUSE NO DAMAGE TO THE ITEM.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS:

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE FREE OF CONSUMER

TYPE DEFECTS SUCH AS: POOR WORKMANSHIP; NOT PROPERLY MATED; ANY

SPOT, STAIN OR FOREIGN MATTER; NOT SPECIFIED COLOR; FINISH FLAKY,

CHIPPED, STREAKY, CRACKED OR SHOW RUNS ON UPPERS; ANY LEATHER

DAMAGED; ROUGH OR COURSE GRAIN; FLANKY LOOSE, BONEY, PIPEY BRANDS;

OPEN SCARS; FLESH CUTS OR DEEP SCRATCHES; LINING WRINKLED OR

EXCESSIVE FULLNESS; ANY CUT, TEAR, HOLE, REPAIR, ABRASION; ANY

COMPONENT OR ASSEMBLY MISPLACED, OPERATION OMITTED OR NOT

PROPERLY PERFORMED; ANY OPEN SEAM, LOOSE OR TIGHT STITCH TENSION,

ANY ROW OF STITCHING OMITTED, NEEDLE HOLES OR NEEDLE CHEWS;

GRINNING SEAM, THREAD ENDS EXPOSED, UPPER FITTING STITCHING SHALL BE

BLACK, ANY PROTRUDING POINT OF TACK, STAPLE OR NAIL ON INSOLE,

REMOVABLE CUSHIONED INSERT MISSING; STEEL OR REINFORCED BOX TOE

MISSING; ANSI LABEL OMITTED; BAR CODE LABEL/TAG OMITTED OR NOT

READABLE BY SCANNER, HUMAN READABLE INTERPRETATION (HRI) OMITTED

OR ILLEGIBLE, NOT VISIBLE ON PACKAGED ITEM CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE

ITEM.

SAMPLING FOR VISUAL INSPECTION. EXAMINATION FOR ABOVE DEFECTS

SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSPECTION LEVEL II, AQL 2.5 OF AMERICAN

NATIONAL STANDARD ANSI/ASQC Z1.4. 1993.

PACKAGING, PACKING AND MARKING

(FORMER SECTION “D”)

PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY:

EACH PAIR OF PROPERLY MATED MOLDER SHOES SHALL BE UNIT

PACKAGED IN A ONE-PIECE STYLE SET UP BOX (FANCY NOT PLAIN) IN

ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD COMMERCIAL PRACTICES. TISSUE OR

KRAFT PAPER SHALL BE USED TO COMPLETELY SEPARATE THE PAIR. A

COMPANY NAME OR LOGO MAY BE ADDED TO ENHANCE THE BOX

APPEARANCE.

PACKING INSTRUCTIONS:

SIX (6) PAIR OF SHOES, COMPOSED OF ONE SIZE AND WIDTH SHALL BE

PACKED IN A FIBERBOARD SHIPPING CONTAINER CONFORMING TO TYPE CF

(VARIETY SW) OR SF, CLASS DOMESTIC, GRADE 275 OF ASTM D51181D5118M.

CLOSURE SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM D1974. THE SELECTION OF

THE CLOSURE MATERIAL SHALL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE

CONTRACTOR. THE BOOT UNIT PACKS WILL BE PLACED ON END, SUCH THAT

THE UNIT PACK LABEL IS CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THE TOP OF AN OPENED

SHIPPING CONTAINER. EACH SHIPPING CONTAINER SHALL CONTAIN ONLY

ONE NSN AND UPC.

ALL PALLETIZED LOADS SHALL CONTAIN ONLY ONE NSN AND UPC TO

THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE. PALLETS MAY HAVE EXTERIOR

CONTAINERS NOT OF THE SAME NSN AND UPC, BUT THE PALLET SHALL BE

CLEARLY MARKED “MIXED” AND EACH APPLICABLE NSN/UPC SHALL BE

LISTED WITH ITS TOTAL QUANTITY. THE OUTER DIMENSIONS AND

STACKING PATTERN OF THE PALLET SHALL BE SUCH THAT IT FORMS A

COMPACT, SQUARED LOAD CENTERED ON THE BASE AND SQUARED ON ALL

CORNERS.

MARKING:

EXTERIOR CONTAINER FOR BOOTS SHALL BE

MARKED FOLLOWING STANDARD COMMERCIAL PRACTICES. UNIT PACK

IDENTIFiCATION SHALL INCLUDE THE ITEM NAME, NSN AND UPC WITH BAR

CODE, CONTRACT NUMBER, SIZE AND WIDTH AND AS AN OPTION, THE

CONTRACTOR’S NAME AND/OR LOGO. THE INITIALS “UPC”MUST APPEAR

UNDER THE UPC BAR CODE FOR SIZE AND

WIDTH. THE EXTERIOR CONTAINERS SHALL BE MARKED TO IDENTIFY THE

NSN WITH BAR CODE, QUANTITY AND UNIT OF ISSUE, DATE OF PACK,

CONTRACT NUMBER, SHIPMENT NUMBER, PALLET GROSS WEIGHT AND

CUBE AND A VISIBLE MARKING WITH THE WORDS “MADE FOR DLA TROOP

SUPPORT”.

DEPOT SHIPMENTS FOR BOOTS SHALL BE MARKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

MOST CURRENT VERSION OF MIL-STD-129.

IN ADDITION TO REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE, THE FOLLOWING DLAD

CLAUSE ALSO APPLIES:

52.247-9012 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING

MATERIALS

(WPM) - (FEB 2007)