Requirement_Document_-_Cleanroom_Garment_Supply.pdf

Attachment 1 – Requirements Document – Cleanroom Garment Inventory

NIST has a need for an all-inclusive, fixed price award for supply of cleanroom garment inventory. The fixed-price award shall be inclusive of the following: rental of a cleanroom garment inventory, including pickup and delivery service, lost or damaged garment replacement, and an emergency backup garment inventory. The duration of the contract is one year plus four one-year options. The proposed garment inventory shall meet or exceed the specifications identified below:

1. Cleanroom Garment Inventory

a. General requirements for the cleanroom garment rental and laundry service:

i. The contract shall be an all-inclusive, fixed price contract.

ii. The cleanroom garment inventory shall be rented from the contractor.

iii. If used garments require laundering, contractor must use facilities compatible with a class 100 cleanroom.

iv. Used Garments shall be picked up at NIST one time per week, at which point replacement with new or cleaned garments shall be provided to keep garments fully stocked.

v. Deliveries and pickups will be made to two locations at the NIST in Gaithersburg MD.

vi. The replacement costs for the lost or damaged cleanroom garments shall be included in the price.

vii. In the case of an emergency, the contractor shall have a replacement cleanroom garment inventory available for use.

b. The cleanroom garment minimum specifications:

i. The clean room garments shall be class 100 compatible

ii. The clean room garments shall be silicone free

iii. The snaps shall be stainless steel prong/ring, socket, stud type

iv. The garment fabric shall be 98 % polyester and 2 % carbon, Burlington C3 Nano material, or equivalent.

v. The garments shall be sewn solely with carbon thread, including the seams.

vi. The garment and its fabric shall be made, cut and sewn in the USA.

vii. The garments shall be identified by:

i. Bar code or RFID

ii. Sewn label indicating “NanoFab” and “Nanotribology Lab”

c. Cleanroom coverall minimum specifications

Contractor shall supply standard cleanroom coveralls with a zipper down the front and beltron ESD cuffs. The coveralls shall have the following features:

i. The coveralls shall be one-piece with raglan sleeves

ii. The coveralls shall have a Mandarin collar

iii. The coveralls shall have a coil zipper front with wide zipper pull

iv. Customer label shall be centered on the inside back, below collar

v. All unbound seams shall be overlocked

vi. The coveralls shall come small, medium, large, X large, 2X large, 3X large and 4X large

vii. The contractor shall supply white garments

d. Clean room hood minimum specifications

i. The hoods shall be an open face hood that snaps under the chin

ii. The hoods shall have an open face area

iii. The hoods shall have a customer label placed at the center back, approximately 2 inches up from the front edge of the rolled hem

iv. All the unbound seams shall be overlocked

v. The hoods shall come in small, medium, large, and extra-large sizes

vi. The contractor shall supply hoods in two colors, blue and white. The number of blue and white hoods is specified below.

e. Clean room boot minimum specifications

i. The boots shall have cross webbing with ladder lock buckle, back snap, combination

3/8” elastic and webbing at the top closure, 1.5” herringbone twill reinforcement, Fibrosole, preserged.

ii. The straps shall wrap around the back of the ankle and cross over the top of the foot.

iii. The contractor shall supply white garments

iv. The contractor shall supply boots in small, medium, large, extra-large, 2X large and 3X large.

f. Minimum specifications for the cleanroom materials fabric

The garment fabric shall be 98 % polyester and 2 % carbon, Burlington C3 Nano material, gridded fabric, or equivalent (see salient characteristics below).

i. Plain weave

ii. Weight = 3oz/yd tested in accordance with ASTM-D-3776

iii. Thickness = 0.0054 inch tested in accordance with ASTM-D 1777

iv. Air porosity: 1.8-3.0 CFM/ft2 tested in accordance with ASTM-D-737

v. Mean pore size ≤6 microns tested according to the AATCC 76 method

vi. Moisture vapor transport: 1000-1200 g/m2.24hrs tested in accordance with ASTM-E-96

vii. No anti-microbial

viii. Water impact = 12.0 tested in accordance with AATCC-42 method

ix. Tensile strength-warp: ≥180 lbs, tested in accordance with ASTM-5034

x. Grab method – Fill: ≥ 130 lbs tested in accordance with ASTM-5034

xi. Static decay ≤ 0.01 sec tested in accordance with FTM-4046

xii. Surface resistivity (ohm/unit2): ≤ 4.6 x 106 tested in accordance with AATCC 76 method

g. Inventory requirements

i. NanoFab Requirements

Small Medium Large Extra large

2X large 3X large 4 X large

Coveralls 65 100 125 60 40 20 10 Hoods White

30 110 160 80

Hoods Blue

20 30 60 20

Boots (individua)

130 220 380 70

Frocks 20 30 30 30 15 6 0

ii. Nano Tribology Requirements

Small Medium Large Extra large

2X large 3X large 4 X large

Coveralls 10 17 6 7 Hoods White

10 23 5 2

Boots (individual)

22 42 16

2. Weekly Delivery:

a. General Requirements for Garment Pickup and Delivery

I. The vendor shall be ISO-9001 certified.

II. The vendor shall maintain a clean room-only facility to store and/or launder the garments.

III. Garments delivered can be new or laundered, provided they are appropriate for use in a cleanroom environment, per the ISO specification.

IV. The vendor shall scan every garment, both at delivery of weekly inventory and at pick-up of used garments, and provide NIST with a weekly scan report.

V. The vendor shall provide routine repairs and replacement of ruined garments at no charge.

VI. The contractor is responsible for pickup and delivery of the garments to two locations at

NIST, the CNST NanoFab and the Nanotribology Lab.

VII. At the NanoFab, the contractor shall pick up the dirty garments and restock the storage cubbies with the new/cleaned garments.

VIII. The contractor shall provide in advance the full name and citizenship of each delivery personnel that will require NIST campus access. For any personnel that are not US citizens or permanent residents, this information shall be provided at least one week in advance.

IX. Full Inventory shall be ready for delivery to NIST within 4-6 weeks of contract award.

3. Lost or Damaged garment replacement:

a. The contractor shall offer a program, within the firm fixed price contract, covering loss or damage of any unlimited portion of the inventory with no additional charge.

4. Emergency Backup Supply:

a. The contractor shall be responsible for having an Emergency Backup Supply of all gowning items listed above for the CNST NanoFab cleanroom within 24-48 hours. The contractor shall provide the CNST NanoFab cleanroom an Emergency Supply of 75 % of the gowning items listed in item 6 if there is an evacuation of the CNST NanoFab cleanroom gowning inventory for any reason due to emergencies that take place in the CNST NanoFab cleanroom and on the surrounding NIST campus facilities. The contractor shall also be responsible for controlling and adjusting the CNST NanoFab cleanroom gowning inventory to accommodate a continually growing research environment.

5. Project Oversight :

a. The contractor is responsible for project oversight, equipment, materials, administration and technical execution.

b. The contractor is responsible for maintaining accurate records of the project activities.

c. The contractor shall provide monthly progress reports to the COR which include:

i. The activities accomplished.

ii. The number of coveralls, boots, hoods and frocks delivered including counts by size.

iii. Any problems, risks and recommendations that were brought to the attention of the

COR.

6. Quality Control Plan:

a. The contractor is responsible for developing and maintaining a Quality Control Plan which shall be submitted with their proposal.