TECH-DATAPGC0304R.docx

TECH-DATA PGC00304 October 16, 2019

NSN- 8440005437777

SOCKS, MEN'S, CUSHION SOLE, STRETCH TYPE

RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT

RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS (IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB AT:

http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx

FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.

SOCKS: MEN'S CUSHION SOLE STRETCH TYPE

SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A-A-55079

DATED 1 OCTOBER 1992

INTERIM SPECIFICATION CHANGES TO A-A-55079:

PAGE 1, ABSTRACT.

LINE 2, AFTER "RIB KNIT ADD "OR MOCK RIB-KNIT

ELASTIC TOP".

LINE 6 AFTER "SEAMING."

INSERT: "THE COLOR SHALL BE BLACK."

PAGE 1, CLASSIFICATION. DELETE PARAGRAPH IN

ITS ENTIRETY.

PAGE 2, GENERAL DESCRIPTION, LINE 4, AFTER "MERINO YARN"

ADD" MERINO YARN IS DEFINED AS FINE WOOL YARN ESPECIALLY

FOR KNITTING UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY".

FIRST PARAGRAPH, DELETE THE LAST

SENTENCE IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE "ALL OF

THE WOOL FOR THE FINISHED SOCK SHALL BE TREATED

FOR RESISTANCE TO FELTING SHRINKAGE IN FOOT

LENGTH AND LEG LENGTH BY A CONTROLLED OXIDATION

PROCESS APPROVED BY THE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY."

PAGE 2, GENERAL DESCRIPTION, FIRST PARAGRAPH,

LINE 11, AFTER "STRETCH YARN" INSERT ", OR, AS

AN ALTERNATE, 100 DENIER 3 PLY NYLON STRETCH

YARN MAY BE USED".

PAGE 2, SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS, PARAGRAPH 3, LINE 3,

AFTER "ACCORDING TO" DELETE METHOD "5030 OF FED-STD-191"

AND SUBSTITUTE "ASTM D 1777".

PARAGRAPH 4, LINE 4, AFTER "ACCORDING TO" DELETE THE REMAINDER

OF THE PARAGRAPH AND SUBSTITUTE "AATCC 150"

PAGE 2, GENERAL DESCRIPTION. FIFTH PARAGRAPH,

LINE 5 AFTER "NOT LESS THAN 1.5." DELETE

REMAINDER OF PARAGRAPH.

PAGE 3 , MEASUREMENTS AND WEIGHT TABLE ,

CONDITIONED WEIGHT , UNDER COLUMN "SMALL"

DELETE "32.5" AND SUBSTITUTE "30.0"; UNDERSCREEN

DELETE "32.5" AND SUBSTITUTE"30.0 ;UNDER COLUMN ,

"MEDIUM", DELETE "30.0" AND SUBSTITUTE "32.5"

"MEDIUM", DELETE "30.0" AND SUBSTITUTE "32.5"

PAGE 5, DIMENSIONAL EXAMINATION, LINE 5, DELETE

"AND THE AQL SHALL BE 4.0". VISUAL EXAMINATION

LINE 1, DELETE "AND THE AQL, EXPRESSED IN

TERMS OF DEFECTS PER HUNDRED UNITS, SHALL BE

4.0."

PAGE 6, PACKAGING, QUANTITIES AND PACKING

ARRANGEMENTS TABLE, DELETE IN ITS ENTIRITY AND SUBSTITUTE "QUANITY PER SHIPPPING CONTAINER-72 PAIRS".

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FED-STD-191:

FED-STD-191A NOTICE 7, DATED AUGUST 9, 2000 IS HEREBY INACTIVE FOR NEW DESIGN. WHEN NOT USING FED-STD-191, SEE INTERIM CHANGES TO END ITEM SPECIFICATION FOR REPLACEMENT ASTM.

LIST OF APPROVED TREATMENTS FOR SHRINKAGE

CONTROL ON WOOL FABRICS

CONTROLLED OXIDATION:

A. CHLORINATION SR P & L, INC. P.O. BOX 98,

. HIGHWAY 45, JAMESTOWN, SC

. TEL. (803) 257-2212

B. DYLANIZE X PROCESS DYL-CHEM, 280 N. ST.

. P.O. BOX J-4096

. NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740

. TEL (508) 996-4907

C. KROY 1/ (CHLORINATION PROCESS)

WELLMAN INDUSTRIES INC.,

. HWYS. 41/51

. NORTH P.O. DRAWER 188

. JOHNSONVILLE, SC 29555

. TEL. (803) 386-2011

D. DCCA TREATMENT (ACID CHLORINATION

(DICHLOROISOCYANURIC ACID) BATCH TREATMENT)

CONTROLLED OXIDATION/RESIN TREATMENTS:

A. CHLORINE SW -

. HERCOSETTE TREATMENT P&L, INC.

. P.O. BOX 98, HIGHWAY 45,

. JAMESTOWN, SC, 29453

. TEL (803)257-2212

B. WELL-SET PROCESS WELLMAN INDUSTRIES, INC.

(KROY 1/ /HERCOSETTE 125 HWYS. 41/51 NORTH

. P.O. DRAWER 188, JOHNSONVILLE, SC

. TEL.# (803) 386-2011

RESIN TREATMENTS: (ACTIVE INGREDIENT-MELAMINE

FORMALDEHYDE CONDENSATE)

A. AEROTEX M-3 FREEDOM TEXTILE CHEMICALS CO.

. CHARLOTTE, NC. 28214

. TEL. (704) 393-0089

B. GENSET-A GENERAL CHEMICALS INC. P.O. BOX

. 16702, GREENVILLE, NC 29606.

. TEL. (803) 288-6656

RESIN TREATMENTS: (OTHER)

A. BOSTIK POL 9023 E.M. HART CORP. BOSTIK

. DIV., BOSTON ST.

. MIDDLETON, MA. 01940

. TEL (508) 777-0100

B. HERCOSETTE 125 HERCULES INC.

. WILMINGTON. DE. 19894

. TEL (302) 992-7000

REACTIVE TREATMENTS:

A. WOOLSET 36 PROCESS FORSTMAN & C0., INC.

. P.O. BOX 1049,

. DUBLIN, GE. 31021

. TEL. (912) 275-5400

1/ KROY UNSHRINKABLE WOOL LIMITED, 19 DUNCAN

STREET, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, M5H 3H1

MIL-STD-129R - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STANDARD PRACTICE

MILITARY MARKING FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE

DATED 18 FEBRUARY 2014

INTERIM CHANGES:

OMISSION OF MARKINGS ON EXTERIOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS OF ITEMS

IN THE DLA TROOP SUPPORT CLOTHING AND TEXTILE (C&T) DIRECTORATE:

THE NOMENCLATURE AND MANUFACTURER'S NAME (WHEN THE NAME IDENTIFIES THE MATERIAL) SHALL BE OMITTED FROM ALL EXTERIOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS OF DLA TROOP SUPPORT C&T ITEMS, REGARDLESS OF MODE OF SHIPMENT.

IF THE MANUFACTURER'S NAME DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE MATERIAL AS BEING CLOTHING, IT MAY REMAIN. NSNS SHALL BE SHOWN ON ALL SHIPPING CONTAINERS OF C&T ITEMS, THE PACKING LIST SHALL BE PLACED INSIDE THE LAST CONTAINER TO BE LOADED FOR EACH SHIPMENT. THE WORDS "PACKING LIST HERE" SHALL BE STENCILED, NOT HAND LETTERED, ON THE CONTAINER.

MIL-STD-147E

w/CHANGE 1 23 December 2013

SUPERSEDING

MIL-STD-147E

16 May 2008

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

STANDARD PRACTICE

PALLETIZED UNIT LOADS

DELETE CURRENT BARCODE LABEL/TAG"

AND SUBSTITUTE THE FOLLOWING:

LABEL TAG. 3 PAIRS OF SOCKS SHALL BE PACKAGED PER BAND. THE COMMERCIAL TYPE BAND SHALL CONTAIN THE DLA LOG0 IN PANTONE BLUE 296 OR TRUE BLACK, THE CONTRACTOR'S NAME, CONTRACT NUMBER, NSN, FIBER AND LAUNDERING INFORMATION, AND UPC AND NSN BARCODES. THE INITIAL "UPC" MUST APPEAR BENEATH THE CODE. THE BAR CODES FOR NSN AND UPC SHALL BE A MEDIUM TO HIGH DENSITY AND SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT THEY ARE COMPLETELY VISIBLE ON THE ITEM.

NOTE: UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE INFORMATION THE GOVERMENT ASSIGNED UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE (UPC) MUST BE PLACED ON ALL SHIPPING CARTONS ON WHICH THE NSN APPEARS.

THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS APPLY FOR BARCODE LABELS/TAGS:

BAR CODE OMITTED OR NOT READABLE BY SCANNER

HUMAN-READABLE INTERPRETATION (HRI) OMITTED OR ILLEGIBLE

NOT VISIBLE ON FOLDED, PACKAGED ITEM CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE ITEM

NOTE: IF THE END ITEM IS PLACED IN A PLASTIC BAG - USE TYPE VII (PRESSURE SENSTIVE LABEL) OF MIL-DTL-32075.

IF THE END ITEM IS TIED IN A BUNDLE OR LEFT AS AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM, USE TYPE VIII (TAG, PAPER) OF MIL-DTL-32075..

THE GOVERNMENT ASSIGNED UNIVERSAL PRODUCT

CODE (UPC) MUST BE PLACED ON ALL SHIPPING

CARTONS ON WHICH THE NSN APPEARS".

PRES/PACK TO A-A-55079

SHIPPING CONTAINER QUANTITIES: 72

252.211-7006 - RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) Required (ref. T8379; Nov. 08, 2006)

SIGNIFICANT NOTE - "PALLETIZATION IS REQUIRED FOR THESE SUPPLIES".

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO ALL NON-MANUFACTURED WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS:

"All Wood Packaging Material (WPM) acquired by DOD must meet requirements of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15, "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Materials in International Trade." DOD shipments inside and outside of the United States must meet ISPM 15 whenever WPM is used to ship DOD cargo, or when wood is being acquired by DLA for future use as packaging material. WPM is defined as wood pallets, skids, load boards, pallet collars, wooden boxes, reels, dunnage, crates, frame and cleats. Packaging materials exempt from the requirements are materials that have undergone a manufacturing process, such as corrugated fiberboard, plywood, particleboard, veneer, and oriented strand board (OSD). All WPM shall comply with one of the following official quality control programs:

Heat Treatment (HT) or Kiln Dried Heat Treatment (KD HT) in accordance with American Lumber Standard Committee, Incorporated (ALSC) Wood Packaging Material Program and WPM Enforcement Regulations (see http://www.alsc.org/; or

All WPM shall include certification/quality markings in accordance with the ALSC or NWPCA standards, as applicable. Markings shall be placed in an unobstructed area that will be readily visible to inspectors. Pallet markings shall be applied to the stringer or block on diagonally opposite sides of the pallet and be contrasting and clearly visible.

All containers shall be marked on a side other than the top or bottom, contrasting and clearly visible. All dunnage used in configuring and/or securing the load shall also comply with ISPM 15 and be marked with an ASLC approved DUNNAGE stamp. Failure to comply with the requirements of this restriction may result in refusal, destruction, or treatment of materials at the point of entry. The Agency reserves the right to recoup from the Contractor any remediation costs incurred by the Government."

PALLET SHALL BE 4 WAY ENTRY, WINGED TYPE. PALLETIZED LOAD DIMENSIONS SHALL NOT EXCEED 43 INCHES IN LENGTH, 52 INCHES IN WIDTH, AND 54 INCHES IN HEIGHT (INCLUDING THE PALLET).

THE PALLETIZED LOAD SHALL BE BONDED USING APPROVED COMMERCIAL BONDING MATERIALS. THE USE OF METAL BANDING, IN SECURING BOXES TO PALLETS, IS DISCOURAGED. PALLET LOADS SHALL CONTAIN THE SAME NUMBER OF CARTONS, OF IDENTICAL QUANTITIES, OF ONE NSN, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE.

PALLET LOADS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE NSN SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO LIST ALL THE NSN'S CONTAINED IN THE LOAD. NO CARTON SHALL HAVE MORE THAN ONE NSN. AT THE END OF A SIZE RUN, NO MORE THAN ONE CARTON PER NSN MAY BE SHORT OR OVER THE SPECIFIED QUANTITY. SAID CARTON SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED "SHORT" OR "OVER".

MIL-STD-147 IS REFERENCED FOR PALLETIZED LOADS.

IN ADDITION TO REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE ALSO APPLIES:

52.247-9012 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATEMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS (WPM) - (JULY 2006)

TGI DATA:

52.246-15 CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION.

52.246-2, Inspection of Supplies - Firm-Fixed Price 52.209-4, Alt. I, First Article Approval - Government Testing

INCLUDE T0029 OBJECT TEXT ID ST

INCLUDE T0043 OBJECT TEXT ID ST

REVIEW OF THIS ITEM HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS OR OTHER TECHNICAL DATA APPLICABLE TO THIS PROCUREMENT ACTION DO NOT REQUIRE THE USE

OF CLASS I OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (ODS) OR ODC(S).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL AQL'S:

AQL'S FOR COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTIONS (CID'S):

VISUAL - GENERAL INSPECTION LEVEL II, AQL - 1.0

DIMENSIONAL - SPECIAL INSPECTION LEVEL S-2, AQL - 2.5

ACCEPTABILITY OF LOTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE USE

OF "SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND TABLES FOR INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES", ANSI/ASQC Z1.4

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ASL:

THE ACCEPTABLE SUPPLIER LISTING (ASL) AND QUALIFIED LABORATORY LISTING (QLL) ARE NO LONGER VALID DOCUMENTS AND WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED IN THE FUTURE. THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO LABORATORIES AND SUPPLIERS IS THE PROCUREMENT BUYER, INDICATED IN THE SOLICITATION OR CONTRACT. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN WRITING TO THE DESIGNATED BUYER.

CLAUSE 52.246-9032 IDENTIFICATION OF QUALIFIED LABORATORY AND SOURCE SAMPLING APPLIES.