SPEC Sweatpants A-A-55276B AF 8-17-2021.pdf

AMSC N/A FSC 8415

INCH-POUND

A-A-55276B

August 4, 2020

SUPERSEDING

A-A-55276A

December 16, 1999

COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION

SWEATPANTS, PHYSICAL CONDITIONING UNIFORM

The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description for all Federal agencies.

1. SCOPE

This commercial item description covers the requirements for one type of fleece sweatpants used by

Air Force personnel as a component of the Physical Conditioning Uniform and by Army personnel as a component of the Physical Conditioning Uniform.

2. CLASSIFICATION.

The sweatpants shall be in the following classes and sizes:

Class 1 - Air Force; Physical Conditioning Uniform

Class 2 - Army; Physical Conditioning Uniform

Sizes

X-Small Small Medium Large X-Large XX-Large XXX-Large

3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

3.1 Description. The fleece sweatpants (see Figures 1, Air Force and Figure 4, Army) shall have a

1-1⁄4 inch wide covered elastic waistband with 4 rows of stitching and a concealed drawcord and a straight cut bar type buttonhole with ends securely tacked on inside of center front of the waistband.

Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: DLA Troop Support, Clothing and

Textiles Directorate, Attn: FQSE, 700 Robbins Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111. Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the

ASSIST Online database at https://assist.dla.mil.

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The sweatpants shall have two side pockets, opening shall be 6 (+/- 1⁄4) inches with a depth of 7 (+/- 1⁄4) inches. The top and bottom of each pocket opening shall be securely tacked. The sweatpants shall have 1⁄4 inch wide covered elastic at the cuff of each leg opening or as an alternate a commercial type rubber band shall be used.

The Class 2 ARMY sweatpants shall have lettering “ARMY” (see Figure 3) screen-printed down left leg as shown in Figure 3. The lettering for Class 2 sweatpants shall be black and begin 12-1⁄2 inches below top of waistband centered between seams (see Figure 3). The ARMY letters shall measure 5⁄8 (+/- 1⁄16) inch wide and 3 (+/- 1⁄16) inches in height (see Figure 2).

The Class 1 AIR FORCE sweatpants shall have the logo (see Figure 2) printed on the left front centered and positioned as outlined in Table I. The screen print shall match Navy blue shade 35048 of SAE-AMS-STD-595, for the Class 1.

Table I

Screen Print Location For Air Force

(below bottom of waistband, inches)

Size x-

Small

Small Medium Large X-large

XX-

Large

XXX-

Large

Tolerance

Placement of logo

3 3-1⁄2 4 4-1⁄2 5 5-1⁄2 6 +/- 1⁄2

3.2 Basic materials. The sweatpant shall be fabricated from Jersey knit fleece fabric having 50 (+/-

5) percent cotton with the remaining percentage polyester. The fleece fabric shall weigh 9.0 (+/-1.0) ounces per square yard when tested in accordance with ASTM D3776/D3776M, and have a minimum of 20 wales per inch and a minimum of 27 courses per inch when tested in accordance with ASTM D8007. The material shall have a minimum bursting strength of 75 pounds when tested in accordance with ASTM D3787 and shall not shrink or elongate more than 10 percent when tested in accordance with AATCC TM150 using normal machine cycle. The material shall match the standard sample for shade.

3.2.1 Matching. The color of the finished cloth shall match the standard sample when viewed using the AATCC EP9, Option C, with sources simulating artificial daylight D75 illuminant with a color temperature of 7500K (± 200) illumination of 100 (±20) foot candles, and shall be a good match to the standard sample under incandescent A illuminant with a color temperature of 2856K (± 200)."

3.2.2 Pocketing material. The material for the pocketing may be fleece or Jersey material. When fleece is used it shall match the basic material. The Jersey material shall have 55 (+/- 5) percent cotton and the remaining percentage polyester. The material shall weigh 5.5 (+/- 0.5) ounces per square yard, have a minimum of 30 wales per inch and have a minimum of 45 courses per inch when tested in accordance with ASTM D8007. The Jersey material shall have a minimum bursting strength of 75 pounds when tested in accordance with ASTM D3787 and shall not shrink or elongate more than 10 percent when tested in accordance with AATCC TM150 using normal washing cycle. The material shall closely match the basic material.

3.3 Thread. The thread for seaming and stitching shall be 2-ply cotton covered polyester or spun polyester. The color shall be light gray, or a good match to the basic material and show good colorfastness to laundering. The thread shall have a breaking strength of 1.8 pounds minimum and shall be tested in accordance with ASTM D2256/D2256M.

3.4 Drawcord, The drawcord shall be 3⁄16 inch diameter 100 percent filament nylon. The nylon shall be bright, regular or high tenacity polyamide having a 840 normal denier and having a minimum breaking strength of 150 pounds. The drawcord shall be basket weave with no core. The drawcord color shall be white or approximate the basic material and shall show “good” colorfastness to home laundering.

3.5 Labels. A commercial-type label is acceptable, provided that an additional printed cloth label containing the contractor’s name, contract number, size and National Stock Number (NSN) is caught on the stitching of the commercial label. The commercial label shall include fiber and laundering information. The labels shall be caught in the back seam stitching approximately 2 1⁄2 inches down from bottom of waistband.

3.5.1 Label/tag. Each item shall be individually bar-coded with a paper tag for personal clothing items. The paper tag shall be standard bleached sulfate having a basis weight of 100 pounds. The paper used for the tags shall have a smooth finish to accept thermal transfer and direct printing. The tags shall have a hole and shall be attached to each item by a fastener, clearly legible and readable by a scanner. The bar coding element shall be a 13 digit NSN. The bar code type shall be a medium to high code density and shall be located so that it is completely visible on the item when it is folded and/or packaged as specified and so that it causes no damage to the item.

3.5.2 Marking. The ink for the screen printing shall be thermal plastic base ink (withstanding temperatures to 300° F) or equal. The printing shall have a rating of “4” after 15 launderings when tested as specified in AATCC TM61.

3.6 Sizes and measurements. The sweatpant shall be in the following sizes and shall confirm the measurements in Table II.

TABLE II Finished Measurements (inches)

SIZES X-

SM

SMALL MED LARGE X-

LARGE

XX-

L

XXX-

L

Tolerance

1/2 Waist relaxed (A.)

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 +/- 1⁄2

1⁄2 Waist stretch

(B.)

18 19 21 22 23 24 25 +/- 1⁄2

Seat Width (C.) 21 22 23 24-1⁄2 25-1⁄2 26-1⁄2 27-1⁄2 +/- 1⁄2

Thigh Width (D.) 12-1⁄4 13 13-3⁄4 14-1⁄2 15-1⁄2 16-1⁄2 17-1⁄2 +/- 1⁄2

Cuff Width (E.) 4-1⁄2 5 5 5-1⁄2 5-1⁄2 6 6 +/- 1⁄2

Inseam (F.) 27 28-1⁄2 30 31-1⁄2 33 34 35 +/- 1⁄2

Rise (G.) 12-1⁄2 13-1⁄2 14-1⁄2 15-1⁄2 16 16-1⁄2 18 +/- 1⁄2

A. 1⁄2 Waist relaxed: Measure across top of waistband lay flat and relaxed.

B. 1⁄2 Waist stretched: Measure waist stretched without distorting material or breaking stitches.

C. Seat width: Measure straight across, side to side, (at indicated point) above crotch area.D. Thigh width: Measure straight across leg at crotch point.

E. Cuff width: Measure straight across at bottom of cuff, laying flat.

F. Inseam length: Measure from crotch seam in a straight line to bottom of leg.

G. Rise: Measure from lowest point in crotch seam to top of waistband, along seam, pants laying flat.

4. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Flammability requirements. The basic material shall conform to the rules and regulations of the

Flammable Fabrics Act without the application of a flame retardant finish to the material or to the end item.

4.2 Recycled, recovered, or environmentally preferable or biobased materials. Recycled, recovered, or environmentally preferable, or biobased material should be used to the maximum extent possible provided that the material meets or exceeds the operational and maintenance requirements, and promotes economically advantageous life cycle costs.

5. PRODUCT PERFORMANCE PROVISIONS

5.1 Product conformance. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this commercial item description, and shall conform to the producer's own drawings, specifications, standards and quality assurance practices, and be the same product offered for sale in the commercial market place. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance.

5.2 Visual examination. Each sweatpant shall be examined for the defects listed below.

5.2.1 Defects. Any hole, cut, or tear; color not as specified; needle chew, mend, or thin area; slubby yarn any loose knitting causing sleaziness, pulled or snagged stitches, any part shaded; any spot or stain (outside); raw edges, open seams, thread ends not removed, or loose tension resulting in loose seams; any material defects, waist and angle not smooth, has pleats, twisted, or stretched, drawcord not securely tacked, distorted parts or poor workmanship; any component part omitted; any component not as specified, logo or lettering incorrect, not positioned correctly, printing smeared, label missing, incorrect, or illegible; measurement of item not as specified; bar code omitted or not readable by scanner; human-readable interpretation (HRI) omitted or illegible; bar code not visible on folded, packaged item; bar code causes damage to the item; any items not packaged in accordance with the contract or purchase order.

5.3 Acceptance criteria. Acceptance criteria shall be as specified in the contract or purchase order.

6. PACKAGING

6.1 Preservation, packing, and marking. The preservation, packing, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order.

7. NOTES

7.1 Sources of documents.

7.1.1 Copies of government documents are available online at https://quicksearch.dla.mil.

7.1.2 Copies of documents are available online at www.astm.org.

7.1.3 Copies of documents are online at www.aatcc.org..

7.1.4 Copies of documents are online at www.sae.org.

http://www.astm.org/ http://www.aatcc.org/

FIGURE 1

AIR FORCE SWEATPANT, PHYSICAL CONDITIONING UNIFORM

FIGURE 2

AIR FORCE LOGO

The diameter shall be 2-3⁄4 inches

FIGURE 3

ARMY LETTERING

FIGURE 4

ARMY SWEATPANT, PHYSICAL CONDITIONING UNIFORM

MILITARY INTERESTS:

Custodians

Army - GL

Air Force-11

CIVIL AGENCY COORDINATING

ACTIVITY:

GSA - FSS

PREPARING ACTIVITY:

DLA - CT

Project 8415-2020-039