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SKIRTS, MATERNITY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FNS PD 96-11:

PATTERN DATE 19 APRIL 1996

INTERIM CHANGES TO FNS/PD 96-11

PAGE 4 ADD NEW PARAGRAPH 3.4.3 DPSC/CONTRACTOR

EMBROIDER LABEL

EACH ITEM SHALL HAVE AN AUTHORIZED "DPSC/

CONTRACTOR LABEL" SEWN ON THE INSIDE OF THE

FINISHED WAISTBAND. THE LABEL SHALL BE SEWN

TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WAISTBAND, OPPOSITE THE

SIZE LABEL 1/2 INCH OFF CENTER BACK.

PAGE5, DELETE TABLE III, FINISHED MEASUREMENTS,

IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE THE FOLLOWING:

TABLE III, FINISHED MEASUREMENTS (INCHES)

SIZE WAIST WAIST HIP(C) LENGHT(D)

.......RELAXED(A) STRETCHED(B)

X SMALL 24 35 40 30

SMALL 26 37 42 30-1/2

MEDIUM 28 39 44 31

LARGE 31 42 47 32

X LARGE 34 45 50 33

TOLERANCE +/- 1/2 FOR ALL

(Ref. W2347)

DELETE CURRENT "BARCODE LABEL/TAG"

REQUIREMENTS AND SUBSTITUTE THE FOLLOWING:

LABEL TAG. EACH ITEM SHALL BE INDIVIDUALLY

BAR-CODED WITH A PAPER TAG FOR PERSONAL

CLOTHING ITEMS. THE PAPER USED FOR THE TAGS

SHALL BE STANDARD BLEACHED SULFATE HAVING A

BASIS WEIGHT OF 100 POUNDS WITH 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 SCANNER.

THE BAR CODING ELEMENT SHALL BE A 13 DIGIT

NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER (NSN). THERE SHALL BE

A 12 DIGIT UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE (UPC)

ASSIGNED FOR ALL NSNS BY THE GOVERNMENT.

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 WHEN IT IS FOLDED AND PACKAGED

AS SPECIFIED. THE LABEL'S LOCATION SHALL CAUSE

NO DAMAGE TO THE ITEM.

PACKAGING SECTION. ADD THE FOLLOWING:

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 MINOR A

READABLE BY SCANNER

HUMAN-READABLE INTERPRETATION (HRI) MINOR A

OMITTED OR ILLEGIBLE

NOT VISIBLE ON FOLDED, PACKAGED ITEM MINOR A

CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE ITEM MAJOR

APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS: THE FOLLOWING LIST OF

DOCUMENTS IS APPLICABLE TO THIS PROCUREMENT:

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.

INTERIM CHANGES TO FED-STD-191A:

TEST METHOD 5202, PARA. 5.3, DELETE FIRST SENTENCE AND SUBSTITUTE: "THE SPECIMEN SHALL BE CLAMPED FIRMLY, WITH ONE END FLUSH WITH THE OUTER EDGE OF THE VISE, SUCH THAT ONE INCH OF SPECIMEN LIES WITHIN THE CLAMP AND ONE INCH OF THE SPECIMEN EXTENDS BEYOND THE CENTER OF ROTATION (FACE OF THE VISE), AND WITH THE LONG EDGE PARALLEL TO THE FACE OF THE DIAL PLATE".

TEST METHOD 5309.1 ABRASION RESISTANT OF TEXTILE WEBBING. PAGE 1, PARA 4.1.2,LINE 4: DELETE "B-97" AND SUBSTITUTE "B-91".

THE FOLLOWING METHODS ARE IDENTIFIED AS SPECIFYING OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES: 1100, 1200, 1240, 1400, 1410, 1500, 1510,1520,1530, 1540, AND 1550. PARA 5.1 OF THESE TEST METHODS REQUIRE THE USE OF 1,1,1- TRICHLOROETHANE, ALCOHOL OR ETHER. 1,1,1-TRICHLORETHANE IS AN OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCE (METHYL CHLOROFORM) AND IS THEREFORE PROHIBITED. THE USE OF EITHER ALCOHOL OR ETHER IS REQUIRED WHEN THESE METHODS ARE IN BASIC OR ANY REFERENCED DOCUMENT.

METHOD 5202, STIFFNESS OF CLOTH, DIRECTIONAL; CANTILEVER BENDING METHOD. PAGE 2, PARA. 5.3 DELETE FIRST SENTENCE AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE FOLLOWING: "THE SPECIMEN SHALL BE CLAMPED FIRMLY, WITH 1 END FLUSH WITH THE OUTER EDGE OF THE VISE, SUCH THAT 1" OF THE SPECIMEN LIES WITHIN THE CLAMP AND 1" OF THE SPECIMEN EXTENDS BEYOND THE CENTER OF ROTATION (INNER FACE OF THE VISE) AND WITH THE LONG EDGE PARALLEL TO THE FACE OF THE DIAL PLATE."

METHOD 5556.1, MOBILE LAUNDRY EVALUATION FOR TEXTILE MATERIALS, PAGE 5, PARA. 5.2.2, LINE 8: DELETE SENTENCE BEGINNING WITH "THE SPECIMENS AND BALLAST" IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE FOLLOWING: "THE SPECIMENS AND BALLAST SHALL BE SEPARATED, OPENED TO FULL WIDTH AND PLACED IN A PRE-HEATED DRYER HAVING A STACK TEMPERATURE OF 140-180 DEG. F. THIS TEMPERATURE RANGE CORRESPONDS TO A SETTING OF "HIGH" ON THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR ON THE DRYER. DRYING SHALL CONTINUE FOR 45-60 MINUTES OR UNTILSAMPLES ARE DRY IN A ROTATING TUMBLE DRYER."

PAGE 5, PARA. 5.2.3, LINE 8: DELETE SENTENCE BEGINNING WITH "THE SPECIMENS AND BALLAST" IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THEFOLLOWING: "THE SPECIMENS AND BALLAST SHALL BE SEPARATED, OPENED TO FULL WIDTH AND PLACED IN A PRE-HEATED DRYER HAVING A STACKTEMPERATURE OF 140-180 DEG. F. THIS TEMPERATURE RANGE CORRESPONDS TO A SETTING OF "HIGH" ON THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR ON THE DRYER. DRYING SHALL CONTINUE FOR 35-40 MINUTES OR UNTIL SAMPLES ARE DRY."

METHOD 5931, ELECTROSTATIC DECAY OF FABRICS; DETERMINATION OF PAGE 1, PARA. 3: AFTER NUMBER OF DETERMINATIONS ADD "PER SAMPLEUNIT". PAGE 1, PARA. 4: DELETE "APPARATUS" AND SUBSTITUTE "APPARATUS". PAGE 1, PARA. 5.1, LINE 3: AFTER "AT" DELETE"APPROXIMATELY".

PAGE 2, PARA. 5.2, LINES 2, AND 5: AFTER "OF" ADD "+-". LINE 6: AFTER "TO" ADD "+-".

PAGE 2, PARA. 5.3: DELETE IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE FOLLOWING:"5.3 MOUNT A SPECIMEN TIGHTLY ACROSS THE ELECTRODES, CENTERING IT OVER THE SENSOR OPENING. THE SURFACE OF THE TEST SPECIMEN (BACK OR FRONT) SHALL FACE THE SENSOR. RECORD (OPTIONAL) THE RESIDUAL CHARGE LEVEL ON THE SAMPLE AS SEEN BY THE SENSOR, INCLUDING POLARITY.

NOTE THAT TEST SAMPLES WITH THE RESIDUAL CHARGE LEVELS OF LESS +500 VOLTS YIELD THE BEST RESULTS. APPLY +5000 VOLTS TO THEELECTRODES FOR A PERIOD OF 20 SECS. AT THE END OF THE 20 SECOND PERIOD, THE HIGH VOLTAGE (5000 VOLTS) SHALL BE TURNED OFF ANDTHE SPECIMENS IMMEDIATELY GROUNDED. THE VOLTAGE BEHAVIOR OF THE SPECIMEN WITH RESPECT TO TIME SHALL BE PLOTTED ON THE RECORDER. NOTE: IN SOME CASES, THE TEST EQUIPMENT WILL DISPLAY VOLTAGE AND DECAY TIME INFORMATION AND A CHART RECORDER IS NOT NECESSARY."

PAGE 2, PARA. 5.4, LINE 3: DELETE SENTENCE BEGINNING WITH "IF THE SPECIMEN DID" IN ITS ENTIRETY.

PAGE 2, PARA. 5.5: DELETE PARAGRAPH IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE FOLLOWING: "RECORD THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE LEVEL(INCLUDING POLARITY) AND DECAY TIME TO 10% OF THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE LEVEL ACHIEVED."

PAGE 2, PARA. 5.6, LINE 1: ADD THE FOLLOWING PRIOR TO 1ST SENTENCE: "REVERSE VOLTAGE POLARITY REPEAT MEASUREMENT, ANDRECORD RESULTS."

PAGE 3, PARA. 6.6: DELETE PARAGRAPH IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTE WITH THE FOLLOWING: "THE AVERAGE TIME TO DECAY TO 10%OF THE MAX VOLTAGE SHALL BE INCLUDED FOR EACH OF THE WARP & FILLING DIRECTIONS, AS WELL AS THE OVERALL AVERAGE, FOR EACHFABRIC TESTED. THESE WILL BE OBTAINED BY AVERAGING THE TEST RESULTS (ABSOLUTE VALUE OF) TOGETHER FOR BOTH VOLTAGEPOLARITIES. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED IN THE REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT, THE FABRIC SHALL BE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE IF THEAVERAGE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE IN BOTH THE WARP AND FILLING DIRECTIONS IS LESS THAN 4000 VOLTS, AND THE AVERAGE DECAY TIME (TO 10% MAXVOLTAGE) IS GREATER THAN 0.5 SECONDS IN BOTH THE WARP AND FILLING DIRECTIONS. IT SHALL BE INDICATED WHETHER THE FABRIC ISACCEPTABLE OR NON-ACCEPTABLE."

PAGE 3, PARA. 7.1, SECOND COLUMN, LINE 2: DELETE 406C AND SUBSTITUTE WITH "406D".

AFTER PARA. 7.1, ADD THE FOLLOWING: "7.2 NOTE: IF THE MODEL 406D STATIC DECAY METER, OR EQUIVALENT, IS USED, A CHART RECORDER ISNOT MANDATORY FOR THE TEST."

(Ref. T0215 - 05/17/07)