TECH DATA DEVIATIONS TO A-A-55239A.pdf

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Marine Corps Sweaters Federal contract opportunity
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SPE1C1-24-R-0002
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Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles

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This document outlines technical data deviations to military specification A-A-55239A for Marine Corps sweaters. The deviations specify changes to tolerance limits for skirt width and addition of epaulettes with hook and loop fasteners on the shoulders. The epaulettes will be made of two plies of fabric from shoulder and elbow patches, tapered and finished with hook or loop fastener to attach to the sweater. Sweater weights in pounds are provided by size ranging from 11-1/4 to 21-1/2 pounds. The related federal contract opportunity is a pre-solicitation for Marine Corps sweaters under solicitation SPE1C1-24-R-0002 from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles.

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TECH DATA DEVIATIONS TO A-A-55239A:

PARAGRAPH 3.7, TABLE III. FINISHED MEASUREMENTS. FOR THE COLUMN TITLED

SKIRT WIDTH", UNDER TOLERANCE DELETE "PLUS OR MINUS 1/2" AND SUBSTITUTE

"PLUS OR MINUS 1".

THE FOLLOWING NEW PARAGRAPHS SHALL BE ADDED:

EPAULETTES. THE EPAULETTES SHALL FINISH SMOOTH AND FLAT AND BE UNIFORM IN

CONSTRUCTION AND PLACEMENT. THE EPAULETTES SHALL BE MADE FROM TWO PLIES OF

THE SAME FABRIC USED FOR THE SHOULDER AND ELBOW PATCHES AND SHALL BE SEWN

TOGETHER WITH EDGES TURNED IN BY LOCKSTITCHING (STITCH TYPE 301)

WITH AT LEAST 10 STITCHES PER INCH OF SEAM AND SHALL FINISH 2 INCHES WIDE AT

THE ARMHOLE SEAM TAPERING TO 1-3/4 INCHES WIDE AT THE ROUNDED END. PRIOR TO

STITCHING THE TWO PLIES OF THE EPAULETTE, A PATCH OF LOOP PILE FABRIC

3/4 INCH LONG IS TO BE SEWN 1/4 - 3/8 INCH (CENTERED) FROM THE ROUNDED END OF

THE UNDERPLY OF EPAULETTE. POSITION THE EPAULETTE SO AS THE ROUND END OF LOOP

IS 3/8 INCH BEYOND THE COLLAR SEAM WITH THE BACK FINISHED EDGE OF THE

EPAULETTE ON THE FINISHED SWEATER (SWEATER IN RELAXED STATE) SHALL BE 1/2

INCH BEHIND THE SHOULDER SEAM. THE EPAULETTE IS INSERTED INTO THE SLEEVE

SETTING SEAM. THE HOOK TAPE SHALL BE MOVED TO MATCH THE LOOP PILE ON THE

EPAULETTE. FOR SWEATER SIZES 28 THROUGH 32, THE LOOP PILE FABRIC PIECE MAY

BE 1/2 TO 1/2 SQUARE AND SHALL BE STITCHED AS CLOSE TO THE END OF THE

EPAULETTE AS POSSIBLE. ON THE UNDERSIDE OF EPAULETTE, THE INNER EDGE

OF LOOP PILE FABRIC TO SLEEVE SETTING SHALL MEASURE A MINIMUM OF 3-5/8

INCHES. A 3/4 INCH LONG PIECE OF HOOK FABRIC IS TO BE SEWN ON THE SHOULDER

PATCH ABUTTING THE EDGE OF THE NECKBAND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE LOOP FABRIC

ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE EPAULETTE ADHERING TO CLEARANCE MEASUREMENT AS

DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE EPAULETTE SHALL LIE SMOOTH AND FLAT OVER SHOULDER PATCH

WHEN THE LOOP AND PILE FABRICS ARE ENGAGED. NO FUSIBLE IS REQUIRED.

HOOK AND LOOP. THE HOOK AND LOOP FOR ALL THE SWEATER SIZES SHALL BE 5/8 INCH

WIDE BY 3/4 INCH LONG, TYPE I, CLASS 1, NYLON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH A-A-55126.

THE SHADE OF THE HOOK AND LOOP SHALL APPROXIMATE THE SHADE OF THE EPAULETTE

FABRIC.

SWEATER (WITH EPAULETTES) WEIGHTS. THE WEIGHTS PER SIZE (EXPRESSED IN POUNDS)

AND BASED ON 12 SWEATERS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:

28/30 11-1/4 32/34 13 36 14-1/2 38 15-1/4 40 17-3/8 42 18-1/8 44 19-1/4 46 20 48 20-3/4 50 21-1/2

THE TOLERANCE ON THE WEIGHT FOR THE SWEATER (WITH EPAULETTES) IS PLUS OR

MINUS 1/4 POUND.

ADD THE NEW FIGURE TO BACK OF DOCUMENT FIGURE 3. SWEATER, SERVICE, WOOL,

EPAULETTES

(Ref. W2765)

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