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Department of the Army Medical Command
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Attachment 2 The requirements listed in the table below shall be accommodated by the responder offering DNA Collection Component Materials. Please indicate Y (Yes) or N (No) if you meet each requirement in the requirements list below, and use the comments column to further justify how your product meets the requirement.
REQUIREMENTS/ SPECIFICATIONS
Meets Requirement?
(Y/N) Comments
Blood Stain Card:
| a |
| Shall be made of white card stock backing (100-lb) ledger stock |
| b |
| Ink shall not interfere with DNA or test associated with manufacturing of this product. |
| c |
| The card shall measure 3” x 6 7/8” and must contain one (1) strip of filter paper measuring 1 9/16” x 3” with two (2) 1” diameter preprinted circles. |
| d |
| The bloodstain card shall have a cover 28 lb. tag stock that measures 3” x 8” and has a fold over the filter paper. The cover is attached with autoclavable glue at the end of the card with the bar code labels. The Privacy Act Statement defined under paragraph n. shall be printed on the outside of the cover. |
| e |
| The adhesive used to attach the filter paper to the bloodstain card must be autoclavable glue and must not interfere with the extraction of DNA from the filter paper. |
| f |
| Side One shall contain the Privacy Act Statement as defined in note at the bottom of the page. |
| g |
| One 9/16” x 3/8” box for signature with printing “I, the undersigned hereby acknowledge that I have read the attached Privacy Act Statement of January 1997, and that the blood specimen on this card is mine” |
| h |
| Side One shall have the following instructions: |
a)Use a ballpoint pen or pencil only
b) To the best of your ability fill in each box with letter and numbers like show below the instructions.
c) Do not discard if letters or numbers touch box or dots
d) Most importantly the card must be readable
e) DO NOT REMOVE DNA PAPER FROM FORM
| i |
| The 3” portion of Side two shall contain the following labeling requirements: |
14 each ¼” x 9/32” squares labeled “Last Name”
12 each ¼” x 9/32” squares labeled “First Name”
1 each ¼” x 9/32” squares labeled “MI”
9 each 3/16”x1/4” squares labeled “SSN”
10 each 1/16”x 1/16”squares labeled 1-0 to correspond with “SSN” from above
6 each 3/16” x ¼” squares labeled “Month-Day-Year”
6 each 3/16” x ¼” squares labeled “Date of Birth”
6 each 1/16” x 1/16” squares labeled “Branch of Service”
Blacken one. Following each box shall be labeled in the following order: USA, USN, USAF, USMC,USCG, OTHER
5 each ¼” x 9/32” squares “Other Organization”
| j |
| Under each box as in letter (i) above shall be labeled in the following order: |
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Marines
U.S Coast Guard
Other
| k |
| A Control Number shall be positioned on the flap to the right of the 3”portion. The lettering shall be 3/16” high and black. Number sequence shall be purchase order, and cannot repeat. |
Filter Paper:
| a |
| The bloodstain card shall be constructed with a filter paper that has been validated and specifically designed for the collection and transport of dried blood spots for subsequent DNA analysis. It must offer high purity, consistent sample absorption, and lot-to-lot uniformity, allowing accurate and reproducible volumetric measurements of analyte in the collected specimen |
| b |
| Minimum Filter Paper Specifications: |
Composition
Unfinished White cotton
Basic Weight
160 – 202 gm2 Thickness
0.60-0.78 mm
Rapidity
234-286 mls/min
Frazier Permeability 64 L/m2/sec (+/- 10 %)
Tensile Strength
5289.0 N/m MD (+/- 10%)
Wet Burst
101.6 cm (+/-) 10 %)
Micron Rating
22 microns (+/- 10%)
Note: A valid Certificate of Conformance is required for the filter paper and card material detailing lot number, manufacturing date and applicable vendor purchase order signed by an authorized representative of the supplier. The certification shall state if all requirements of this specification have been met
| c |
| Filter paper will have the printed comment, “DO NOT REMOVE DNA PAPER FROM FORM thereon. |
Desiccant 1 Gram:
| a |
| The desiccant shall be made of heat sealed pouch, 1 1/16” x 2 (+/-1/16) Grade A tea paper (porous filter) filled with 1-gram crystal silica gel. |
| b |
| The silica gel granules must have a color indicator to differentiate between a packet that is able to absorb moisture and one that cannot absorb moisture. The gel shall be blue in color when it is capable of absorbing moisture and pink when it is not (or similar distinguishing features). |
| c |
| Desiccant shall have minimum of four (4) year shelf life when sealed in an original lot-shipping container |
| d |
| Desiccant shall be made available in can of 1000 each for bulk shipment |
Desiccant 0.5 Gram:
| a |
| The desiccant shall consist of 0.5 gram silica gel granules, and of Grade A tea bag (porous filter) and mirror 2 above |
Drying Rack:
| a |
| The drying rack shall be made of a single piece of corrugated cardboard (200 lb. weight) designed to be tri-folded |
| b |
| The rack shall have 12 slots cut into the center of the cardboard evenly spaced. Each slot shall have a width of no wider than 1/8” and shall accommodate easy insertion of bloodstain cards. Slots shall be at least 4-1/2” long |
| c |
| The two lateral portions shall be precut for use as an interlocking fold that easily, but firmly forms the base of a triangular card filing rack |
Mailing Pouch:
| a |
| The mailing pouch shall be no more than 12” wide and 15” long |
| b |
| Pouch shall be made of 3-mil co-extruded nylon/polyethylene. Co-extruded material shall be able to be printed and accept writing by pen, pencil or typewriter |
| c |
| Lip closure end shall be tamper evident tape double adhesive seal with a perforated line across the width of the seal. The side of the pouch opposite of the opening shall be preprinted and centered to read: |
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
Armed Forces Repository of Specimen Samples for the Identification of Remains (AFRSSIR)
Bldg 115, Purple Heart Drive, Room 166
Dover AFB, Dover, DE 19902
| d |
| The upper left hand corner of the pouch (where the return address is placed) on the same side as the preprinted address shall be printed as follows: |
# Enclosed__________
a) Lines shall be no more than 3-1/2” in length and at least ½” from top edge
b) The mailing pouch shall be made available in package of 1000 per case for bulk shipment
Return address labels:
| a |
| The return address label shall be a white background with black lettering and have a black border |
| b |
| The label shall be printed as follows: |
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
Armed Forces Repository of Specimen Samples
For the Identification of Remains (AFRSSIR)
Bldg 115, Purple Heart Drive, Room 166
Dover AFB, Dover, DE 19902
| c |
| Labels shall have a sufficient adhesive to adhere to paper, cardboard, or polyethylene material |
| d |
| The return address label shall be made available in packages of 100 labels per roll for bulk shipment |
Single Nylon Pouch:
| a |
| The pouch material shall be laminated pouch (3 mils minimum). The nylon layer shall be 75 gauge laminated to a polyethylene layer that makes the film 3 mils thick |
| b |
| Pouches shall be heat sealable |
| c |
| Pouches shall be able to withstand temperatures of –40 to +60 degrees centigrade without cracking, opening or melting |
Storage Tray card long:
| a |
| Shall be constructed from cardboard with die cut locking |
| b |
| Dimensions shall be 20” L x 6-5/8” W x 2-3/8” D |
Storage tray pouch:
| a |
| This pouch shall be constructed of a 3-mil thick nylon/polyethylene sheet material |
| b |
| Outside dimension shall be 12” x 30” with 3/8” seals with 1/16” tolerance. |
| c |
| The nylon layer shall be 75 gauge laminated to a polyethylene layer that makes the film 3 mils thick |
| d |
| The pouch shall be heat sealable |
vacuum foil pouch:
| a |
| This pouch shall be constructed of a 7-layer foil/polyester paper barrier system and uses a tape-to-tape seal for complete tamper-resistance |
| b |
| Materials composition shall be 25# bleach MG paper, adhesive L-4006, 48 ga. polyester film, adhesive, .0005 ml foil, adhesive L-4020, and .0003 ml EVA copolymer film |
| c |
| Pouch dimension shall be at least 4” and no more than 6-1/2” outside dimension +/- 1/16” O.D. Includes 1/8” lip; ¼” side and bottom seals +/- 1/16”, tear notch ½” from pouch opening |
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