Evaluation_Critera_Wool_Melton_Type_II.docx

15 January 2019

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USMA Evaluation Criteria Cloth, Melton, Wool and Nylon, Black, Type II Local Stock Number C0255 Minimum bid sample submitted for evaluation shall be full fabric width, and between two and three (2 to

3) yards in length. Bid Samples are required to meet the cloth characteristics in the Purchase Description.

In submitting a bid sample, contractors thereby attest that the bid sample they provide meets the characteristics of the Purchase Description for USMA Cloth # C0255 Type II.

Bid samples will be initially compared to current stock of this cloth examining width, hand, and weight. This initial comparison will be performed by government employee(s) who use the cloth in manufacturing USMA Cadet Uniforms. Samples found in these initial comparison with acceptable width, hand, and weight will be acceptable.

If this comparison finds the bid sample differs from current stocks of this cloth, the sample’s characteristics of will be checked for adherence to the characteristics required in the Purchase Description.

Any failure to meet the requirements of the following checks will disqualify a sample as unacceptable.

In order: the first characteristic checked will be measuring the fabric width in section 3.5.1. If fabric width is found to be acceptable, the second characteristic to check will be fabric weight in 3.5. Table II - physical requirements. This will be checked by cutting and weighing a piece measuring 36 by 36 inches cut from the sample provided.

Cutting of the 36 x 36 inch piece will be performed on a Gerber GTxL Automated cutting machine using a square digital cutting pattern measuring 36.000 x 36.000 inches. That square yard sample will be weighed locally on a scale accurate to 0.001 pounds or 0.5 grams. If the sample’s fabric weight is found to be acceptable, the third and fourth checks will be a manual pick glass assisted count of Yarns per inch in the filling and warp directions.

Fabric Width: 58 to 60 inches excluding selvage

Fabric Weight: 18 to 20.6 ounces per square yard

Filling Yarn Count: Minimum 20 Yarns per inch

Warp Yarn Count: Minimum 24 Yarns per inch