A-A-50356B
1.2 General description.
1.2.1 Material. The handkerchiefs shall be plain weave, constructed from 100% cotton or cotton/polyester blend with a minimum yarn count of 63 yarns per inch in the warp and 52 in the filling with a minimum weight of 1.80 ounces per square yard. The base fabric may have ornamental stripes in the warp or filling direction.
1.2.1.1 Color and colorfastness. The color of the class 1 handkerchief shall be bleached white. The color of the class 2 handkerchief shall be Brown 436 and shall match the standard sample for shade and appearance. The class 2 handkerchief shall show fastness to laundering (after 3 cycles) and perspiration equal to or better than the standard sample or equal to or better than a rating of “good”. The class 2 handkerchief shall show fastness to crocking equal to or better than the standard sample or shall have an AATCC Chromatic Transference Scale rating of not less than 3.5 (see 2.2.2). (NOTE: Reactive dyes have successfully provided these colorfastness characteristics.) The use of dyes and compounds containing elementary sulfur capable of oxidation to sulfuric acid is prohibited.
1.2.2 Thread. The thread for the class 1 handkerchief shall be cotton, spun polyester or cotton/polyester. The thread for the class 2 handkerchief shall be cotton conforming to the requirements of V-T-276.
1.2.2.1 Color and colorfastness. The thread for the class 1 handkerchief shall be bleached white. The thread for the class 2 handkerchief shall be Khaki P-1, C.A. 66019 or equal. The dyed thread shall show colorfastness to laundering after 3 cycles equal to or better than the standard sample when tested as specified in V-T-276.
1.2.3 Hemming. All handkerchiefs shall be finished square. The hems of the handkerchief shall be made using seam type EFb-1, with either a 304 stitch modified to produce a single needle hemstitched hem or a plain 304 zig-zag stitched hem. There shall not be less than 10 stitches per inch. The hens shall finish 3/8 to 5/8 inches wide for type I, and 3/16 to 5/16 for type II. As an alternate, a rolled hem, 3/32 (min.) inch width may be used. All edges shall be hemmed.
1.3 Workmanship. The handkerchiefs shall be uniform in quality and shall be free from irregularities or defects which adversely affect performance, reliability, or durability.
1.4 Product demonstration model. During the solicitation phase, interested firms shall provide the Procuring Agency with two product demonstration models of the item ‘they propose to furnish for evaluation. The two samples provided by the successful offerer shall be tagged and sealed. One shall be retained by the Procuring Agency and the other furnished the assigned Quality Assurance Representative for use as a reference in performing the examination in paragraph 2.3 and the scoring of defects in design, material and workmanship not otherwise classified herein.
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