SOLICITATION NOTICE
73 -- RFQ for STAINLESS STEEL BOUILLON SPOON AND TABLE SPOON
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 332211
— Cutlery and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service (FSS), Southwest Supply Center (7FL), 819 Taylor Street RM 6A06, Fort Worth, TX, 76102
- ZIP Code
- 76102
- Solicitation Number
- 7FLC1-L8-06-1055-SQ
- Response Due
- 3/20/2006
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2006
- Description
- ITEM PURCHASE DESCRIPTION DATED 02/06/2006 NSN: 7340-00-688-1055 SPOON, BOUILLON (STAINLESS STEEL): Shall have the following characteristics: Graded, Spoon, Bouillon Unit of Issue ? BX (box of 24) SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS. MATERIAL. The flatware shall be fabricated from stainless steel in accordance with types 301, 302, or 304 of ASTM A 240/A 240M or ASTM A 666 (except for bend test requirements), or type 430 of ASTM A 276. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. The flatware shall be the ?Windsor? pattern and shall be graded construction. The flatware shall be of single piece construction of the stainless steel specified under ?Material? and shall conform to the requirements specified herein. SPOONS. Spoons shall be of the shape shown on the figure below and shall conform to dimensions specified below. The shanks of spoons shall have an average Rockwell hardness not less than B85 when tested in accordance with ASTM E18. All edges of handles and bowls shall be rounded and smooth. The back of the spoon handles shall be concave in accordance with the manufacturer's standard practice. DIMENSIONS. Dimensions (inches) Minimum Maximum Overall length, LT 5-11/16 6-1/8 Bowl length, LB 1-13/16 2-1/16 Width of bowl at widest point, WB 1-7/16 1-11/16 Depth of bowl at deepest point (inside), DB 0.260 0.330 Width at AA 0.195 0.250 Thickness at AA 0.065 0.100 Maximum width of handle, BB 0.620 0.710 Thickness at widest point of handle, BB 0.065 0.100 Edge thickness at WB, TB 0.028 0.045 Edge thickness at bowl point, TP 0.025 0.040 Thickness of bowl bottom at WB, TT 0.028 0.045 Image is intended to be used as a guide Product may vary FINISH. After fabrication, flatware shall be free of all rough and protruding edges. The spoons shall be given a No. 7 commercial finish or a bright or mirror finish on all surfaces except exterior edges. Flatware shall be free of discoloration and stains. MARKING. The manufacturer?s name, trade name or trademark of such known character easily identifiable with said manufacturer shall be applied. The marking shall be indented or embossed on the handle or blade of the knives adjacent to the blade or handle in accordance with the manufacturer?s standard practice. The surface opposite the markings shall show no signs of penetration. WORKMANSHIP. The finished flatware shall be clean and smooth and shall not contain any burrs, rough die, tool, gouge, or grind marks or burn marks. The finished items shall not be fractured, dented, bent, punctured, or malformed. There shall be no defects which may impair serviceability, durability or appearance. TESTS. Hardness tests. Flatware items shall be prepared and tested for hardness in accordance with ASTM E 18. On reading on each style spoon at DB; one reading midway between CC and AA; and one reading midway between AA and BB shall be taken to determine conformance. Any average hardness reading not falling within the specified hardness limits will be cause for rejection of the lot being tested. CLASSIFICATION OF DEFECTS. Finish Flatware not equal to a commercial No. 7 finish or a mirror, or bright finish except all exterior edges. Evidence of discoloration, or stains. Construction Any burrs, slivers, sharp edges, rough die marks, or tool gouge. And All edges, not rounded and smooth. Workmanship Any spoon fractured, dented, or malformed. Edges of bowl and handle not rounded or smooth. Bowl edge split. Spoon handle not concave. Marking Missing, incomplete or illegible. Surface opposite marking is penetrated. Surface opposite marking is uneven. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this description, conform to the producer's own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same product offered for sale in the commercial market. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance. MARKING. Shipments to GSA and other civilian agencies shall be marked in accordance with FED-STD-123. Shipments to the Department of Defense (DoD) shall be marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY. The item(s) shall be packaged and packed in accordance with the latest revision of ASTM D 3951, Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging. Copies of ASTM standards are available from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. Phone: 610-832-9585, Fax: 610-832-9555, Web site: www.astm.org, e-mail: service@astm.org. Palletization: The shipping (transport) containers shall be palletized. The pallets shall be 48-inch length x 40-inch width, general purpose, four-way entry, flush stringer, and double-face non-reversible pallets. The palletized load shall not exceed 2500 pounds in weight for shipments to the Eastern Distribution Center (Burlington). The palletized load shall not exceed 2000 pounds in weight for shipments to the Western Distribution Center (French Camp and Stockton locations). The palletized load shall not overhang the pallet deck board edge by more than 1 inch and shall not exceed 53 inches in overall height (including pallet). Less than half pallet loads or loads shipped by small package carrier in acceptable transport packing need not be palletized. When less than full but more than a half pallet is used, the palletized load shall utilize proper bracing and/or reinforcement to ensure that the load can withstand two additional loads placed on it. Stacking. A load-stacking test shall be performed once, at the beginning of the contract, for each different unitized or palletized load configuration. A fully palletized load shall be tested utilizing a total stack of three palletized loads, with all the proper bracing and/or reinforcement necessary to perform the test. There shall be no evidence of damage to the pallets, shipping containers or products when stack is tested on the rigid surface for a minimum of 24 hours, in compliance with all the National and Local Safety Regulations. The pre-tested palletized load configuration shall be duplicated using the same packaging materials, pattern, number of shipping (transport) containers, and procedures consistent throughout the duration of the contract. Palletized loads shall be stable and safe when handled with mechanical equipment by qualified personnel. Materials. All lumber used inside or outside a shipment shall be bark free. No used wood pallets with repaired components or stringers will be acceptable. All wood pallet stringers shall be manufactured from hardwoods. Pallets manufactured of materials other than wood, shall conform to all the requirements specified herein. Unitization. For the purpose of this requirement, the assembled group of containers or items in a single load that can be handled as a unit throughout the distribution system. Unitization encompasses, but is not limited to, consolidation in a container, placement on a pallet or load base having forklift capability, or securely binding together. Shipments should be considered for unitization where appropriate or specified. Unitization of pallet load. The palletized load shall be unitized and secured to the pallet to insure that the load arrives intact without product damage. The containers or items shall be placed in a suitable pattern to form a stable and balanced load. Vertical, horizontal or filler reinforcement shall be added as necessary to meet the stacking strength requirements. A palletized load shall be secured to the pallet by shrink or stretch wrapping, and/or, by steel or nonmetallic strapping. When steel or nonmetallic strapping is used, edge protectors shall be provided to prevent damage to the cartons when tensioning the strapping. As a minimum, two straps shall run lengthwise, two straps shall run widthwise, and two straps shall run around the girth of the palletized load. A palletized load shall be capable of protecting the products against damage in a multiple handling, transportation, and storage environment having distribution warehouses with rack systems that support the load/s overhead of warehouse personnel. Notice of special requirements for shipment to all countries that have endorsed the IPPC Guidelines for treatment of non-manufactured wood packaging: The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has approved and published on March 15, 2002, ?Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade?. Countries endorsing the IPPC Guidelines are found at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/swp/. Clause D-FSS-468 requires non-manufactured wood pallets and other non-manufactured wood packaging material used in shipments destined to IPPC compliant countries require the appropriate wood treatment. Additionally, shipments delivered to DOD distribution facilities or freight consolidation points for eventual delivery to or through EU/IPPC countries shall comply with applicable DLA Regulations and Procurement Letter PROCLTR 02-17.
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