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84 -- SLEEPING BAG, COOL WEATHER SOL S-W-DT441-1 DUE 020100 POC Gay Kirkpatrick, Contracting Officer, Phone (817)978-3672, Fax (817)978-3761, Email gay.kirkpatrick@gsa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&ProjID=S-W-DT441-1&L ocID=3. E-MAIL: Gay Kirkpatrick, gay.kirkpatrick@gsa.gov. ******PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WILL NOW BE REFERENCED AS SOLICITATION NO. 7FXI-G6-99-84D1-N IN LIEU OF S-W-DT441-1*********** SLEEPING BAG, COOL WEATHER: The sleeping bag shall meet the following requirements: General description. The sleeping bag shall be a "mummy" type bag. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS The insulating material shall be a lightweight, highly compressible, synthetic material conforming to the requirements of this description. The bag shall be constructed to prevent migration of the insulating material. The sleeping bag shall be free from cold spots and the Clo value reading shall be 4.5 ?0.5 when tested in accordance with ASTM F 1720, using Option 1 (paragraph 9.3.1) and the Most Preferred Replication of Tests option (paragraph 9.5.1). The sleeping bag shall have an integral adjustable hood. The hood shall contain, as a minimum, the same level of insulation as the rest of the bag. The adjustment to the hood shall be made using a cord and barrel lock. The foot section shall have an anatomically designed foot box and shall contain at least twice the amount of insulation per unit area as the rest of the bag. The sleeping bag shall have a reversible double pull (open end-to-end) slider that shall permit the top or bottom ventilation, the finished measurement shall be 50 inches long, minimum, placed on the user's right side (with the user in the bag facing out). The slide fastener shall have a device to prevent inadvertent opening placed at the end of the fastener at the head of the bag. The slide fastener area shall have a draft tube or flap to prevent heat loss, which shall be constructed to prevent the slide fastener from inadvertently catching the liner or draft tube or flap material. The draft tube or flap shall be constructed to lay against the slide fastener of the bag inside the bag. Size. With the bag turned inside out, the inside dimensions of the bag shall be 85 inches long, minimum, measured from the bottom of the foot box to the top of the hood; 34.5 inches wide, minimum, at its widest point, measured from seam to seam; and 21 inches wide, minimum, at the top of the foot box, measured from seam to seam. Outer and inner shell material. The basic material for the inner and outer shell of the sleeping bag shall be 100% nylon with a ripstop or taffeta weave. The minimum weight shall be 1.9 ounces per square yard when tested in accordance with ASTM D 3776, option C. The material shall have a minimum yarn count of 85 filling yarns when tested in accordance with ASTM D 3775, and a minimum tearing strength of 7.0 pounds in the warp and filling direction when tested in accordance with ASTM D 1424. The color shall be dark green to match the standard sample, shade samples will be provided to the contractor by the contract officer. Batting material. The batting material shall be 100% polyester fiber, hollow, drawn, crimped 6 to 11 crimps per inch, cut staple, 5.5 to 6.5 denier, 12 to 18 percent void, having a melting point of 464oF minimum. The cut fiber shall be 2.0 to 2.5 inch staple with a maximum 0.22 percent finish level. The fibers for the core of hollow cut staple batting shall additionally be coated with a durable polydimethyl siloxane to a level of 0.17 to 0.43 percent silicon. Stitching. The stitch type shall be locked stitch for all seams, safety stitch for foot and hood attachments (if applicable), and serge or over-edge stitch for the center-line seam (below the slide fastener). There shall be no exposed raw edges. The bag shall be double stitched along the slide fastener. There shall be 8 to 10 stitches per inch. The bartacks shall be 28 to 32 stitches per bartack, and 1/2 to 5/8 inch in length. Thread. Threads exposed to the surface of the sleeping bag shall be ticket sized 30, 2 or 3 ply (for all needles). Internal or hidden threads shall be the ticket sized 30, 2 or 3 ply (for all needles) or ticket sized 50, 2 ply (for all loopers or bottom). When applicable, the bartacks shall be composed of ticket sized 50, 2 ply for both needle and loopers. The thread for all seams shall conform to A-A-50199, Thread, Polyester Core, Cotton- or Polyester-Covered. The color of the thread shall approximate the color of the sleeping bag shell material. Zipper or Slide fasteners. The slide fastener shall be a continuous monofilament chain, nylon or polyester. The chain filament diameter shall be 0.028 to 0.040 inch, the width of the chain shall be 0.220 to 0.320 inch. The slide fastener shall have two reversible sliders, configured mouth to mouth such that they will open at either end of the slide fastener. One slider shall be double pull and one single pull, the double pull shall be situated so it accessible at the head. The slide fastener shall have a minimum cross-wise breaking strength of 175 pounds when tested in accordance with ASTM D 2061. The component shall be black. Drawcord. The drawcord for the hood shall be 1/8 inch diameter elastic (multi-strand) with a braided nylon cover. The color shall be black. Barrel lock closure. The barrel lock adjusting device shall be capable of withstanding a 5 pound pull force for 15 seconds with no signs of slippage or damage, after being on the cord for 168 hours, using the cord to be supplied with the bag. The barrel-lock shall be black acetyl plastic. Flammability. The materials used to construct the bag shall not be hazardous to personnel. The bag components shall meet established Federal/commercial flammability standards for sleeping bags as set forth in CPAI-75. Laundering and compression recovery. When laundered in accordance with FED-STD-191 test method 5556.1 for 5 times, including drying each time at a drying temperature of 140oF to 160oF, the bag shall show no signs of deterioration, the insulation shall not clump and shall regain at least 80% of its loft when tested for compressional recovery. For the compressional recovery requirement, after the 5 launderings the initial thickness shall be measured with the sample under a light pressure of 0.0004 lb/in2. The sample shall then be placed under a pressure of 0.67 lb/in2 and held for one hour. The thickness after compression shall be measured in same manner as the initial thickness. The percent recovery shall be calculated as follows: Percent Compressional Recovery = Thickness after compression x 100 Initial thickness A complete copy of the simplified acquisition may be downloaded on or about January 3, 2000 at http://www.eps.gov. This procurement will NOT be set aside for small business. All responsible offerors may submit an offer for Posted 01/05/00 (D-SN413253). (0005)

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