SOLICITATION NOTICE
72 -- COVER, MATTRESS (PLASTIC)
- Notice Date
- 4/7/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service (FSS), General Products Center (7FX), 819 Taylor Street Room 6A24, Fort Worth, TX, 76102
- ZIP Code
- 76102
- Solicitation Number
- 7FLA-S6-03-1470-SQ
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2003
- Point of Contact
- Gay Kirkpatrick, Contracting Officer, Phone (817)978-3672, Fax (817)978-3761,
- E-Mail Address
-
gay.kirkpatrick@gsa.gov
- Description
- This is a notice RE: pending Standing Quote for the period date of award through April 21, 2004. Item for bid will be: NSN: 7210-00-761-1470 COVER, MATTRESS (PLASTIC): Shall be plastic cover(s) intended for protection of mattresses used in hospitals; capable of protecting mattresses from soiling and staining from body excretions or secretions including blood, saliva, perspiration, and oil; and shall have the following characteristics: SIZE - 36 -0/+1 inches wide by 81 -0/+1.5 inches long by 6.5 -0/+0.5 inches high, finished size. MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION. The production of the mattress cover shall include all materials and processes necessary to make a functional, durable finished cover meeting the requirements stated herein. The cover shall be made of a single panel of vinyl film. The vinyl film shall be white or clear with a brushed silk texture embossed on one side; shall have antibacterial, anti-fungal, and flame retardant additives appropriate to the end use and common to this product in accordance with industry practice and shall not cause skin sensitivity or irritation. The vinyl film shall have a thickness of 0.006 inch (0.152 mm) ? 10% and a specific gravity of 1.32 ? 0.02. The embossed surface of the vinyl shall be on the outside of the cover. The mattress cover shall have box-shaped corners. All seams shall be impermeable to fluid and sealed 1/2 inch (1.3 cm), minimum, from the cut edge. The cover shall close at one end with a slide fastener. The slide fastener shall be non-separating, single action, with a stop on each end. The minimum slide fastener chain length shall be 47 inches. The slide fastener shall be centered at one end of the cover and shall extend across the end of the cover and down each side a minimum of 6 inches (15.2 cm). Either a minimum of one non-corrosive eyelet having a 1/4 ? 1/16 inch (0.6 ? 0.16 cm) diameter hole shall be attached and centered vertically near the end of the slide fastener on each side for air ventilation or the slide fastener shall allow for air ventilation. The slide fastener may be set into a separate panel of vinyl film which is then centered on the open end of the mattress cover and sealed to the cover. FLAMMABILITY. The cover shall meet the flammability requirements in the Flammable Fabrics Act, Code of Federal Regulations - 16 CFR Ch. II, Part 1611, Standard for the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film. Copies of the Code of Federal Regulations are available from Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 20402. LABELING. Each package of covers shall be labeled with the following information. The marking shall be well defined and clearly legible. a) Item, dimensions, material content, and National Stock Number. b) Care instructions appropriate for the cover. c) Manufacturer?s name or trademark may be added to the label, at the manufacturer?s option. SPECIAL MARKING. Each package of covers shall be labeled with the following special marking: CAUTION: DO NOT USE IN OXYGEN TENTS OR NEAR FLAMMABLE GASES AND ANESTHETICS. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this item purchase 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. UNIT PACKAGE: The unit package shall be six (6) mattress covers. 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. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE: The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this description, conform to the producer's own 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. PALLETIZATION: The shipping containers shall be palletized. The pallets shall be 48-inch length x 40-inch width, general purpose, four-way entry, flush stringer, double face non-reversible pallets. The palletized load shall not exceed 2500 pounds in weight. The palletized load shall not overhang the pallet and shall not exceed 53 inches in overall height. Less than half pallet loads or loads shipped by small package carrier need not be palletized. NOTICE: All lumber used inside or outside a shipment shall be BARK FREE. UNITIZATION OF PALLET LOAD: The palletized load shall be unitized and secured to the pallet to insure that the load arrives intact. NOTICE OF SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENT TO EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES: Per Clause D-FSS-468, non-manufactured wood pallets and other non-manufactured wood package material used in shipments destined for ultimate delivery to or through a European Union (EU) country shall comply with the Emergency Measures (2001/219/EC) adopted by the Commission of the European Communities (CEC). Additionally, shipments delivered to DoD distribution facilities or freight consolidation points for eventual delivery to or through EU countries shall comply with DLA PROCLTR 01-15.
- Record
- SN00297601-W 20030409/030407213740 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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