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Solicitation QSDACCB-S6-08-5315-SQ is for proposed eight (8) month Standing Quote Agreement (SQA) for Federal Stock Class (FSC) 5315 STAPLES beginning Date of Award. Item Purchase Descriptions (IPD) as follows: NSN: 5315-00-132-8302 Staple: Shall be in accordance with the following requirements and characteristics: Material - steel, zinc coated Style - arched head style, chisel point DIMENSIONS: Inside distance between prongs - 0.360 + or - 0.004 inch Fastener length - 0.250 + or - 0.062 inch Width - 0.050 + or - 0.002 inch Thickness - 0.020 + or - 0.002 inch Overall height - 0.293 + or - 0.074 inch, (end of leg points to top most part of crown) Unit of issue – BX (five-thousand (5,000) staples per box) COMPATIBILITY - The staples furnished shall be suitable for use in, and provide satisfactory performance for the intended purpose when used in a Bostitch model H2B hammer. WORKMANSHIP: The staples shall be clean, free from rust and corrosion, and free of breaks or fractures. The bend radius shall be smooth and well formed. The legs shall be essentially parallel and unbent. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this description, conform to the producer's own drawings, 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 to afford adequate protection against physical damage during shipment from the supplier to the first receiving activity. The pack shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the mode of transportation. The package shall be the same as that normally provided by the supplier. In the event a pallet or skid is used for shipping, the following notice shall apply: 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. (10/2/07) NSN: 5315-00-132-8303 Staple: Shall be in accordance with the following requirements and characteristics: Material - steel, zinc coated Style - arched head style, chisel point DIMENSIONS: Inside distance between prongs - 0.360 + or - 0.004 inch Fastener length - 0.250 + or - 0.062 inch Width - 0.050 + or - 0.002 inch Thickness - 0.020 + or - 0.002 inch Overall height - 0.418 + or - 0.074 inch, (end of leg points to top most part of crown) Unit of issue – BX (five-thousand (5,000) staples per box) COMPATIBILITY: The staples furnished shall be suitable for use in, and provide satisfactory performance for the intended purpose when used in a Bostitch model H2B hammer. WORKMANSHIP: The staples shall be clean, free from rust and corrosion, and free of breaks or fractures. The bend radius shall be smooth and well formed. The legs shall be essentially parallel and unbent. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this description, conform to the producer's own drawings, 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 to afford adequate protection against physical damage during shipment from the supplier to the first receiving activity. The pack shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the mode of transportation. The package shall be the same as that normally provided by the supplier. In the event a pallet or skid is used for shipping, the following notice shall apply: 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. (7/16/08) NSN: 5315-00-889-2600 STAPLE: Shall be medium duty tacker staples of the preformed type, cemented together in strip form for use in manually-operated compression type tackers in accordance with the following characteristics: Type - "U" shaped, medium duty (.030 X 0.20 inch wire) Staple leg ID - 0.455 inch (min) Staple leg OD - 0.500 +0.015/-0.00 inch Staple width - 0.20 +0.002/-0.003 inch Staple strip - 137 staples min or 4.48 inches (max) Leg length - 0.312 inch (nominal) Unit of issue – BX (five-thousand (5,000) staples per box) The medium duty staples shall be in accordance with the dimensions shown in figure 1. The staples shall be preformed to a U-shape, conforming to figure 1. The staples shall be cemented together in strip form, each strip consisting of a minimum of 137 staples and a maximum strip length of 4.48 inches (11.38 cm). The number of staples per strip in each box shall average 140. The cement shall be applied smoothly and shall be set in such a manner that the surfaces of the strips shall be free from tackiness. The cemented staple strip shall easily slide through the tacker. The staple points or ends shall be of such design that the staples will meet the performance test below. The steel wire shall be so tempered as to provide penetration of the staple to a firm seat without buckling or fracturing. The leg length of the staples shall be in accordance with the sizes specified. The staples shall be tinned, galvanized, or made equally corrosion resistant. Figure 1. Performance test. A sample strip of staples shall be loaded into an appropriate tacker for the staple being tested. One-hundred staples shall be driven into a clear piece of finished Douglas fir lumber to full penetration. The sample strip shall be considered nonconforming if 98 percent of the staples in the strip do not dispense smoothly and achieve full penetration or any staple buckles, fractures or exhibits any other defect. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this description, conform to the producer's own drawings, 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 to afford adequate protection against physical damage during shipment from the supplier to the first receiving activity. The pack shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the mode of transportation. The package shall be the same as that normally provided by the supplier. In the event a pallet or skid is used for shipping, the following notice shall apply: 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. (11/26/07) NSN: 5315-00-889-2602 STAPLE: Shall be heavy duty tacker staples of the preformed type, cemented together in strip form for use in manually-operated compression type tackers. These staples are not designed for use in Arrow T50 or Duo Fast CS5000 tackers. The staples shall be in accordance with the following requirements and characteristics: Type - "U" shaped, heavy duty (.050 X 0.20 inch steel wire) with a flat top 0.500 to 0515 inch wide O/D crown per Figure 1 below Staple material - Steel Staple leg ID - 0.455 inch (min) Staple leg OD - 0.500 +0.015/-0.00 inch Staple width - 0.20 +0.002/-0.003 inch Staple strip - 82 staples min or 4.37 inches (max) Leg length - 0.250 inch (nominal) Unit of issue – BX (five-thousand (5,000) staples per box) The heavy duty staples shall be in accordance with the dimensions shown in Figure 1. The staples shall be preformed to a U-shape, conforming to Figure 1. The staples shall be cemented together in strip form, each strip consisting of a minimum of 82 staples and a maximum strip length of 4.37 inches (11.1 cm). The number of staples per strip in each box shall average 84. The cement shall be applied smoothly and shall be set in such a manner that the surfaces of the strips shall be free from tackiness. The cemented staple strip shall easily slide through the tacker. The staple points or ends shall be of such design that the staples will meet the performance test below. The steel wire shall be so tempered as to provide penetration of the staple to a firm seat without buckling or fracturing. The leg length of the staples shall be in accordance with the sizes specified. The staples shall be tinned, galvanized, or made equally corrosion resistant. Figure 1 PERFORMANCE TESTING. A sample strip of staples shall be loaded into an appropriate tacker for the staple being tested. One-hundred staples shall be driven into a clear piece of finished Douglas fir lumber to full penetration. The sample strip shall be considered nonconforming if 98 percent of the staples in the strip do not dispense smoothly and achieve full penetration or any staple buckles, fractures or exhibits any other defect. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this description, conform to the producer's own drawings, 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 to afford adequate protection against physical damage during shipment from the supplier to the first receiving activity. The pack shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the mode of transportation. The package shall be the same as that normally provided by the supplier. In the event a pallet or skid is used for shipping, the following notice shall apply: 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. (4/15/08) NSN: 5315-00-889-2604 STAPLE: Shall be heavy duty, steel tacker preformed staples, cemented together in strip form for use in manually-operated compression type, tackers in accordance with the following characteristics and requirements: Type - "U" shaped, heavy duty (.050 X 0.20 inch wire) Staple leg I/D - 0.455 inch (min.) Staple leg O/D - 0.500 +0.015/-0.00 inch Staple width - 0.050 +0.002/-0.003 inch inches Staple thickness - 0.20 +0.002/-0.003 inch inches Staple strip - 82 staples (min.) or 4.37 inches (max.) Leg length - 0.375 +0.032/-0.15 inch Unit of issue –BX (five-thousand (5000) staples per box) The heavy duty staples shall be in accordance with the dimensions shown in figure 1. The staples shall be preformed to a U-shape, conforming to figure 1. The staples shall be cemented together in strip form, each strip consisting of a minimum of 82 staples and a maximum strip length of 4.37 inches (11.1 cm). The number of staples per strip in each box shall average 84. The cement shall be applied smoothly and shall be set in such a manner that the surfaces of the strips shall be free from tackiness. The cemented staple strip shall easily slide through the tacker. The staple points or ends shall be of such design that the staples will meet the performance test below. The steel wire shall be so tempered as to provide penetration of the staple to a firm seat without buckling or fracturing. The leg length of the staples shall be in accordance with the sizes specified. The staples shall be tinned, galvanized, or made equally corrosion resistant. Figure 1. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this description, conform to the producer's own drawings, 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 to afford adequate protection against physical damage during shipment from the supplier to the first receiving activity. The pack shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the mode of transportation. The package shall be the same as that normally provided by the supplier. In the event a pallet or skid is used for shipping, the following notice shall apply: 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. (4/15/08)