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and the number of units to be furnished. The contracting officer should include specific
instructions in acquisition documents regarding arrangements for selection, inspection, and
approval of the first article.
6.4 Sources of supply for Types I, IA, II, III, IV and V fiber and yarn. Types I, IA, II and IV
cloths described in this document reflect Kevlar® 29, and Types III and V reflect Kevlar KM2®.
Possible sources of suppliers are E.I. DuPont & Co., Wilmington, DE, and Teijin Aramid.
6.5 Packaging. Packaging requirements, such as put-up and preservation, should be specified in
the contract or purchase order. As a guide the wording specified in the cancelled standard, FED-
STD-802, entitled: "Packaging of Synthetic Fiber Fabrics", dated 19 April 1991 can be used.
6.6 Lot size. One recommendation is for the amount of fabric woven on one loom in one whole
day of production. Regardless of the specification of lot size, the Table III in 4.4.3 calls out the
number of test samplings required per quantity of fabric (measured in linear yards) identified as
a particular lot.
6.7 Subject term (key word) listing.
Basket weave
Bullet protection
Fiber
Fragmentation protection
Fragment-simulating projectile
Looms
Pusher plate
Sabot
Virgin fiber
Water-repellent
Yarns
6.8 Changes from previous issue. Asterisks are not used in this revision to identify changes with
respect to the previous issue due to the extent of the changes.
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