MIL-DTL-44436B
4.4.1.1 Length examination. During the yard-by-yard examination, each roll in the sample
shall be examined for length. Any length found to be less than the minimum specified or more
than 2 yards less than the length marked on the ticket shall be considered a defect with respect to
length. The lot shall be unacceptable if two or more rolls in the sample are defective in respect
to length. The lot shall be unacceptable if the total of the actual lengths of rolls in the sample is
less than the total of the lengths marked on the tickets.
4.4.2 Shade and appearance examination. During the yard-by-yard examination, each roll in
the sample shall be examined for shade and appearance. Any roll in the sample, off shade or
shaded side to side, side to center, or end to end, or any roll that does not have the same
appearance as the standard sample, shall be cause for rejection of the entire lot. The shade and
appearance examination sampling procedure for Classes 1-3 and 5-10 shall be followed as
written below unless otherwise stated in the contract or solicitation.
a) Sampling: a 12 - inch by full width swatch (header) will be cut by the contractor from
each piece or roll in the lot. The header will be cut in half to form Set A and Set B.
The Government representative will select samples in accordance with the following:
Lot size (pieces)
pieces to be sampled
1 to 5
each piece
6 to 25
5
26 to 90
10
91 to 160
16
over 160 pieces
1 of every 10 pieces
b) The swatches shall be identified and submitted to the DLA Troop Support Laboratory
for shade evaluation. If one or more of the shade swatches are found unacceptable, the
entire lot shall be rejected. Any end items made from the component lot shall also be
rejected. A lot that was rejected for shade shall, without cost to the Government, be
screened and all defective pieces in the lot shall be removed before such a lot is
resubmitted. Resubmitted lots shall again be subjected to the sampling and shade
evaluation prescribed herein. This requirement does not negate the contractor's
responsibility to perform shade evaluation prior to the submittal of a lot to the Government.
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c) When Section 3 of the fabric specification contains a specific requirement for uniformity
of shade, the swatches submitted in accordance with (a) above shall also be evaluated for
uniformity of shade.
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d) If the contractor reworks and resubmits pieces originally rejected for shade or finish, the
contractor shall not combine the rejected pieces with normal production or with lots
rejected for other causes. Such pieces shall be combined to form one resubmitted lot. Each
piece shall retain it original piece number, suffixed with an "x". The lot number shall also
be suffixed with an "x".
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e) Shade sampling procedures are detailed further in DLA Troop Support Manual, Quality
Requirements, PSCM 4155.3, Part 1, which is incorporated by reference.
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