A-A-1495
July 18, 1980
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
WASTE RECEPTACLE, STEP-ON, PLASTIC, WITH LINER
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description.
Salient characteristics:
Type:
I- 3 gallons (+ 2 quarts)
II- 5 gallons (+ 2 quarts)
Material:
(1) Outer container, cover, inner pail and foot pedal, polyethylene, polypropylene, high-impact polystylene, or combination thereof.
(2) Bail for inner pail, corrosion resistant metal.
(3) Cover lifting mechanism, corrosion resistant metal or plastic material as specified above.
Color. White or natural.
Precautionary label, clearly visible, and stating at a minimum:
“CAUTION COMBUSTIBLE CONTAINER- DO NOT USE FOR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS”
Construction.
Outer container- Seamless, rigid, one-piece construction with suitable, non-corrosive, step-on cover lifting mechanism enclosed in the outer container with foot pedal protruding out and through the front of the container.
Inner pail- Seamless, rigid, one-piece construction with suitable, non-corrosive metal bail to lay on the rim of inner pail or hang outside the outer container. Supported within the outer container by beaded or rolled out top rim or other suitable means.
Cover. With sides, securely hinged to the back of the outer container, reinforced for rigidity, and activated by foot pedal and lift mechanism at bottom of outer pail.
Performance: The inner pail shall not leak when filled to the rim with water.
Workmanship: Free from flash, blisters, cracks, chips, sharp fins, lumps, and imbedded foreign material, mold marks, and other defects affecting appearance, serviceability or proper operations of the container.
Not warped, twisted, malformed, crazed, pitted, heat-marked, blistered, free of bubbles and uneven surfaces.
Foot pedal and cover lift mechanism to operate smooth and easy. Foot pressure to the pedal shall not affect stability or stationary position of an empty receptacle.
Certification. The contractor shall certify that the product offered meets the salient characteristics of this commercial item description, and that the product conforms to the producer’s own drawings, specifications, standards and quality assurance practices and is the same product offered for sale in the commercial marketplace. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract.
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