A-A-50153
February 1, 1988
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
DETERGENT, LAUNDRY, NONTOXIC, LIQUID
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description in preference of MIL-D-43966 (GL).
1. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
1.1 Description. The nontoxic detergent shall be a homogenous liquid blend of synthetic detergents, emulsifiers, and soil suspending agents. The detergent shall be suitable for laundering cottons, woolens, and synthetic fabrics in soft, hard, or sea water. The detergent shall be a viscous solution at 25OC. The detergent shall not contain phosphates, carbonates, silicates, or organic solvents. Enzyme additives, derived from spore-forming bacteria, in excess of original amounts found in raw materials are prohibited. The detergent shall contain a minimum 0.1 percent of fabric brightener and a minimum 2.5 percent by weight of organic soil suspending agent. The detergent shall be low sudsing and shall have no kerosene-like, rancid, fishy, or acrid odors.
1.2 Nontoxic surfactant. The detergent shall contain 30 percent minimum of a nontoxic surfactant and the surfactant shall consist of either linear alcohol ethoxylates or alkyl aryl polyether alcohol types with optional fatty amides present or mixtures thereof.
1.3 Standard compliance. The pH value of the detergent shall be between 7.5 and 9.5 when tested in accordance with ASTM D 1172; the cloud point of the detergent in a 1 percent solution in distilled water shall be between 75O and 77OC when tested in accordance with ASTM D 2024.
2. QUALITY ASSURANCE
2.1 Certification. The contractor shall certify that the product offered meets the salient characteristics of this description, conforms to the producer’s own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and is the same as the product offered for sale in the commercial marketplace. When specific quality assurance provisions are specified for any commercial characteristic the contractor shall furnish data resulting from inspection conducted in accordance with the specific quality assurance provisions. 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.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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