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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION 174

USAFA T-SHIRTS

14 AUGUST 2024

Changes from the prior version:
A. No changes.

USAFA PD 174

14 August 2024

USAF ACADEMY PURCHASE DESCRIPTION

USAFA T-SHIRTS

1. SCOPE: This purchase description covers the requirements for a T-shirt to be worn by United States Air Force Academy cadets as part of the Physical Conditioning Uniform.
2. CLASSIFICATION: The T-shirt shall be of three types: Type I
Type II
Type III
XS
Extra
Small

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M
L
XL
Medium
Large
X-Large

S
Small

XXL
XXLarge

XXXL

XXXLarge

3. FIRST ARTICLE:

Before production is commenced, the contractor shall submit to the contracting officer, for approval, three t-shirts, one of each type, size large, in accordance with this purchase description.
4. DESCRIPTION: The T-shirt shall be short-sleeved with a high crew neck collar (See Figure 1). The collar and sleeves trim shall be self-fabric and over-edge stitched to the T-shirt. The collar shall have the stitching at the back of the neck covered with fabric binding extending across the shoulder seams; raw binding edges shall be turned under. The collar and sleeves trim shall finish 7/8" + 1/8" wide. All seams shall be over-edge stitched.
5. LOGO: The Type I t-shirt shall have the acronym USAFA screen-printed, centered over the left breast of the X-small T-shirt, 6" below the shoulder seam. The lettering shall be block style as shown in Figure 3, except that the letters shall be 1 1/2" in height by 5 1/4" in length. The grade for the placement of the T-shirt logo shall be 1/4", see table below. The reflective heat transfer logo on the back shall be 1.5" below the collar seam and centered on the back.
Screen Printing Placement (From Shoulder Seam)
Tolerance X-Small Small
Medium Large
X-Lg

XX-Lg

+ 1/8

A. Logo Quality:

XXX-Lg

7.5

USAFA PD 174

14 August 2024

a. Screen Printing: The screen print shall use the plastisol ink process, and the ink shall be a Dark Blue in color, PMS 5395 C from the Pantone Matching System, www.pantone.com, 1.866.PANTONE. b. The heat transfer shall be Safe Reflections Eclipse Silver reflective, AF Certified reflective silver, or equal. Or-Equal transfers shall be submitted to USAFA with a comparative independent lab report and supplier certification (Certificate of Compliance) that the material is