A-A-50222
8 July 1986
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
BUCKET, HELICOPTER, FIRE FIGHTING
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description.
This description covers buckets, helicopter, fire fighting, used to air drop fire fighting agents to control and suppress natural cover fires.
Salient characteristics:
Design: The buckets shall be designed for being carried loaded with water attached to a single sling point under a helicopter. The buckets when not used shall be collapsible for easy storage aboard the helicopter.
Construction: The buckets shall be constructed of fabric material, resistant to puncture and tearing. The bucket shape shall be controlled by staves or battens inserted into loops or pockets made into the bucket walls. Staves or battens shall be made from non-corrosive material. The bucket shall be constructed for one man assembly.
Operation: Operation of the dump valve shall be controlled by the helicopter pilot by hitting the button on the cyclic stick. The valve shall reset automatically when the bucket is empty.
Capacity: The bucket water capacity shall be rated in U.S. gallons. Buckets shall be furnished in the following sizes plus or minus 10 percent of the bucket ratings as specified.
SIZE 100 Gallon
150 Gallon
250 Gallon
350 Gallon
450 Gallon
550 Gallon
1000 Gallon
Certification of commercial item. The contractor shall certify that the product offered to the Government meets the salient characteristics of this description and that the product conforms to the producers own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices and is the same product as the manufacturer s current product offered by the contractor in the commercial marketplace for at least one year preceding the solicitation. 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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