A-A-52001
1 April 1987
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
PLANETABLES, SURVEYING, WITH TRIPOD AND CARRYING CASE
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description in preference to Military Specification MIL-P-10813E.
This commercial item description covers both an 18-X-24 inch and a 24-X-31 inch planetable board (457.2 X 609.6 mm and 609.6 X 787.4 mm), extension-leg tripod with a Johnson movement head, and a carrying case for easy size of planetable board.
Salient characteristics:
Planetable board. The planetable board shall be made of seasoned wood with reinforcing hardwood at each end. The planetable board shall be fitted with a brass screwplated mounted on the underside to fit the Johnson head tripod. Each planetable board shall be fitted with brass screws with knurled flatheads and pointed for insertion through paper into brass sockets in the edges of the boards. The sockets shall be in a slight depression to avoid obstruction of movement of the alidade.
Types:
Type 1 18 X 24 inch (457.2 X 609.6 mm)
Type 2 24 X 31 inch (609.6 X 787.4 mm)
Note: Ordering activity shall specify type.
Tripod. The tripod shall be an extension leg tripod with Johnson head movement type of tripod head. The tripod head shall be threaded 5/8 inch -11 UNC – 2A. The tripod shall be equipped with steel leg shoes and carrying strap. The length of the tripod when extended shall be not less than 49 inches (1244.6 mm). and when closed shall be approximately 36 inches (914.4 mm).
Carrying case: The carrying case for each type of planetable board shall be canvass, cotton duck or nylon-coated cloth.
Regulatory requirements. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials in accordance with Public Law 94-580 to the maximum extent practical.
Packaging and marking. Military packaging shall be specified when shipments are to overseas Department of Defense (DOD) consignees. Commercial packaging may be specified for shipments to DOD Consignees within the Continental United States
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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