A-A-1850A
August 29, 1984
SUPERSEDING
A-A-1850
June 12, 1981
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
LAMP, FLUORESCENT (F40W)
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description in preference to Federal Specification W-L-00116D/GEN and W-L-00116/29A.
This commercial item description covers 15 watt, preheat-start type fluorescent lamps.
Salient characteristics.
Bulb- T-12
Nominal length- 48 inches
Base- Medium bipin
Average rated life- 3 hours per start- 20,000 hours
Initial lumens (after 100 hours burning)- 3050 lumens
Lumens at 40 percent of life- 2650 lumens
Color- White when tested in accordance with ANSI C78.376
Dimensional and electrical characteristics shall be in accordance with ANSI C78.2
The issues of ANSI C78.2 and ANSI C78.376 in effect on the date of the solicitation shall be used to determine compliance with these requirements.
Regulatory requirements. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials in accordance with Public Law 94-580 to the maximum extent practical.
Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling and marking. The preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order.
Preproduction inspection. One package of lamps produced using the same tooling, production, and assembly methods that are used for production lots, shall be submitted for examination and test in accordance with the above requirements. Documentation consisting of the certification and test data shall be presented for examination during performance of the preproduction inspection. Failure of the preproduction samples to pass the examination of one or more of the tests, the lack of required documentation, or failure of the documentation to substantiate conformance to the requirements of this CID shall be cause for rejection.
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