INCH-POUND
A-A-50059A
2 December 2008
SUPERSEDING A-A-50059
22 September 1983
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION SCALES, PERSON WEIGHING
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description for all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This commercial item description (CID) establishes the government acquisition requirements for person weighing scales with a minimum capacity of 300 pounds.
2. CLASSIFICATION. The scales shall be of the following types:
Type I - High beam, person weighing, platform scale with a measuring rod. Type II - Automatic-indicating platform scale, analog display
Type III - Person weighing, platform scale with a measuring rod, digital display
Type IV - Automatic-indicating platform scale, digital display
3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
3.1. All scale types.
3.1.1. Weight range. All types of scales shall have a weight range of zero to no less than 300 avoirdupois pounds (lbs).
3.1.2. Other requirements. Unless otherwise noted, all types of scales shall meet the requirements stated in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44 "Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices".
3.2. Type I scale. Type I scales shall consist of a platform, a notched main beam and a fractional beam, a base, a column, and a height rod. The scale shall be sensitive to within 4 ounces (0.25 lbs).
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to Defense Supply
Center Richmond (DSCR), ATTN: DSCR-VEB, 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA
23297 or e-mailed to STDZMGT@dla.mil. Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil.
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