100% Cotton Leno Weave Fabric

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
100% Cotton Leno Weave Fabric

21C81-140101/A
Yamamoto, Albert
Telephone No. - (604) 775-7549 
Fax No. - (604) 775-7526

Requirement: To supply and deliver 100% Cotton Leno Weave Fabric
to Correctional Service Canada at Mission, Agassiz and
Abbotsford, British Columbia on an as-and-when requested basis,
in accordance with the specifications below.

Estimated usage 40,000 metres per year

Fabric must  be supplied in 50 metre rolls, individually wrapped
in plastic. Each roll must not exceed 30Kg.

Minimum quantity per call-up is 10,000 metres

Period of standing offer: 2 years

Delivery required: Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of
a call-up against the standing offer.

Product must meet the following specifications:

CAN/CGSB-4.2-M: Textile Test Methods:
No. 5.1-M: Mass of Fabrics
No. 6-M: Woven Fabric Count
No. 18.3-M: Textiles - Test for colourfastness PART B02:
Colourfastness to artificial light: XENON ARC FADE LAMP TEST
No. 19.1.2.2 Test #2 (R2013): Colourfastness to washing
No. 22-M Colourfastness to Crocking, Dry & Wet (Water)

Fibre: 100% cotton, tolerance -5% other fibre/fibres can be
added.

Yarn Number (Size of Yarn): 105-130 tex (5.4 - 4.75's Cotton
count), 2-ply carded cotton in warp and weft.

Weave: Leno weave (body). Plain weave 1 x 1 (stabilizing bars)

Yarn Count for Leno Weave: Warp 33/10cm (Greige stage), Weft
35/10cm (Griege stage)

Finish: Pre-Shrunk
Note: Pre-shrinking process must be applied prior to determining
the results of the following properties including CAN/CGSB 4.1
Textile Test Methods

Mass: 285 g/m2 - (minus) 10% tolerance.

Colour: Classic Blue. The colour must be in accordance with
Pantone colour No. 19-4052TP*    TP-Textiles. Fabric can be
piece dyed or yarn dyed. 

Pantone Color Selector 1000 and/or Pantone
Textile Color Guide (TCX)	

The above color reference is available from:    

Pantone Customer Service in Canada 
Keng Seng Enterprises 
4030 rue St. Ambroise, Suite 227
Montreal, Quebec     H4C 2C7
Tel: (514) 939-3971 


Size of fabric: 180 cm width +/- 5%

Stabilizing Bars: The following options are acceptable:
Each end must be 12 cm wide (max 18 cm) & one in centre 5 cm
(max 10 cm), OR
One in centre 12 - 15 cm wide, OR all three max 12 cm (one
centre + 2 ends)
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.