REQUIREMENTS
This specification is intended for potential vendors in order to detail the technical and regulatory requirements which shall be met when purchasing mattresses.

Mattresses shall be of an innerspring type design; neoprene and other foam block mattresses are not acceptable. Mattress thickness shall be no less than 6 inches.

Innerspring Core
• Coil springs shall be constructed from minimum 15 gauge upholstery grade, hard drawn wire.
• Coil density shall be a minimum of 550 coils per mattress

Cushioning and Insulator Layers
• Innerspring unit shall be covered on both sides with a coil support/insulator pad

Upholstery
• Each side of the mattress shall be covered, at a minimum, with a single piece 1.2 oz/sq ft fire retardant fiber cover.

All mattresses purchased are to be in compliance with the following regulations and standards:
Construction Details:
• ASTM F1085-03a - Standard Specification for Mattress and Box Springs for use in Berths of Marine Vessels (Para 5.1 addresses innerspring mattresses)

Fire Performance Requirements:
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads, FF 4-72 Amended (16 CFR 1632)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets (16 CFR 1633)

Successful testing meeting standards which exceed the above requirements, will be considered on a case by case basis prior to award.

Complete, passing flammability test reports shall be available for review for each mattress production series proposed. Requirements for record keeping of test results and product labeling shall be IAW the above regulations.

Mattress label shall clearly state that mattress meets applicable fire test requirements.

Length and width of mattresses shall be specified in each purchase order, as the wide variation of berths aboard MSC vessels precludes a standard size be referenced in this specification.

Copies of referenced standards may be obtained from the following sources:

CFR titles: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
ASTM Spec: http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/index.shtml?E+mystore