CLEANER, VACUUM ELECTRIC(INSTITUTIONAL/ HOSPITAL SIZE 2, FURNISHED WITH SPECIFIED TOOLS. INDEX # 14 *******…

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CLEANER, VACUUM ELECTRIC(INSTITUTIONAL/ HOSPITAL SIZE 2, FURNISHED WITH SPECIFIED TOOLS. INDEX # 14 *********************************************** AWARDED IAW P/N 962-46-10 AND GSA ADVANTAGE PRICE FOLLOWING THE IPD, INCORPORATED AND MADE PART OF THIS ORDER L7 ************************************************ CLEANER, VACUUM, ELECTRIC (INSTITUTIONAL/HOSPITAL): SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS AND REQUIREMENTS: TYPE - ELECTRIC, 120 VOLTS/60HZ SIZE - 10 GALLONS UL CONFORMANCE. THE VACUUM CLEANER SHALL MEET THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF UL 1017. EVIDENCE OF CONFORMANCE WITH UL 1017 SHALL BE A UL LABEL OR LISTING MARK, OR A CERTIFIED TEST REPORT (BASED ON TESTS CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS) FROM AN INDEPENDENT TESTING LABORATORY ACCEPTABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT, INDICATING THE VACUUM CLEANER HAS PASSED ALL APPLICABLE TESTS. CONSTRUCTION. GENERAL. EACH CLEANER SHALL BE COMPLETE, LUBRICATED, AND READY TO OPERATE (MINOR ASSEMBLY IS PERMITTED). THE DESIGN SHALL BE SIMPLE IN CONSTRUCTION, SHALL PERMIT EASY ACCESSIBILITY TO COMPONENT PARTS FOR CLEANING, INSPECTION, ADJUSTMENT, OR REPLACEMENT, AND SHALL PROVIDE RELIABLE OPERATION. SIMILAR COMPONENT PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES OF IDENTICAL MODEL NUMBER CLEANERS SHALL BE FULLY INTERCHANGEABLE. INTERCHANGEABILITY SHALL NOT REQUIRE ALTERATION OR MODIFICATION. WET PICKUP. THE CLEANER SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR WET PICKUP, I.E., RETRIEVAL OF WATER OR LIQUID CLEANING SOLUTIONS. THE CLEANER SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF MECHANISM AND ACCESSORIES REQUIRED TO CONVERT THE MACHINE FROM WET TO DRY PICKUP. SWITCH. EACH CLEANER SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A QUICK MAKE-AND-BREAK TYPE POWER SWITCH. CORD. THE POWER CORD ASSEMBLY SHALL HAVE THREE CONDUCTORS AND A THREE-PRONG ATTACHMENT PLUG, AND SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM LENGTH OF 35 FEET (10.7 M). CORD STORAGE. EACH CLEANER SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A MEANS FOR COILING, WRAPPING, OR OTHERWISE STORING THE POWER CORD WHEN THE CLEANER IS NOT IN USE. FILTRATION SYSTEM. GENERAL. THE FILTRATION SYSTEM SHALL CONSIST OF THE FILTER ASSEMBLIES AND THE TANK ASSEMBLY. WHEN THE CLEANER IS EMPLOYED FOR DRY PICKUP, ALL FILTER ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE EMPLOYED. WHEN THE CLEANER IS CONVERTED FOR LIQUID RETRIEVAL, THE SEPARATOR AND AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF ASSEMBLY MAY TAKE THE PLACE OF THE PRIMARY FILTER(S). FILTERS. THE PRIMARY FILTER SHALL FILTER PARTICULATE MATTER APPROXIMATELY 1 ?M AND LARGER AND SHALL RETAIN THIS MATTER FOR EASY DISPOSAL. THIS FILTER MAY BE DISPOSABLE. THE ADDITIONAL FILTER(S) SHALL ENTRAP 99.94% OF ALL MATTER AND MICROORGANISMS 0.3 ?M AND LARGER. NO INGESTED UNFILTERED AIR SHALL BE EXHAUSTED FROM THE CLEANER. TANK. THE TANK SHALL BE OF STAINLESS STEEL, PLASTIC, OR SHALL HAVE A DURABLE INTERIOR EPOXY-COATING. THE TANK SHALL HOLD THE MINIMUM LIQUID CAPACITY FOR THE SIZE SPECIFIED BEFORE THE SHUTOFF MECHANISM ACTIVATES. WET PICKUP. WHEN THE CLEANER IS TO BE USED FOR LIQUID RETRIEVAL, THE ONLY FILTER WHICH MUST REMAIN INSTALLED IS THE FILTER WHICH ENTRAPS 99.94% OF ALL MATTER AND MICROORGANISMS 0.3-?M AND LARGER. THE MACHINE SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN EFFECTIVE SEPARATOR WHICH WILL PREVENT LIQUIDS AND NON-PARTICULATE SOLID OBJECTS FROM PASSING THROUGH TO THE IMPACTION FILTER AND VACUUM PRODUCER. AN AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF ASSEMBLY SHALL BE PROVIDED WHICH INTERRUPTS THE AIR INTAKE OR POWER TO THE CLEANER WHEN THE MINIMUM LIQUID CAPACITY IS REACHED. MOBILITY. THE CLEANER SHALL HAVE A BEARING-EQUIPPED WHEELED CHASSIS OR BEARING-EQUIPPED WHEELS MOUNTED ON THE TANK TO PROVIDE MOBILITY. WHEELS AND CASTERS ARE ACCEPTABLE IN ANY COMBINATION. THE CLEANER SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A HANDLE ASSEMBLY SUITABLE FOR USE IN CLEANER MOVEMENT. THE CLEANER SHALL BE FREEWHEELING AND EASILY TRANSPORTABLE. ATTACHMENTS. GENERAL. THE CLEANER SHALL BE FURNISHED WITH ONE DUSTING BRUSH, ONE WALL BRUSH, ONE 14-INCH (356 MM) MINIMUM SQUEEGEE TOOL, ONE 12-INCH (305 MM) MINIMUM BARE FLOOR TOOL, ONE CREVICE TOOL, ONE WAND ASSEMBLY, AND ONE 10-FOOT (3.05 M) MINIMUM HOSE ASS