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ANIMAL BEDDING

“D” F.O.B. DESTINATION, FREIGHT PREPAID AND ALLOWED
“V” F.O.B. SERVICE/MAINTENANCE
Delivery charge of $5 per delivery and/or shipping and handling fees when applicable.

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SPECIFICATIONS FOR ANIMAL BEDDING

FACILITY SANITATION  Due to the laboratory research conditions under which most of these products are used, it is extremely important that all products be manufactured and stored in clean and dry facilities.  Facility sanitation will be measured against industry standards.  The University reserves the right to do an on-site visit to the Contractors location to determine if the facility meets this requirement.

The following conditions apply to all products bid for both the manufacturers and Contractors servicing this Contract.

1.      Facilities are to be reasonably clean and free of dirt, trash, and other foreign matter that could contaminate bedding material being processed or stored.  Floors, walls, ceilings, overhead beams and piping shall be free of all contaminating material such as rodent and bird droppings.

2.      Manufacturing and product storage areas are to be effectively rodent and bird proofed.  These areas are to be reasonably free of insects, rodents and birds at all times.

3.      Apparatus used for preparation of this bedding shall not be used for manufacturing or storing any products which rodenticides, insecticides, hormones, germicides, antibiotics, bactericides or fumigants have been added.

4.      The University reserves the right to periodically inspect both the manufacturer's and contractor's storage areas at any time during the life of the Contract.

ITEM         PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

1.2.3.4.      COB BEDDING: Packaged in 40 to 50 lb. paper bags and 40 to 50 lb. auto clavable bags (or alternate kilogram weights as applicable).  Estimated Annual Usage:  1,000 Bags.  Product shall not contain any foreign material, hazardous ingredients, be essentially odorless, granule composition.

                 Must be certified for lab use through an independent lab.  Lancaster Lab or UW approved /equal lab are acceptable.

                 Must provide a quarterly report on quality assurance analysis.  (Analysis to include testing for pesticides, heavy metals, plastics, foreign matter other than biodegradable corn and corn byproducts  as well as any other contaminants).

ITEM                PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Screen sizes are U.S. Standard

1 and 4      1/8” COB BEDDING:  Moisture:  Heat dried to 8%, Loose bulk density - pounds per cubic foot: 30 + 2, Weight per bag:  40-50 lbs.

ITEM         PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Screen sizes are U.S. Standard

3 and 6      COMBINATION COB BEDDING:  Moisture:  10%, Loose bulk density - pounds per cubic foot: 25 + 2, Weight per bag:  40-50 lbs.

ITEM               PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Screen sizes are U.S. Standard

2 and 5            1/4” COB BEDDING:  Moisture:  10%, Loose bulk density - pounds per cubic foot: 25 + 2, Weight per bag:  40-50 lbs.

ITEM               PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

16.                  DUSTLESS PINE SHAVINGS:  Manufacturer:  Northeastern, or equal.  Packaged in 3.8 cubic foot, 2 ply paper bags which explode to 12.5 cubic feet when loose.  Estimated Annual Usage:  2,500 Bags.  Shavings must be made of debarked new white pine.  Free of rodent vermin, toxic materials and all other contaminants.  Test:  Screened through #4 mesh; with 90% by weight to be retained on #8 screen.

17.                  PINE SOFTWOOD SHAVINGS:  Estimated Annual Usage:  500 Bags.  Shavings are planed from new lumber which has been kiln dried.  Moisture shall be at least 4% but not more than 12%.  Shavings are captured immediately after discharge from the planning operation.  Transfers of the "in bulk" shavings from the planning operations to a processing plant are restricted to one or a combination of the following methods:  (1) direct conveyance via a closed system or (2) closed vehicle(s) used exclusively for this purpose.  Surge bins associated with these methods are acceptable.  The product is bagged immediately after the planning operation process is completed.  Shavings will be screened to remove objectionable wood particles and fines.

                       Test:  After a 25 gram sample has been shaken for 30 seconds, none of the product shall be retained on a 1" x 1-1/2" screen and no more than 3% (by weight) shall pass through a No. 12 (ASTM specifications) screen.  Product to be packaged in minimum 3.5 cubic foot machine compressed sealed paper bags, weight 40-50 lbs.

18.                  KILN DRIED WOOD SHAVING:  Aspen from virgin logs.  Minimum 3.5 cubic foot bag compressed or baled.   Weight 40-50 lbs.  Estimated Annual Usage:  100 Bags.

19.                  KILN DRIED WOOD SHAVINGS, BULK, F.O.B. FACTORY/MILL -- UW TRUCKS TO PICK UP:  Aspen or pine from virgin logs.  Bulk.  Estimated Annual Usage:  4,000 cubic feet.

20.                  PINE SHAVINGS, BAGGED:  Screened through Grade Mesh, Kiln dried, packaged in 3.0 cubic foot 2 ply paper bags weighing between 40-50 lbs/per bag, with pin holes for air circulation.  Estimated Annual Usage:  400 bags.

21.                  LAB GRADE DUSTLESS ASPEN SHAVINGS:  Shall be from virgin hardwood Aspen logs and processed into shavings, free of bark, dirt, trash, metal, stones or other foreign materials.  Raw materials or decayed raw materials that have been used for other purposes (used lumber) are not allowed.  No wood preservatives, i.e., tars, oils, chemicals or resins allowed.  Bags shall be approximately 12" 16" x 28".  Estimated Annual Usage:  2,000 bags.

                       Restriction on Chemical Composition:  Shall contain no harmful resins, chemicals or volatile oils which may stain animal fur or otherwise cause irritation to the animal.  Shall not contain any of the contaminants listed below in excess of the concentration designated.

                 Processing:  Shavings are manufactured, then conveyed to thermal dryers and dried to 8% +/- 4%.  Shavings are then conveyed from dryers to screeners and aspirators, to standardize particle size prior to packaging. The shavings are bagged immediately after processing is completed.  The shavings must pass through a 1" x 1" screen and be retained on a #20 ASTM Screen.  All fine particulate passing through a #20 ASTM screen is discarded.

                 Test:  After a 25 gram sample has been shaken for 30 seconds – no product shall be retained on a 1" x 1" screen and no more than 3% by weight shall pass through a #20 ASTM screen.

                 Must be certified for lab use through an independent lab.  Lancaster Lab or UW approved/equal is acceptable.

                 Must provide a quarterly report on quality assurance analysis.  (Analysis to include testing for pesticides, heavy metals, plastics, and foreign matter items listed above as well as any other contaminants).

29.            KITTY LITTER:  Ground Clay, Scented, 99% Dust Free packaged in 50 lb. paper bags.  Estimated Annual Usage:  200 Bags.

32.            ASPEN CHIP COMPOSITION BEDDING:  Estimated Annual Usage:  1,000 bags.  The gross weight of each full bag of Aspen Chip will be 30 lbs. (2.07 cu. ft.) with a tolerance of 2 lbs.  Material shall be from only Hardwood Aspen virgin logs, free of bark, dirt, trash, metal, stones or other foreign materials and must be uniform in size and consistency and dustless.  Raw materials or decayed raw materials that have been used for other purposes (i.e. used lumber) shall not be allowed.

                 Restriction on Chemical Composition:  product shall contain no harmful resins, chemicals or volatile oils which may stain animal fur or otherwise cause irritation to the animals.  Product shall not contain any of the contaminants listed below in excess of the concentration designated.

                 Restrictions for Physical Characteristics:  Finished product shall be cube cut, reasonably free of splinters, shavings, slivers, and undesirable wood dust.  After a 50 gram sample has been shaken in a Ro-Tap shaker for 30 seconds, no more than 15% by weight will be retained on a #8 ASTM Screen and not more than 6% by weight pass through a #20 ASTM Screen.  Moisture Content shall be 8%+ or -2%.

                 Must be certified for lab use through an independent lab.  Lancaster Lab or UW approved/ equal are acceptable.

                 Must provide a quarterly report of quality assurance analysis.  (Analysis must include testing for pesticides, heavy metals, plastics, and foreign matter items listed above as well as any other contaminants).

                 Processing:  Shall be closed system with exception of aspirators necessary to control dust.  Process shall use thermal dryers to reduce inherent moisture content of the product and/or to control pathogenic bacteria.  Aspiration will be used to decrease amount of dust in product and a screening apparatus to standardize particle size.  Product will be bagged immediately after manufacturing process completed.  No bulk storage with exception of surge bins along production line.

                 Packaging:  Shall be new paper bags, unused, square or box type construction, and suitable for domestic shipments, handling and covered storage.  Inner wall arranged within outer wall so that each wall bears its share of the burden.  The bottom, or factory closed end, must be pasted and adhesive used in securing the bottom fold is such that it will prevent accidental opening when handled or transported.  Bags must be factory closed on top and provided with a heat-sealable filling valve.  The top closure method shall provide a securely held positive heat sealed closure against contamination, spillage and sifting.

                 Adhesive:  Shall not prior to, or following steam sterilization, have no adverse effect on the contents of the bag.  Adhesive will resist a maximum temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit for a minimum of one hour when bag and contents are subject to sterilization by autoclaving.

33.                  BETA CHIP:  Manufacturer:  Northeastern, or equal.  Packaged in 40 lb. paper bags.  Estimated Annual Usage:  1,500 Bags.  Manufactured from maple, birch or beech, or any mixture of maple, birch and beech.  No other species of wood is acceptable, nor the presence of other species permitted.  Raw Material shall be from virgin logs and is free of bark, dirt, trash, metal, stones, or other foreign materials.  Decayed raw materials or raw materials that have been used for other purposes (i.e. lumber) are not allowed.  Material shall not contain harmful resins or volatile oils which may stain animal fur or otherwise cause irritation in animals.  The finished product must be reasonably free of splinters, shavings, slivers, and undesirable wood dust.  Test:  After a 50 gram sample has been shaken in a Ro-Tap Shaker for 30 seconds, no more than 15% (by weight) will be retained through a No. 8 U.S. Standard Sieve (ASTM Specifications) nor will more than 6% (by weight) pass through a No. 20 Standard Sieve (ASTM Specifications).  Moisture content will be 8% (+/- 2%).

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