A-A-52316 Tester, Construction Materials, Moisture & Density (Tcmmd)This commercial item description covers a single unit density and moisture tester with radioactive sources. The tester is used for measuring the density and moisture content of soils, and the density of asphalt pavement and other construction material.

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5. PACKAGING. Preservation, packing, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order.

6. NOTES.

6.1 INTENDED USE. During U.S. Military operations U.S. Army Technical Engineer Teams will employ the TCMMD during the initial analytical processing of the potential U.S. Military operational site to rapidly, and precisely analyze in-situ soils and other materials to determine if the intended U.S. Military operation can take place or as to what solutions can be developed and employed to increase an existing surface to attain desired surface strength levels for enabling the specific U.S. Military operation. The TCMMD will be used at-will/on-demand to perform Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) assessments before, during, and after a horizontal construction operation. The tester will be used to ensure as-constructed area design specifications are precisely followed.

6.2 Data requirements. The procuring agency should specify the level of preservation, packing, and marking required. The procuring agency may also need to specify inclusion of a gamma detection meter (monitor), when it is a requirement by the user’s local regulatory agencies. The procuring agency should also specify that the manufacturer provides NRC Sealed Source and DOT 7A certification, radioactive material caution signs (Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 – Section 206), and the latest version of 10 CPR Parts 19, 20 and 21, the latest version of NRC Form 3 with each tester. The procuring agency should specify that the transport case be moisture and dust resistant and have corrosion resistant hardware.