INCH-POUND
A-A-55057B
15 December 2010
SUPERSEDING
A-A-55057A
30 December 1994
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
PANELS, WOOD/WOOD BASED; CONSTRUCTION AND DECORATIVE
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description
for all Federal Agencies.
1. SCOPE. This commercial item description covers generic wood and wood based panel
products.
2. CLASSIFICATION. The panels shall be of the following types (see notes for typical uses of
these panels):
2.1 Type A Construction and industrial plywood: Conventional plywood (laminated wood
veneers) manufactured in accordance with U.S. product standard PS 1, Construction and Industrial
Plywood (see notes).
2.2 Type B Structural use panels: Panels manufactured in accordance with U.S. product
standard PS 2, Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels; Timber Engineering
Company (TECO) PRP-133, Performance Standard and Policies for Structural-Use Panels (see
notes).
2.3 Type C Hardwood and decorative plywood manufactured in accordance with Hardwood
Plywood and Veneer Association (HPVA) product standard HPVA HP-1, Standard for Hardwood
and Decorative Plywood (see notes).
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to Defense Supply
Center Philadelphia (DSCP), ATTN: DSCP-NASA, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
19111-5096 or e-mail to dscpg&inspecomments@dla.mil . Since contact information can
change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using ASSIST Online
database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil .
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