UNHCR 00008154 Configuration guide

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SELF-STANDING FAMILY TENT
UNHCR Item No 00008154
Optimal Shipping / Container Information
Weight and Volume
Expected Life Span
Packing
The Self-Standing Family Tent has 18,5 m2 of main oor area.
It is the standard tent used by UNHCR and is suitable for a family of ve people.
It follows the recommended minimum living area for hot and temperate climates
(3.5 m2 per person), and provides additional space for cold climates.
Shelter specialists developed the tent’s technical specications to guarantee a
product t for human use in all climates, with an appropriate outdoor life span,
at a minimal cost.
The technical specications for this tent are generic. This ensures that the
product can be manufactured by different suppliers in various countries, with
common technical know-how and standard equipment from the tent industry.
UNHCR purchases family tents through international tender processes and
establishes frame agreements (long term agreements) with manufacturers
that have completed validation / qualication of Self-Standing Family Tent
samples in one of the UNHCR approved laboratories. Self-Standing Family
tents are subject to random and continuous quality control throughout the frame
agreement duration period.
For the validation / qualication of Self-Standing Family Tent samples, it
is advisable to rst ensure adherence to the main material specications.
Information about approved technical laboratories can be obtained from the
UNHCR Supply Management Service in Budapest.
Self-Standing Family tents should comply with all technical requirements, criteria
and parameters described in this document, and as detailed in the technical
specications section.
Information for laboratory testing:
To complete the validation / qualication of the Self-Standing Family Tent
samples, three (03) complete samples are to be sent to one of the UNHCR
approved laboratories for testing and make up checking. One sample will be
used for material testing and the remaining two for a rain test and a large scale
re test (if needed). A product is only acceptable if all criteria are passed on the
same sample.
Self-Standing Family Tents are designed as a short-term shelter solution,
particularly as a support during emergency situations, and is not a substitute
for more permanent shelters. It is expected that family tents should have a
minimum lifespan of one year, maintaining its shelter and waterproof capacities
in all types of climates.
Shelf life: the tent has a minimum shelf life of ve years, under normal storage
conditions, in dry, clean, and ventilated warehouses. It should be elevated from
the ground (on pallets or pallet racks), not piled, not in containers or in tented
warehouses. Packed tents are sensitive to rain and moisture.
One tent with all accessories are packed into a master bag that ensures
its’ protection from dirt and moisture. The master bag is made from woven
polyethylene (PE) fabric of 190 g/m2 identical to that used for the main tent
cover.
The international standard warning sign ‘protect from water’ should be printed
on the outside of the package. The buyer’s markings are printed on the
outside in indelible ink.
The bag must be a PE bag with the dimensions 115 cm x 55 cm x 45 cm, with
a zip closure. The bag must be secured with two webbing straps, each with a
self-locking buckle that will not slide during transportation. Each strap provides
two handles. The straps must not be sewn to the bag. All other aspects are as
per standard packaging instructions. The palletised goods must not exceed the
pallet length and width.
Gross weight per unit: approx. 52 kg
Gross volume per unit: approx. 0.285 m3
General Information and Description
Item Application Sample
With pallet
• 96 tents per 20’ GP
• 240 tents per 40’ DC
• 240 tents per 40’ HC
Without pallet
•150 tents per 20’ GP
• 312 tents per 40’ DC
• 364 tents per 40’ HC

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UNHCR Item No 00008154
UNHCR Logo Application Reference
Markings on the Single Bag
Marking of UNHCR logo: (50 cm x 15 cm): Should be printed in blue indelible
ink in colour pantone blue 300 C on one side of the single bag.
Shipping Marks: Should be printed in blue indelible ink in colour pantone blue
300 C including: purchase order number, purchase order quantity, project
symbol, consignee and content on one side of the polyethylene bag (30 cm
x 20 cm).
Every tent should include a tag, stitched on the inside of the front side wall,
on the outer tent material. This should be 10 cm from the left side wall, in
the bottom seam between front wall panel and mud ap, and display the
manufacturer’s identication (letters must not be higher than 2.5 cm). The tag
should include the manufacturer’s name, a unique reference batch number
and the date of manufacturing. No company logo should be included with the
manufacturer’s marking.
UNHCR vertical visibility logo on the roof of the tent:
The logo should be printed in blue indelible ink on both sides of the shade
cover, and in the middle for maximum visibility, as shown on the graphic
reference, when using 150 cm material and two seams on the mesh shade
cover (l= 1.35 m and H= 1.65 m), following the “X” and “y” proportionality rule
to avoid distortion of the logo and letterings.
Rule:
Length, l = (1 X = 15 cm); Height, H = (1 y = 15 cm)
Should include: two curved needles, 50 m stitching thread, three pole repair
sleeves, 10 m duct tape 50 mm wide, PE fabric 50 cm x 50 cm, mosquito mesh
50 cm x 50 cm, a repair manual and 4 locks.
UNHCR horizontal visibility logo on both sides next to the tent’s doors:
The UNHCR horizontal visibility logo should be printed in blue indelible ink
on both sides of the outer tent on both ends (2) of the tent next to the doors
(l= 1.2 m and H = 0.35 m). The width of the markings must be 120cm and
the height proportionate to the width without any distortion of the logo and
letterings (approximately 35 cm).
Typeface (Font), Colour specications for printing:
Font: Helvetica Bold. Colour specication: pantone blue 300 or quadrichrome
(CMyK). C = 100%, M = 45%, y = 0%, K = 0%.
Repair Kit
Manufacturer marking

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A content list and assembly manual, printed on durable, waterproof fabric or Tyvec paper, will be stitched to the zipper of the pack bag, in the top and centre of the bag.
It must show step-by-step set-up instructions, including drawings / photos, in colour.
Assembling Instruction and Content List

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Graphic Reference
Family Tent General View

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Graphic Reference
Front Elevation
Rear Elevation
Roof Plan

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Graphic Reference
Shade Net Cover - Side View
Shade Net Cover - Top View
Side View

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UNHCR Item No 00008154
Technical Specications
1.1 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE MAIN TENT MATERIAL - ROOF, WALLS AND MUD FLAPS;
GROUND SHEET; DOORS, OUTER WINDOW SHATTERS AND SHADE NET REINFORCEMENT STRIPS
Denomination and norms Required minimum values
1. Composition
Woven high-density polyethylene black bre fabric laminated on
both sides with low-density polyethylene coating. Alternatively
plastic tarpaulin can be used.
2. Specic weight (g/m2), ISO 3801 190 g/m2 ± 10 g
3. Tensile strength at the state of origin (N), ISO 1421-1_1998 Warp and weft >500 N
Elongation 15% to 25% in warp and weft
4. Tear resistance at the state of origin (N), ISO 4674-1 B 2003, with
a test strip of 200 x 200 mm Minimum 100 N warp and minimum 100 N weft
5. Resistance to UV
Percentage of tensile strength loss under ISO 1421-1 after 1500
hours UV under ASTM G53/94 (UVB 313 nm peak)
Minimum 80% of the original value of the actual product, AND not
less than 475 N
6. Flame retardant under EN 13823 + A1 and CPAI84
Minimum class D, s2, d2.
Pass CPAI84 sections 5 and 6 with maximum 10 s after ame
average and maximum 30 s after ame per test piece. Ageing
under ISO 4892-2, type A, 360 hours.
7. L.a.b Coordinates, ISO 105J01 for the white coating colour
Minimum L: 82
“a” value between -1.7 and +1.5
“b” value between -4.5 and 0
8. Opacity,measured as minimum reection and maximum
transition, in the range of visible light and near infrareds.
Measured under ISO13468-1.
Values should be measured respectively from 350 nm to 750 nm,
and from 750 nm to 2500 nm wavelength. The nal result is the
average of the average in each range.
Minimum total reection: 35%
Maximum total reection: 50 %
Maximum total transmission: 5%
1. MATERIALS
All materials for the tent must be in accordance with the specied characteristics and with ISO 10966, if not otherwise specied below.
Information for testing:
Three complete tents must be sent as a sample to the laboratory.
The test pieces will be cut from one complete tent.
The second complete tent will be used for the rain test.
The third complete tent will be used for the large scale re test after furnishing it with the minimum CRI for 5 people.
A product is deemed acceptable only if the same sample passes all criteria.
All the tent envelope materials (roof, walls, mud ap and oor) must pass CPAI84 sections 5 and 6 with maximum 10s after ame average
and maximum 30s after ame per test piece. Ageing under ISO 4892-2, type A, 360 hours.
For the groundsheet it should pass CPA184 section 5 and for all other components including mud ap, it should pass CPA184 section 6.
Fire Retardant Field Testing Conditions:
Temperature: 15 - 20 C
Wind: 2 - 5 Knots
Weather Conditions: Sunny Day or Partly Cloudy
Rain: 0
Dew Point: 10 - 15
The specications of the lightweight Self-Standing Family Tent are described below, according to technical and performance requirements,
in ve parts:
1. Materials
2. General points for the nished product
3. Composition of the outer tent, ground sheet and shade net
4. Composition of the inner tent
5. Poles and accessories

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Technical Specications
1.3 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PIPE SLEEVES
Denomination and norms Required minimum values
1. Composition, ISO 1833
Polyester/cotton blended bre yarns. Cotton: 40% (±10%),
polyester: 60% (±10%) = polyester: 50% to 70%, balance cotton.
2. Specic weight (g/m2), ISO 3801 275 g/m2 ± 10% in nished state.
3. Colour Colours must match the colours of the frame pipes.
4. Tensile strength (N), ISO 13934-1 Warp and weft 650 N minimum.
5. Tear resistance (N), ISO 13937-2 Warp and weft 40 N minimum.
6. Tensile strength after exposure to UV and moisturising. Exposure
in a climatic chamber under ISO 4892-2, type A, 360 hours followed
by tensile test under ISO 13934-1
30% maximum strength-loss on minimum required value and 50%
maximum strength-loss on original value of the same product.
7. Tensile strength resistance after exposure to micro-organisms,
ISO 13934-1 and ISO 13935-1 after completing BS 6085 (soil burial
– 28 days).
Apply on 10 test pieces of plain canvas and ve test pieces with
seams.
30% maximum strength-loss on minimum required value and 50%
maximum strength-loss on original value of the same product.
For plain canvas test: ve test pieces in warp direction, ve test
pieces in weft.
On the seams, the test is applied to 50 mm width on the sample,
as described in ISO 13935-1 page 7.
8. Flame retardant, CPAI 84
Pass CPAI84 sections 5 and 6 with maximum 10 s after ame
average and maximum 30 s after ame per test piece. Ageing
under ISO 4892-2, type A, 360 hours.
1.2 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WATERPROOFING OF THE MAIN TENT
Denomination and norms Required minimum values
1. Water penetration resistance
Test pieces include seams. Seam tapes are positioned on the inner
face of the tent.
30 hPa minimum, increasing speed at 100 mm per minute.
2. Efciency of waterproong tape after UV and moisturising
(climate simulation)
Exposure in a climate chamber under ISO 4892-2, type A, 360
hours. Exposure of the outer side of the tent to the UV.
Test pieces on stitched lines.
30 hPa minimum, increasing speed at 100 mm per minute.
3. Rain penetration resistance, ISO 5912:2003
The test piece is the complete tent with the shade net in place.
(Attention: ISO 5912:2011 does not apply).
Main tent: no more than 10 drops of water should penetrate the tent,
in a maximum of two places, including through the wicking effect.
Inner tent: water should not penetrate the inner tent, or wet the inner
tent canvas.
Apply procedure as per point 4.2.11 in ISO5912:2003 and point
5.6 plus the following:
Visual control from the inside the tent, while the articial rain is
on, must be done after two and ve hours, with the complete tent.
The test operator should ensure that the test set-up does not
create condensation inside the tent that could be interpreted as
leakage.

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UNHCR Item No 00008154
Technical Specications
1.4 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE INNER TENT CANVAS, including inner doors, inner window shutters, inner ventilation shatters and
inner partition
Denomination and norms Required minimum values
1. Compositions, ISO 1833
Polyester/cotton blended bre yarns. Cotton: 40% (±10%),
polyester: 60% (±10%) = polyester: 50% to 70%, balance cotton
or cotton 100%.
2. Specic weight (g/m2), ISO 3801 150 g/m2 ± 15% in nished state
3. Colour Light cream or beige
4. Water vapour permeability, ISO 17229 Minimum 2000 g/m2/24h
5. Tensile strength (N), ISO 13934-1 Warp and weft >300 N
6. Tear resistance (N), ISO 9073-4 Warp and weft >20 N
7. Tensile strength resistance after exposure to micro-organisms,
ISO 13034-1 and ISO 13935-1 after completing BS 6085 (soil burial
– 28 days).
To apply on 10 test samples of plain canvas and 10 test pieces with
seams.
30% maximum of strength-loss on minimum required value
and 50% maximum strength-loss on original value of the same
product.
For plain canvas test: ve test pieces in warp direction, ve test
pieces in weft.
On the seams, the test is applied to 50 mm width on the sample,
as described in ISO 13935-1 page 7.
8. Flame retardant, CPAI84
Pass CPAI84 sections 5 and 6 with maximum 10 s after ame
average and maximum 30 s after ame per test piece. Ageing
under ISO 4892-2, type A, 360 hours.
1.5 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SHADE-NET, except shade net reinforcement strips
Denomination and norms Required minimum values
1. Compositions, ISO 1833 High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). Shade net reinforcement
strips as per technical spec. section 1.1
2. Fabrication, ISO 8388 Warp knitted, warp spacing 5 mm minimum
3. Specic weight (g/m2), ISO 3801 190 g/m2 ± 10% net weight
4. Colour Very dark blue, pantone 655, with white middle strip
5. Shade rate 80% ± 10%
6. Bursting strength, ISO 13938 600 kPA minimum
7. Bursting strength after exposure to UV and moisturizing (climatic
simulation), 1500 hours UV under ASTM G53/94 (UVB 313 nm
peak)
Minimum 80% of the original value of the actual product AND not
less than 570 kPA.
8. Flame retardant, EN 13823 + A1 and CPAI84
Minimum class D, s2, d2.
Pass CPAI84 sections 5 and 6 with maximum 10 s after ame
average and maximum 30 s after ame per test piece. Ageing
under ISO 4892-2, type A, 360 hours.

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Technical Specications
1.6 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE MOSQUITO NET, on inner tent doors, windows and ventilation openings
Denomination and norms Required minimum values
1. Composition, ISO 1833 Polyester 100% or PE 100%.
2. Specic weight (g/m2), ISO 3801 Warp knitted.
3. Denier 75 - 200
4. Filament Multi-lament 36 or higher for the polyester and mono-lament
for the PE.
5. Mesh size 25 holes/cm2 (156 holes/inch2)
6. Specic weight (g/m2), ISO 3801
85-100 g/m2 for polyester and 38 g/m2 minimum for PE
depending on denier
7. Colour White
8. Shrinkage, ISO 5077 5% maximum
9. Bursting strength, ISO 13938 250 kPA minimum for polyester and 320 kPA minimum for PE
10. Bursting strength after exposure to UV and moisturizing
(climatic simulation).
Exposure in a climatic chamber under ISO 4892-2, type A, 180
hours, followed by bursting test under ISO 13938.
Maximum 30% of strength-loss on minimum required value
and maximum 50% strength-loss on original value of the same
product.
Number of test pieces: three test pieces
1.7 SPECIFICATIONS FOR ILLUMINATING MATERIAL marking the exit door
Denomination and norms Required minimum values
1. Composition ISO 1833
PVC sheet with SrAl2O4 based photo-luminescence
2. After glow intensity DIN67 510 Part 1
Typical light source:
Luminance 1000 lux, D65 standard for 10 minutes at 220C.
After glow intensity after:
10 min > 320 mcd/m2
60 min > 41.4 mcd/m2
600 min > 2.1 mcd/m2
After glow intensity (to 0.32 mcd/m): >1800 min. under norm
DIN67 510
3. Colour Yellow-green or green