A-A-59913, COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION: VIBRATORY PLATE COMPACTOR (VPC) (18-SEP-2012)

A-A-59913, COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION: VIBRATORY PLATE COMPACTOR (VPC) (18-SEP-2012)., This commercial item description covers a Vibratory Plate Compactor (VPC). The VPC is a walk behind unit used for compaction of soil and asphalt in building or repairing roads, airfields, parking areas and other infrastructure applications within a theatre of operations. The VPC is a hand guided and controlled reversible vibrator plate compactor capable of use as a general purpose trench, curb, and backfill compactor and can be used to patch asphalt. The VPC provides compaction in areas inaccessible to larger equipment or for compaction or smaller areas such as for repair or potholes. The VPC will be used to compact both soil and asphalt. A standard professional commercial product (construction equipment) is defined as a product which has been sold or is being currently offered for sale on the commercial market to the public market and represents the latest production model.