scope:

This Commercial Item Description covers a rugged, environmentally protected, commercial type, man-portable vehicle platform scale with a capacity of 20,000 pounds and a nominal inaccuracy of +/− 1 percent of applied load. These scales are used to weigh wheeled military vehicles and cargo in remote areas, on unimproved and improved surfaces. Their purpose is to maximize flight safety and aircraft utilization at main operating bases, forward operating bases, landing zones, and under bare base operations.