APPLICATOR, DISPOSABLE

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a contract to PACIFIC STAR CORPORATION (CAGE 4QNY3) for the procurement of disposable applicators, specifically PVP iodine individually packaged swab sticks with NSN 6515015192226, under solicitation SPE2DS-26-T-265P. The contract, posted on DIBBS with an award date of July 29, 2026, has a total value of $17.40 and includes strict compliance requirements for packaging, marking, and preservation per Medical Marking Standard No. 1 and MIL-STD-2073-1E. Each unit must be sealed, shipped in commercial containers suitable for common carrier transport, and meet a minimum shelf life of 15 months with no more than two months elapsed between manufacturing and delivery. All labeling must include the manufacturer date, expiration or retest date, contract number, and lot number in accordance with MMS No. 1, which supersedes MIL-STD-129 for medical items. Deliveries are to be made FOB destination to APO 96319-5024 or a designated freight address in Japan, with inspection and acceptance performed by the government at the point of delivery. The contract mandates compliance with cybersecurity standards including NIST SP 800-171 DOD Assessment Requirements and Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems, along with provisions for reporting safety issues, subcontracting commercial products, and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. The contracting officer is required to insert specific data such as DoDAACs, pricing methodologies, and routing details where clauses indicate fill-ins. Payment must be processed through Wide Area WorkFlow, and the contractor must maintain active registration in the System for Award Management. The award was made under a small business set-aside program with alternate reporting requirements for multiple-award contracts, although the specific contract type remains unspecified. No evaluation factors, option quantities, or detailed pricing structure beyond the single line item are provided, and no attachments or formal Section M evaluation criteria exist within the available documentation.