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SPE2DS-27-T-1685Federal

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Department Of Defense → MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN MD SURG FSF

NAICS

339112 - Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance

BLDG 5505A WICKHAM AVE, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, 42223-5000, USA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN MD SURG FSF
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Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN MD SURG FSF
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CARD,RESPOND,COMBAT CASUALTY
CARD, RESPONSE, COMBAT CASUALTY,
GUIDELINES PRINTED ON A DURABLE QUICK
REFERENCE CARD<(>,<)> THE CARD HAS 4 SECTIONS
CARE UNDER FIRE, TACTICAL FIELD CARE,
AND TACEVAC PROTOCOLS, AND 9-LINE MEDEVAC
REQUESTS AND NOTES.
.
UNIT OF ISSUE EACH, EA
.
RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
(IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE
DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB
AT:
http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx
FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.
RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT
RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES
.
BIDDER SHALL SPECIFY SOURCE AND
PART NUMBER BEING SUPPLIED
.
NOT REGULATED BY THE FDA
.
APPLICABLE TO ALL MEDICAL ACQUISITIONS:
PACKAGING AND PACKING SHALL BE COMMERCIAL AS
SPECIFIED IN THE PROCUREMENT DOCUMENT.
EACH COMPLETE UNIT SHALL BE PROPERLY PACKAGED
IN A SUITABLE SEALED UNIT CONTAINER CAPABLE
OF PROTECTING THE CONTENTS FROM DAMAGE AND/OR
BREAKAGE.
UNITS SHALL BE PACKED IN SUITABLE COMMERCIAL
EXTERIOR (SHIPPING) CONTAINERS (EXPORT WHEN
NECESSARY) WHICH SHALL INSURE ACCEPTANCE AND
SAFE DELIVERY BY COMMON OR OTHER CARRIER, AT
THE LOWEST RATE, TO POINT OF DELIVERY CALLED
FOR IN THE CONTRACT OR ORDER.
MATERIAL MUST BE MARKED IAW MEDICAL MARKING
STANDARD NO. 1. THIS SUPERCEDES ALL REFERENCES
TO MIL-STD-129.
COPIES OF MEDICAL MARKING STANDARD NO. 1
(MMS NO. 1) MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING DLA
TROOP SUPPORT VIA EMAIL TO Sign up to see this detail. MMS NO. 1 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Packaging/
SPE2DS-27-T-1685
SECTION B
RD003, COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION POTENTIALLY APPLIES
NORTH AMERICAN RESCUE, LLC 06ST7 P/N ZZ-0057
DLA issues this document using the DoD authorized unit of issue, please refer to the following URL to determine the corresponding ANSI X12 unit of issue.
https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dla.mil%2FPortals%2F104%2FDocuments% 2FDLMS%2FeApplications%2FLogDataAdmin%2FUnitofIssueandPurchaseUnit.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK
CLIN PR PRLI UI QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE.
0001 7019094376 0001 EA 200.000
NSN/MATERIAL:6515015374161
DELIVERY (IN DAYS):0020
DELIVER FOB: DESTINATION
QTY VARIANCE: PLUS 0% MINUS 0%
INSPECTION POINT: DESTINATION
ACCEPTANCE POINT: DESTINATION
PREP FOR DELIVERY:
PKGING DATA MIL-STD-2073-1E
SPECIAL NSN/Part Number: 6515-01-537-4161 Quantity: 200 EA Purchase Request: 7019094376QTY: 200 Delivery: 20 days ADO

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