CARTRIDGE, TEST, BLOOD A

The contract is for the procurement of one unit of Blood A Test Cartridge, identified by NSN 6550-01-690-2535, under solicitation SPE2DS-26-T-325Y, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency on August 9, 2026, with responses due by August 17, 2026. Delivery is required within five days of award, no later than August 11, 2026, to Groton, Connecticut, under FOB Destination terms, meaning the contractor bears all transportation costs and risks until delivery. The item must comply with stringent packaging and labeling requirements governed by Medical Marking Standard No. 1 (MMS No. 1), which supersedes MIL-STD-129 for medical acquisitions; each unit must be sealed in protective packaging, packed in suitable commercial shipping containers, and palletized in accordance with DLA’s RP001. Shelf-life constraints mandate a minimum of eight months remaining at time of delivery, with no more than one month elapsed from manufacture to delivery. Marking must include the date of manufacture, expiration or retest date, contract number, and lot number, and any hazardous materials must be labeled per 29 CFR 1910.1200 unless exempted by specific federal statutes. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination by the government, with compliance verified against DLA’s RA001 Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements and applicable DFARS/FAR clauses. The contract incorporates numerous modified and standard Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses addressing compliance with safety, export control, labor, payment, and subcontracting rules. Notable clauses include 252.240-7997 requiring NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity assessments, 252.223-7008 prohibiting hexavalent chromium, 252.225-7048 restricting export-controlled items, and 252.222-7006 prohibiting mandatory arbitration agreements. Contractors must comply with electronic invoicing via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), submitting payment requests using appropriate document types such as Invoice and Receiving Report. Offerors must provide Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE codes if claiming small business, HUBZone, WOSB,