CHIP, MERCAPTAN

The contract pertains to the procurement of a single unit of CHIP, MERCAPTAN, a diagnostic test device with ten integrated capillaries pre-filled with a reagent system designed to measure mercaptan concentrations in the range of 0.25 to 6.0 parts per million, enabling ten distinct tests per unit for use with the CMS analyzer. The item is identified by NSN 6550-01-530-8027 and is solicited under contract number SPE2DS-26-T-219M with a required delivery within five days of award. It is subject to strict shelf-life requirements, mandating a non-extendable 24-month lifespan from the date of manufacture, with no more than three months allowed to have passed between manufacture and government delivery. Packaging must comply with Commercial Medical Marking Standard No. 1, replacing MIL-STD-129, and all labels must clearly display the date of manufacture, expiration date, and contract or lot number per MMS1C guidelines. The item falls under the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements with applicable codes RA001, RD003, RP001, RQ011, and RS016, and is governed by federal medical acquisition policies requiring sealed, damage-resistant unit packaging and commercial shipping containers suitable for safe delivery at the lowest cost. The acquisition is administered by the Department of Defense’s Medical Supply Chain, with Kendall Jones as the point of contact.