Emergency Thermal Blankets - Hypothermia Prevention

The Defense Health Agency Medical Logistics Division and the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor program plan to issue a Sources Sought notification around December 12, 2024, aimed at establishing a Qualified Suppliers Listing (QSL) for Emergency Thermal Blankets designed for hypothermia prevention. These blankets are intended for various treatment settings to maintain warmth and prevent heat loss due to thermal radiation, evaporation, or convection. The product specifications include single-patient use blankets made from bi-axially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate with one metallic reflective side and an olive-drab colored side, emphasizing lightweight and low bulk. This notification is solely informational and not a solicitation for quotes or proposals; its primary goal is to gather information and products for evaluation to develop the QSL. Participation in the QSL process requires vendors to hold or be securing a Distribution and Pricing Agreement and a separate commercial agreement with current Medical/Surgical Prime Vendors for the applicable areas, specifically Cardinal Health and Owens & Minor. Vendors must also ensure their SAM accounts are active and supply a valid CAGE code. All proposed products must comply with the Trade Agreements Act unless no equivalent item is available from a compliant source, and vendors must complete the required TAA certification. The finalized QSL will underpin a future Standardization Action resulting in an Incentive Agreement governed by the MSPV program. Additional details will be released through the official QSL Announcement on the SAM.gov website, and this notice serves to acquaint interested entities ahead of its publication.