GAUZE, PETROLATUM

The contract involves the supply of petrolatum gauze, specifically the white sterile accordion fold type measuring 18 inches by 3 inches, packaged in sealed individual units. Each package contains 12 gauze units. The gauze must have a shelf life of 36 months, and no more than five months can have elapsed from the manufacturing date to the delivery date to the government. If the gauze is stored outside a climate-controlled environment for a month or longer, the shelf life is reduced by half. All packaging must include labels with the manufacturing date, expiration or retest date, contract number, and lot number, following the latest MMS1A standards. Technical and quality requirements follow the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Master List as applicable at the solicitation or award date. This supply is identified under NSN 6510-00-202-0800 with a quantity of 1,383 packages requested, to be delivered within 65 days after contract award. The contract is managed through the Department of Defense's Medical Supply Chain, with deliveries to a location in Tracy, California. Specific packaging and labeling protocols including the removal of government identification on rejected supplies must be observed. Bidders are required to specify the source and part number for the gauze supplied.