65--INSERTION KIT,CHEST

The chest tube emergency insertion kit is a sterile, single-use 11-piece system designed for rapid deployment at or near the point of injury to relieve pneumothorax or hemothorax. It includes a 36 Fr chest tube, a wound seal kit, a Heimlich valve, primed gauze, a Haeger-Mayo needle driver, two 9-inch Rochester Peans, two 0 silk FSL 3-0 sutures, one petroleum gauze, and one No. 10 scalpel. All components are sterile, packaged together in a 3.5 mil nylon poly barrier bag that is vacuum-sealed to maintain integrity and sterility. The kit is intended for immediate use in trauma scenarios where time-critical intervention is required. The item has a non-extendable shelf life of 36 months, and no more than six months may have elapsed from the date of manufacture to the date of delivery to the government. It is identified by NSN 6515-01-579-3275 with a unit of issue of each and is being procured in quantities of 100 units under contract solicitation SPE2DS-26-T-213Q. Bidders must specify the source and part number being offered. The procurement is managed by the Department of Defense through the Medical Supply Chain MD Surg FSF, with delivery required within 84 days of award, and performance to be completed at Tracy, CA, 95304-5000.