INSERTION KIT, CHEST

The chest tube emergency insertion kit is a sterile, single-use 11-piece device designed for rapid deployment at or near the point of injury to treat 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 a No. 10 scalpel. All components are sealed in a 3.5 mil nylon poly barrier bag under vacuum to maintain sterility and integrity. The kit must have a 36-month shelf life, with no more than six months elapsed from manufacturing to government delivery. This item is classified as a TYPE I (CODE Q) non-extendable shelf-life product and is identified by NSN 6515-01-579-3275. Bidders must provide the source and part number being supplied, and the single unit is to be delivered within 20 days of award under solicitation SPE2DS-26-T-215Z, with performance directed to Fort Carson, Colorado. The contract is managed by the Department of Defense through the Medical Supply Chain MD Surg FSF, with Vernon Stevenson as the primary point of contact.