LUMBAR PUNCTURE KIT

The lumbar puncture kit is a sterile, preassembled tray designed for safe and efficient cerebrospinal fluid collection, including all essential components such as a 20g Titan Quincke spinal needle with stylet, a 22g infiltration needle, a 3-way stopcock, a 2-piece 550mm manometer, a 3mL syringe with 25g needle, a 2mL ampule of 1% lidocaine hydrochloride, gauze pads, sponge sticks, a fenestrated drape with adhesive, a towel, a bandage, six extension tubes, four prenumbered 10mL specimen vials with caps, four patient ID labels, a CSR wrap, and a set of 10 universal medication labels. The kit is packaged in a sealed, commercial-grade unit container that ensures protection from damage and breakage, and is shipped in exterior containers suitable for commercial carrier delivery at the lowest cost to the specified delivery point in APO 09094-3219. Each unit must have a minimum shelf life of 36 months from the manufacturer’s date and must not exceed five months elapsed time from manufacture to government delivery. Packaging and labeling must conform to Medical Marking Standard No. 1, which supersedes MIL-STD-129, and all labels must include the manufacturer date, expiration date, contract number, and lot number. This item is classified as a TYPE I (CODE Q) with a non-extendable 36-month shelf life and is subject to technical and quality requirements specified in SPE2DS-26-T-309H. The unit of issue is a case containing ten kits, and bidders must supply the exact NSN 6515-01-707-0814 with documented part source and number, ensuring full compliance with DLA packaging, marking, and acquisition policies.