PROTECTOR, INTRAVENOUS

The contract is for the procurement of PROTECTOR, INTRAVENOUS, a disinfecting cap strip designed to disinfect critical surfaces and protect the distal end of intravenous tubing and male Luer connections using 70% isopropyl alcohol to achieve disinfection within one minute and maintain protection for up to seven days if left in place. Each strip contains five caps, and each box contains forty strips, with the total order quantity being four boxes. The product must have a shelf life of thirty-six months, and no more than five months may have elapsed from the date of manufacture to the date of delivery to the government. The National Stock Number is 6515-01-700-7812, and delivery is required at FPO 96672-4090 within twenty days after order placement under FOB destination terms. Packaging and marking must comply with commercial standards and Medical Marking Standard No. 1, replacing MIL-STD-129, with labels required to include the NSN, manufacturer and CAGE code, date of manufacture or expiration, and contract or lot number. All units must be sealed in suitable containers to prevent damage and packed in commercial shipping containers suitable for safe delivery at the lowest cost. The product must meet technical and quality requirements referenced as RA001 in the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, and the Contractor must comply with Hazard Communication Standard labeling for the isopropyl alcohol content. Inspection occurs at destination under FAR 52.246-2, and all invoices must be processed through Wide Area Workflow, including mandatory representations regarding ocean transportation for contracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. The Contractor is required to maintain current representations in the System for Award Management, including small business status, and must adhere to clauses addressing whistleblower rights, cybersecurity information limitations, safety issue notifications, employment eligibility verification, combating trafficking, equal opportunity, and sustainable products. The solicitation was issued on July 15, 2026, with responses due by July 21, 2026, via the DLA Internet Bid Board System, and the contracting office is under the Department of Defense, Medical Supply Chain, with place of performance listed as USNS Mercy.