Shelf Life and Expiration Date Management

The contract requires comprehensive inventory and quality assurance services to ensure all sponges delivered meet a strict shelf life requirement of no more than nine months elapsed since manufacture. This includes rigorous batch tracking throughout the supply chain and implementation of first-expiry-first-out logistics to maintain product integrity and compliance. The services are critical to supporting the safe and effective use of medical supplies within a high-risk environment, ensuring that only freshest, fully viable inventory reaches end users. Performance is required at McGuire AFB with a zip code of 08641-5300, and the work falls under NAICS code 541380 for other scientific and technical consulting services. This is a subcontract opportunity issued by the Department of Defense through its Medical Supply Chain MD Surg FSF office. The solicitation was posted on July 21, 2026, and responses are due by July 27, 2026, with no set-aside designation specified. All activities must align with federal supply standards and support the timely, traceable, and compliant delivery of medical sponges to military healthcare operations.