SPONGE, SURGICAL

The contract calls for the delivery of 16 packaging groups of sterile surgical sponges, each measuring 4 inches by 4 inches, with two sponges sealed in each envelope and 24 boxes containing 25 envelopes per packaging group, resulting in a total quantity of 19,200 individual sponges. The unit of issue is PG/1200EA, and all items must be sterile with a minimum shelf life of 60 months from the manufacturer’s date, with no more than nine months elapsed between manufacturing and delivery to the government. Labeling must comply with the latest revision of Medical Marking Standard No. 1, superseding MIL-STD-129, and must include the manufacturer’s date, expiration or retest date, and contract or lot number. Packaging must be commercial in nature, with each unit sealed in a protected container and shipped in commercial exterior containers suitable for safe transport by common carriers at the lowest rate to the designated FPO delivery location, zip code 09566-4008. Delivery is required within 20 days of award, with FOB Destination terms, and inspection will occur at the point of delivery under FAR 52.246-2. All materials must be marked as required by MMS No. 1, and any hazardous substances must be labeled according to the Hazard Communication Standard, with appropriate Material Safety Data Sheets submitted. The contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management and use Wide Area Workflow for invoicing and receiving reports. Technical and quality requirements referenced under RA001 must be met, and government identification must be removed from non-accepted supplies per RQ011. The solicitation is a small business set-aside under NAICS code 339113, issued under DLA Master Solicitation Revision 105, with submission due by July 20, 2026, via the DIBBS portal. Contract clauses require compliance with cybersecurity standards including NIST SP 800-171, safeguarding covered defense information, and prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment, and prohibit mandatory arbitration agreements and internal confidentiality agreements that restrict whistleblower rights. All representations regarding small business status, socioeconomic designations, and defense equipment compliance must be current and valid in SAM.