SPONGE, SURGICAL

The contract specifies the procurement of sterile surgical sponges measuring 4 inches by 4 inches, with two sponges sealed in each envelope and twenty-five envelopes per box, totaling twelve hundred sponges per package. Each unit must be sterile and packaged in commercial-grade containers designed to protect against damage or breakage, with exterior shipping containers suitable for safe and cost-effective delivery via common carriers to the specified delivery point at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The product must have a shelf life of sixty months, and no more than nine months may have elapsed between the manufacturer’s date and the delivery date to the government. Labeling requirements include the date of manufacture, expiration or retest date, contract number, and lot number, all in compliance with the latest revision of Medical Marking Standard No. 1, which supersedes MIL-STD-129. All packaging and marking must adhere to DLA’s packaging and medical marking requirements, and copies of the standard are accessible through DLA Troop Support. The solicitation is governed by technical and quality requirements from the DLA Master List, and bidders must clearly state the source and part number being supplied. The NSN is 6510-00-721-9808, with one package required and delivery due within twenty days of award. The contract is issued under solicitation SPE2DS-26-T-305U, with responses due by August 10, 2026.