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TUBE, BIOLOGICAL CUL
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The contract covers the procurement of biological culture sampling tubes, specifically polyethylene tubes approximately 6 inches long with inside caps designed to hold two swab sticks made of cotton, rayon, or polyethylene terephthalate, without any culture medium. These tubes are packaged in units of 100 per package and are not regulated by the FDA. Packaging and marking requirements conform to DLA and medical marking standards to ensure protection during shipment and compliance with commercial and export shipping criteria. Special attention is given to protective sealing and appropriate shipping containers to guarantee safe delivery to the destination within 20 days. Suppliers approved under this contract include Henry Schein, VWR International, Becton Dickinson, and Cardinal Health, with specific part numbers identified for procurement. The contract is solicited by the Department of Defense's Medical Supply Chain and requires strict adherence to DLA’s technical quality requirements and packaging standards. Delivery, inspection, and acceptance all occur at the destination point, with no quantity variance permitted. The solicitation is managed through the DLA’s acquisition system, with a designated point of contact available for coordination.
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BLD A5474 PRATT ST, FORT BRAGG, NC, 28310, USASet-Aside
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TUBE, BIOLOGICAL CULTURE SAMPLING,
RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT
APPLICABLE TO ALL MEDICAL ACQUISITIONS:
PACKAGING AND PACKING SHALL BE COMMERCIAL AS
SPECIFIED IN THE PROCUREMENT DOCUMENT.
EACH COMPLETE UNIT SHALL BE PROPERLY PACKAGED
IN A SUITABLE SEALED UNIT CONTAINER CAPABLE
OF PROTECTING THE CONTENTS FROM DAMAGE AND/OR
BREAKAGE.
UNITS SHALL BE PACKED IN SUITABLE COMMERCIAL
EXTERIOR (SHIPPING) CONTAINERS (EXPORT WHEN
NECESSARY) WHICH SHALL INSURE ACCEPTANCE AND
SAFE DELIVERY BY COMMON OR OTHER CARRIER, AT
THE LOWEST RATE, TO POINT OF DELIVERY CALLED
FOR IN THE CONTRACT OR ORDER.
MATERIAL MUST BE MARKED IAW MEDICAL MARKING
STANDARD NO. 1. THIS SUPERCEDES ALL REFERENCES
TO MIL-STD-129.
COPIES OF MEDICAL MARKING STANDARD NO. 1
(MMS NO. 1) MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING DLA
TROOP SUPPORT VIA EMAIL TO fssb@dla.mil. MMS NO. 1 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Packaging/
RD003, COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION POTENTIALLY APPLIES
RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
(IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE
DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB
AT:
http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx
FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.
RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES
6 IN LONG,POLYETHYLENE,INSIDE CAP HOLDS
2 SWAB STICKS WITH COTTON OR RAYON OR
POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE.W/O CULTURE MEDIUM.
UNIT OF ISSUE IS A PACKAGE OF 100 TUBES.
BD
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THIS ITEM IS NOT REGULATED BY THE FDA
SPE2DH-26-T-2787
SECTION B
1 PG = 100 EA
HENRY SCHEIN, INC. 0NUS8 P/N 6745359
VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC 2E624 P/N 90001-090
BECTON, DICKINSON AND CO 06531 P/N 220144
CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC 07TA6 P/N 4320144
DLA issues this document using the DoD authorized unit of issue, please refer to the following URL to determine the corresponding ANSI X12 unit of issue.
https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dla.mil%2FPortals%2F104%2FDocuments% 2FDLMS%2FeApplications%2FLogDataAdmin%2FUnitofIssueandPurchaseUnit.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK
CLIN PR PRLI UI QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE.
0001 7016145068 0001 PG 1.000
NSN/MATERIAL:6640007296484
DELIVERY (IN DAYS):0020
DELIVER FOB: DESTINATION
QTY VARIANCE: PLUS 0% MINUS 0%
INSPECTION POINT: DESTINATION
ACCEPTANCE POINT: DESTINATION
PREP FOR DELIVERY:
PKGING DATA MIL-STD-2073-1E
SPECIAL NSN/Part Number: 6640-00-729-6484 Quantity: 1 PG Purchase Request: 7016145068QTY: 1 Delivery: 20 days ADO
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