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This document is a Q&A related to a Request for Quote (RFQ) for various medical supplies and equipment, including tourniquets, gauze, gloves, bags, and other items. The key details are:

The RFQ is for a one-time order of the requested items to be delivered to the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The quantities for each item are provided in an attached spreadsheet. Equivalent or substitute products are acceptable for certain items like gauze, as long as they meet the stated requirements. There are no specific kit or cabinet size requirements. The agency issuing the RFQ is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. Responses should include the vendor's Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and estimated delivery time. Pricing should reflect any applicable discounts, as NASA will not be paying with a credit card.

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Please see attached spreadsheet with the numbers of items requested.

Brand Name Required:

850 CAT bright orange tourniquets by North American Rescue

400 single pieces of QUIKCLOT COMBAT GAUZE Z-FOLD

1 box of 250 Zip Lock gallon freezer bags 108 (9 packs of 12) each Black Sharpies

Doesn’t have to be brand name:

300 (3 boxes of 100) purple medium nitrile sized medical gloves 400 (4 boxes of 100) break-away seals/locks 800 (8 boxes of 100) Kerlix or S-rolled gauze or generic conforming rolled gauze

What is the quantity being requested? Please see attached spreadsheet or list in email above.

Kerlix gauze is a name brand rolled cotton gauze. There are equivalent cotton gauze products being used by the military and federal government that are superior because of their easier use and application. They are termed S-Rolled or Z-Folded and have National Stock Numbers for the Fed Govt. Will you accept an equivalent (better) cotton gauze product in place of Kerlix name brand? We would accept S folded gauze

Quikclot denotes a brand of hemostatic bandages and dressings. There are various sizes and uses for each Quikclot product. Which Quikclot product do you require?

o For STB Kits, the standard Quikclot product is Combat Gauze LE – this is meant for control of severe hemorrhage. Combat Gauze and Combat Gauze LE are the hemorrhage control standard of care recognized by the Tactical Combat Casualty Care community. QuickClot Combat Gauze Z-fold

“Disposable Gloves, various sizes”. We want to meet your exact requirement. How many gloves and in what sizes? How do you want them labeled and packaged so that a person requiring XL gloves does not need to search for the correct size. Please see attached spreadsheet and above

How many ziplock bags? What is the intended purpose of their use? Do you want all or some of the products packaged in a large ziplock bag? Please see attached spread sheet and above list in email.

Are there any labeling requirements for the Ziplock bags? NO “Soft or Hard Case to store kit items, depending on Center specific requirements”. We need to know the quantity of each type (soft or hard) so that we meet your exact requirements and provide with an accurate quote. We are not ordering hard or soft kits.

Are there size limits for the STB Kits? We are not ordering kits Will they be stored inside an AED cabinet? If so, how many kits per AED cabinet? Some will – one per AED, but we are not ordering kits, only components.

It may be difficult to attach a breakaway lock to a soft case. Would you accept a vacuum-sealed kit with a tear-open notch? We are not ordering kits.

Will we be required to ship to a central location for NASA to distribute regionally? Will we be required to ship to each “Center”. Only shipping to KSC

For the Stop the Bleed kits, is there a specific model you are looking for. We are not looking for kits.

Additionally, what is the total number you are looking for? See attached spreadsheet and components we need listed above.

1. Is the quote intended to be for a long-term contract or a one-time order? One time order.

2. Will the kits be shipped to one location or several locations? One location – KSC.

3. How many kits will be purchased? (Quantity was not provided in the SOW.) We are not ordering kits.

4. Are there any substitutions allowed for any of the items requested, particularly the SC Johnson Zip Loc Bags and the Winsford Company Break Away Locks? Substitutions are allowed as per the email above.

5. Are the kits intended to be in a specific cabinet size? If so, what are the dimensions of the cabinet and how many kits need to fit in each cabinet? We are not ordering kits.

6. Is it possible to provide an extension for the due date? I would like these components asap.

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