Attachment 1 - Specialized Disposable Gloves.xlsx

This is a Sources Sought Notice and supporting vendor information template for specialized disposable gloves issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO). The solicitation number is 75N98027SS00013, posted on October 19, 2026, with responses due by November 3, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The NAICS code is 315990 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing) with a 500-employee size standard, and the Product Service Code is 8415 (Clothing, Special Purpose).

HHS/NIH seeks to obtain information regarding the availability of U.S.-manufactured specialized disposable gloves for use by clinical, research, laboratory, animal care, maintenance, and other personnel who encounter chemical, biological, clinical, research, diagnostic, or related workplace hazards. The gloves are critical personal protective equipment for staff performing clinical, research, diagnostic, laboratory, animal care, maintenance, decontamination, cleaning, waste handling, and emergency preparedness activities that support the Department's mission, including potential responses to national or international incidents. The attached Excel template requests that vendors provide company name, manufacturing status/designation, country of manufacture for finished products and materials, annual production capacity in number of gloves, quality certifications, and notes regarding planned domestic capacity growth. This is a pre-solicitation notice intended to gather market intelligence and does not constitute a binding obligation to award a contract.