This is a Sources Sought Notice. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support is seeking sources capable of providing bulk Viral Transport Medium (VTM) for the Department of Defense. The vendor must be capable of supplying approximately 680 Liters of VTM per month. The vendor shall supply VTM in 1-2 Liter containers with the following characteristic: Does not require refrigeration prior to specimen collection, but can be frozen following collection of specimen. Must not contain any guanidine materials. This is a Request For Information (RFI) and does not commit the U.S. Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or pay any costs associated with responding to this announcement. All submitted information shall remain with the U.S. Government and will not be returned. Your response to this RFI may be submitted electronically in pdf format and emailed to
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[email protected]. Please provide specifications of the offered product and include the following information with your response as applicable: 1) Product availability: How many items are currently available to be purchased? 2) Production capacity: How many items are being produced for sale per week? 3) Lead time: How long from order placement to delivery (estimate)? 4) Country of Origin: Where are these items manufactured? 5) Price: Please provide pricing for all available items. 6) Certificate of Analysis: Please provide CoA for all proposed items 7) FDA Registration and Listing information 8) Compliance with 21 CFR 820 Quality system regulations 9) Compliance with ISO 13485 Medical devices – Quality management systems 10) Compliance with ISO 9001 standards