Nitrile exam glove Sources Sought

In accordance with Section 1 of Executive Order (E.O.) 14005, Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers, the Department of War (DoW) is conducting market research regarding the availability of domestically manufactured nitrile examination gloves to meet clinical demand by military treatment facility customers. The Government seeks to understand industry capability to establish, validate, expand, and sustain U.S.-based production capacity sufficient to meet projected demand while conforming to applicable product-quality, regulatory, safety, labor, supply-chain, and contract requirements. The Government is particularly interested in manufacturers with existing U.S. production, U.S.-based facilities capable of conversion or expansion, or credible plans to initiate U.S. production within a ramp-up period. Product Requirements:
Vendors responding to this RFI must be capable of providing a nitrile exam glove that meets ALL of the below minimum requirements: Be a domestic end-product in alignment with Section 1 of Executive Order (E.O.) 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers. Meet or exceed relevant American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards shown below: ASTM D412: Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers ASTM D5151: Standard Test Method for Detection of Holes in Medical Gloves ASTM D6319: Standard Specification for Nitrile Examination Gloves for Medical Application ASTM D6124: Standard Test Method for Residual Powder on Medical Gloves ASTM D6978: Standard Practice for Assessment of Resistance of Medical Gloves to Permeation by Chemotherapy Drugs ASTM F1671: Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens Using Phi-X174 Bacteriophage Penetration as a Test System ISO 10993: Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices
Provide balanced durability tensile strength (ASTM D412), and tactile sensitivity (ASTM D3767) sufficient for sustained use in highvolume medical environments without tearing, excessive fatigue, or compromised performance. Demonstrate resistance to chemotherapy and other hazardous drugs. Testing shall have been performed against a broad panel of drugs, totaling not fewer than 50 drugs, to ensure suitability for oncology and hazardous drug handling (ASTM 6978). The drugs tested must come from the ASTM 6978 standard and/or the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) List of Hazardous Drugs in Health Care Settings found here,https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/publications/hcp/numbered/2025-103.html