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Notice Type: Sources Sought Notice Solicitation No.: 75N98026SS00813 Posted Date: July 20, 2026 Response Date: August 5, 2026 Response Time: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) NAICS Code: 315990 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel manufacturing Product Service Code: 8415 Clothing, Special Purpose Title: Specialized Disposable Gloves Disclaimer This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability of small business sources, and domestically manufactured products to meet the requirement described herein. This notice does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to for a binding contract. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparing a response. Agency/Office Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO) Description The NIH/OLAO is seeking to obtain information regarding 1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged business; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 315990 with 500 in size standards in number of employees, and to obtain information regarding the availability of U.S. manufactured specialized disposable gloves. HHS personnel including clinicians, researchers, laboratory personnel, animal care staff, maintenance personnel, and other staff who may encounter chemical, biological, clinical, research, animal care, facility, diagnostic, or related workplace hazards require specialized disposable gloves to safely perform their duties of clinical, research, diagnostic, laboratory, animal care, maintenance, decontamination, cleaning, waste handling, facility-support, and emergency preparedness activities that support the Department's mission. These gloves are a critical element of personal protective equipment for personnel who handle or may contact hazardous chemicals, biological materials, infectious or potentially infectious substances, contaminated surfaces, research specimens, animal-related materials, cleaning and disinfecting agents, and other materials presenting exposure risks. Gloves must be appropriate for the specific hazards, environments, and tasks for which they are used. Glove performance is evaluated on hazard-specific protective characteristics, including material, thickness, barrier integrity, chemical resistance, degradation resistance, permeation performance, durability, dexterity, fit, tactile sensitivity, puncture or tear resista…