6515-01-521-7387 Suture,absorbable,surgical
One item DLA buys: its open requests for quotation, approved sources and past DLA awards.
Overview
National Stock Number record
- Open RFQs
- 1
- Next due November 18, 2026
- Last price paid
- …
- Standard price
- $355.36 per PG
- DLA's catalog price, not a price paid
- Approved sources
- 1
- One approved manufacturer listed
- Awards on record
- 4
- 2008 to 2016
- DLA demand
- –
Identification
- Item name
- Suture,absorbable,surgical
- NSG (group)
- 65 · Medical/dental/veterinary eqpt/supp
- NIIN assigned
- 01-JUL-04
- Unit
- PG
- NSN
- 6515-01-521-7387
- NIIN
- 01-521-7387
Name, end product, NIIN date and unit: DLA's Federal Logistics Information System (PUB LOG). Source: the request-for-quotation (RFQ) files DLA publishes on DIBBS each day. An RFQ that is also a SAM.gov notice links to that notice. Return-by dates are DIBBS's.
Approved suppliers
Manufacturers and part numbers DLA has qualified for this item, and the part numbers in its catalog record
| Supplier | CAGE | CAGE status | Part status (RNCC / RNVC) | Supplier part # | Listed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHICON US LLC | 75ZC2 | A (Active) | 3 (Design control reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | Y426H | DLA approved-source file |
| 10614 | H (Obsolete entity has been discontinued) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 9 (Was the design control reference) | Y426H | FLIS part list | |
| 64616 | A (Active) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 1 (Not identify an item of production without the use of additional information) | 6515NCM040730 | FLIS part list | |
| 89875 | A (Active) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 1 (Not identify an item of production without the use of additional information) | 04-0874 | FLIS part list |
Source: DLA's approved-source file published with the RFQs and the part list of DLA's catalog record (FLIS). CAGE and part status are FLIS's codes with DLA's wording.
Pricing and awardees
Characteristics
Government-defined characteristics of this item (FLIS)
Hazardous and environmental
- Hazardous material (HMIC)
- N (No data in hmirs)
Product characteristics
| Code | Requirement | Description |
|---|---|---|
| APWL | Armed suture needle style | – |
| CZKG | Needle type designator | PS-2 |
| CXCY | Part name assigned by controlling agency | SUTURE PS-2 MONOCRYL 3/8CIRCLE 27IN.L SIZE:4-0 36S |
| AJXE | Size designator | 4-0 |
| FEAT | Special features | NEEDLE TYPE: PS-2; NEEDLE SHAPE: 3/8CIRCLE;NEEDLE LENGTH: 19MM; SUTURE LENGTH: 27INCH; SUTURE SIZE: 4-0; MATERIAL: UNDYED MONOFILAMENT; MONOCRYL; THIS ITEM IS SOLD IN PACKAGE OF 36 |
| APZJ | Strand fiber arrangement | BRAIDED |
| AGUC | Unit package quantity | 36 |
Additional identifiers
- II
- 0
- DEMIL
- A: No demilitarization required
- Precious metals (PMIC)
- A (Does not contain precious metal)
- Schedule B
- 9018320000 (Tubular metal needles & needles for sutures &parts)
- PINC
- 0012953
- Criticality (CRIT CD)
- X
- On FedMall
- Yes
Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP).
Major organizational entity (MOE) rules
How each service or agency buys and manages this item
| Rule | MOE | AMC | AMSC | NIMSC | IMC | AAC | DSOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A911 | Army (DA) | 3From the actual manufacturer (second or later time) | ZCommercial or off-the-shelf item | ||||
| FSGM | Air Force (DF) | 3From the actual manufacturer (second or later time) | ZCommercial or off-the-shelf item | ||||
| N9BL | Navy (DN) | 3From the actual manufacturer (second or later time) | ZCommercial or off-the-shelf item |
Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP). AMC and AMSC wording: DFARS PGI 217.7506. Hover a code for DLA's wording.
Government organizations
The services and agencies that manage or use this item
| Organization | Effective date | Unit of issue | Unit price | Qty per unit | Controlled inventory | Shelf life | Acquisition advice | Source of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army (DA) | 01-OCT-2025 | PG | $271.71 | 1 (1) | U (Unclassified) | S (60 months) | L (Local purchase) | SMS (Defense logistics agency) |
| Air Force (DF) | 01-OCT-2025 | PG | $271.71 | 1 (1) | U (Unclassified) | S (60 months) | L (Local purchase) | SMS (Defense logistics agency) |
| Navy (DN) | 01-OCT-2025 | PG | $271.71 | 1 (1) | U (Unclassified) | S (60 months) | L (Local purchase) | SMS (Defense logistics agency) |
| DLA (DS) | 01-OCT-2026 | PG | $355.36 | 1 (1) | U (Unclassified) | S (60 months) | L (Local purchase) | SMS (Defense logistics agency) |
Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP). Unit prices are DLA's standard prices (its catalog price to its customers, with DLA's surcharge), not prices DLA paid.
Packaging
FLIS packaging data of this item
FLIS packaging
- Unit pack weight
- 0.3 lb
- Unit pack cube
- 0.039 cu ft
- Level A
- Z (Special requirement)
- Level B
- Z (Special requirement)
- Unit container
- ZZ (Special requirement)
Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP).
DIBBS RFQs
Recent DLA requests for quotation for this item on DIBBS, newest first: 1 open now
| Solicitation | NSN | Item name | Qty | Unit | Std. price | Last price | Est. value | Set-aside | Tech docs | Posted | Return by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE2DS27T1699DIBBS only | 6515-01-521-7387 | Suture,absorbable,surgical | 15 | PG | $355.36 per PG | … | … | No set-aside | No | November 12, 2026 | November 18, 20264 days left |
| SPE2DS27T1289DIBBS only | 6515-01-521-7387 | Suture,absorbable,surgical | 1 | PG | $355.36 per PG | … | … | No set-aside | No | November 2, 2026 | November 9, 2026Closed |
| SPE2DS26T491SDIBBS only | 6515-01-521-7387 | Suture,absorbable,surgical | 3 | PG | $355.36 per PG | … | … | No set-aside | November 11, 2026First seen | October 8, 2026Closed |
→ These RFQs in the DIBBS list
“First seen”: an RFQ from DIBBS's file of all open RFQs, which gives no issue date. Source: the request-for-quotation (RFQ) files DLA publishes on DIBBS each day. An RFQ that is also a SAM.gov notice links to that notice. Return-by dates are DIBBS's.
DLA forecast
DLA's purchase forecast for the next 24 months, and its lead time
DLA's own figures
- Lead time
- administrative 70 days, production 108 days (178 in all)
Source: DLA's monthly files in its FOIA reading room: the 24-month demand forecast (what DLA expects to buy, not a commitment) and the ALT/PLT file (administrative lead time: requirement to award; production lead time: award to delivery).
DLA award history
4 award lines since 2008, 3 winning CAGEs
| Winner | Awards | Last award |
|---|---|---|
| 9C381OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION INC | 2 | March 14, 2016 |
| 5Z282Midwest Medical Supply Co., L.L.C. | 1 | October 18, 2016 |
| 0AG09SZY HOLDINGS, LLC | 1 | January 19, 2008 |
| Year | Awards | Winning CAGEs |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
Source: DLA's award history files (its FOIA reading room: every DLA award line since 2013, refreshed monthly), plus the past awards listed in this item's RFQ documents that those files lack. Counts are award lines, not dollars; surplus buys are left out.
DLA awards for this item
3 awards from the item's award history, in FPDS
| Rank | Vendor | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIDWEST MEDICAL SUPPLY CO., L.L.C. | $374 | 1 |
| 2 | OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION INC | $317 | 2 |
| Contract | Awarded | Awardee | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPE2DS17V0436From the item's award history | October 18, 2016 | MIDWEST MEDICAL SUPPLY CO., L.L.C. | $374 |
| SPM2DV11D8500/5806From the item's award history | March 14, 2016 | OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION INC | $159 |
| SPM2DV11D8500/5584From the item's award history | August 24, 2015 | OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION INC | $159 |
Source: DLA award notices on SAM.gov for solicitations that included this item (DLA posts them above $25,000), and the contracts of this item's past DLA awards (DLA's award history files and the RFQs' procurement history), joined to FPDS by contract number (an order under a long-term contract by the order and its contract). Amounts are FPDS obligations; DIBBS order totals are not shown. Department of Defense actions appear in FPDS about 90 days after they are signed.