# Blood and Blood Products for Asheville/Salisbury Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24624q1259 - Solicitation number: 36C24624Q1259 - Notice type: Presolicitation (first published as solicitation) - Status: Closed. Deadline was August 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM EDT - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 246-Network Contracting Office 6 (36C246) - NAICS: 621991 Blood and Organ Banks - Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies - Place of performance: Multiple - First posted: August 15, 2024 - Last posted: August 15, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/90a59b5dcbbe4565afda6998e1a04bd6/view ## Description Pre-Solicitation Notice The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 06, Hampton VA Medical Center, Charles George VA Medical Center, 100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805 and W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center,1601 Brenner Avenue, Salisbury, NC 28144, intends to solicit proposals from contractors in the Open Market to procure Blood and Blood Products via Unrestricted, Firm-Fixed Price contract as the procurement method. The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates issuing an open and continuous solicitation for this requirement on or about August 15, 2024. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. Quotes will be accepted for a twenty (20) day period commencing with the issuance date of the solicitation. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and VetBiz database if applicable (VetBiz registration is required for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and Vet Biz information at VIP Home  · VetBiz Portal (va.gov). The vendor must be registered in the System for Award Management database to be eligible for an award. Registration is free, and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website as no contract can be awarded to any offeror not registered in SAM. The VA will only consider proposals from contractors registered as mentioned above and not on the Excluded Parties List. NAICS Code is 621991 with a Small Business Size Standard of $40.0M. The solicitation will be issued for Open-Market. One award is expected to be made. All responsible sources may submit quotes to be considered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The supplies are to be delivered to: Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs Charles George VA Medical Center W.G.(Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Drive 1601 Brenner Avenue Asheville, NC 28805-2087 Salisbury, NC 28144-2515 In response, please include the following: Company/individual name Address Point of contact with phone number Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, if applicable SAM Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number Tax ID number Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, etc.) Proof of verification as an SDVOSB/VOSB (if applicable) Proof of authorization to resale/distribute requested products (Capability Statement) Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Daleta Coles at daleta.coles@va.gov; please ensure that the subject line includes: 36C24624Q1259 Blood and Blood Products. Please provide documentation that your company is an authorized distributor for those items for any items that you provide. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. ## Publications - August 15, 2024: Solicitation, due September 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM EDT. Notice 6793280194014a868643dc074d283dbf. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6793280194014a868643dc074d283dbf/view - August 15, 2024: Presolicitation, due August 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM EDT. Notice 90a59b5dcbbe4565afda6998e1a04bd6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/90a59b5dcbbe4565afda6998e1a04bd6/view ## Points of contact - Daleta Coles, Contract Specialist, daleta.coles@va.gov, 757-722-9961 ext-3115 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24624q1259.