# Blood Products for Salisbury/Asheville, NC

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24626q0011

- Solicitation number: 36C24626Q0011
- Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to American National Red Cross, the
- 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
- First posted: July 8, 2025
- Last posted: July 17, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1f9b56162c1d42c5a223edb782d118cd/view

## Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 intends to award a one-year, sole source, firm fixed price contract to The American Red Cross (large business), for Blood and Blood Products for one year for the Charles George VA Medical Center and the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center.

The Government intends to award the contract with an effective date of October 1, 2025. This is not a request for competitive offers, no solicitation is available, and telephone requests will not be accepted. Market research has determined that these items are highly specialized, are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of items will satisfy agency requirements.

However, any business that believes it can provide Blood and Blood Products to these Medical Centers may give written notice to stephanie.mcelmore@va.gov by 10:00am EST on July 25, 2025. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include:

company name, address, point of contact, phone number, System for Award (SAMs) Unique Entity Id Number (UEI), manufacturer authorization letter, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller documentation. Responses will be considered by the Government; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Please reference 36C24626Q0011 Blood Products in all replies NAICS Code 621991 Blood and Organ Banks PSC 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: American National Red Cross, the (UEI Q6AGL8Y8VYZ3)
- Contract: 36C24626D0005
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C24626Q0011 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C246 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C24626D0005_3600/


## Publications

- July 8, 2025: Sources sought, due July 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice e268cd1f9b4848aa80a3f604c1cef8f4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e268cd1f9b4848aa80a3f604c1cef8f4/view
- July 17, 2025: Special notice, due July 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice 1f9b56162c1d42c5a223edb782d118cd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1f9b56162c1d42c5a223edb782d118cd/view

## Points of contact

- Stephanie McElmore, Contract Specialist, stephanie.mcelmore@va.gov, 757-315-2598

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