FY25 VISN 8 Multisite Whole Blood & Related Products_3mo Bridge

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with One Blood, Inc of St. Petersburg, FL to provide whole blood and blood products to VISN 8 medical centers in Bay Pines, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm Beach, Florida. NCO 8 anticipates awarding an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) having fixed-priced line items with a 3-month period of performance.

This procurement is being conducted in accordance FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The statutory authority for applying the Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items of FAR 13.5 is 41 U.S.C. § 1901 and is implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) for restricting competition on this procurement Unusual and Compelling Urgency. The applicable NAICS Code is 621991 Blood and Organ banks, with a small business size standard of $40,000,000.00.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using blood and blood products, to the Contracting Officer within ten (8) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis.

Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement, show experience providing blood and blood products and be an active Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registered or licensed blood bank entity, community(non-hospital) blood bank nonprofit corporation, accredited by AABB(American Association of Blood Banks) and The College of American Pathologists (CAP). Information must be sent to the Kurt Kramer, Contracting Officer at Kurt.Kramer@va.gov.

Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, NCO 8 will proceed with the sole source negotiation with One Blood, Inc.