Autologous Donations, Directed Donations, Emergency Blood and Related Products/Components & Services

This is a Special Notice as a Pre-Intent to Sole Source / request for information (RFI) only. The responses to this posting will be used to establish the procurement strategy for example, set-aside, sole source, unrestricted for a solicitation that VA intends to post in the near future. Please review the attached document(s) for more details on this requirement. See attached document(s): 36C25624Q0805 - RFI NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME.

Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the RFI. Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 36C25624Q0805- Autologous Donations, Directed Donations, Emergency Blood and Related Products/Components & Services-MEDVAMC in the subject line. All documents submitted, will not be returned.

All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements to Contract Specialist, Jeneice Matthews, jeneice.matthews@va.gov capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.

However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by May 9, 2024, at 3:00p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) size is limited to 8.5 x 11 inches, 12-point font, with 1-inch margins in Microsoft Word format or Portable Document Format (PDF) via email to Jeneice Matthews, jeneice.matthews@va.gov .

Information provided will be used solely by Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) as Market Research and will not be released outside of the MEDVAMC Purchasing and Contracting Team. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this pre-intent to sole source. Only written responses from responsible sources will be considered. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award.