BLOOD PRODUCTS IOWA CITY VAMC

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - 36C26325Q0828 Department of Veterans Affairs intends to issue a Firm-Fixed Price contract to a single source, Impact Life Inc, to provide blood and blood products from Impact Life Regional Blood Center. This procurement is authorized under FAR 13.106-1. The NAICS code is 621991. The PSC code is 6550. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations.

However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement along with the information requested below, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received by the closing date of this notice. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement.

The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement. If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: Company name, address, primary contact(s), e-mail address & phone number. A letter from the OEM confirming your firm is an authorized distributor. SAM UEI number.

State if your firm is a large business, small business, service-disabled-veteran-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, HUB zone 8(a), women-owned small business or a small-disadvantaged business State if your firm has required supplies on Schedule (FSS, GSA, SEWP, other…). If your firm is a Socio-economic small business (WOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB…) and is not on a Schedule, state if your firm is a Non-Manufacturer under the Non- Manufacturing Rule.

Information regarding the Non- Manufacturer Rule can be found at these links: Nonmanufacturer rule | U.S. Small Business Administration (sba.gov) -OR- HTTPS://WWW.SBA.GOV/PARTNERS/CONTRACTING-OFFICIALS/SMALL-BUSINESS- PROCUREMENT/NONMANUFACTURER- RULE#:~:TEXT=WHAT%20IS%20THE%20NONMANUFACTURER%20RULE,IF%20IT%20IS%20A%20 NONMANUFACTURER HOW TO RESPOND: All responses must have the VA Identifier: 36C26325Q0828 in the subject line of the email. All responses must be received no later than: 10:00 AM CST, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. All responses must be submitted to this email address:

Becky.Delossantos@va.gov NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT: This requirement is for blood and blood products from the Impact Life Regional Blood Center, 5500 Lakeview Parkway, Davenport, IA 52807. Orders will be placed only by personnel within the Transfusion Service of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The vendor will be available to accept orders 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and must be located within 90 minutes of the Iowa City VA HCS

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