# Notice of Award of Sole Source Contract for Armed Services Blood Program Annual Accreditation Subscription

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ht001125ce012

- Solicitation number: HT001125CE012
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to American Association of Blood Banks, Inc.
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Health Agency (Dha)
- Contracting office: Defense Health Agency (HT0011)
- NAICS: 813920 Professional Organizations
- Product or service code: R420 Certifications and Accreditations for products and institutions other than educational institutions
- Place of performance: Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Bethesda. https://abierto.us/cities/bethesda-md-2407125
- First posted: October 6, 2025
- Last posted: October 8, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/614dcf0a899544cf931ac55c4b131408/view

## Description

The purpose of this award synopsis is to post the sole source justification and authorization (JAFY250116), redacted, for the Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) Annual Accreditation Subscription Services Membership.

The contract supports the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and the ASBP by maintaining annual site memberships and accreditations of Transfusion Services (TS) and Blood Donor Centers (BDC) to include providing updated electronic-learning (eLearning) subscription services based on current regulatory guidance as well as obtaining accreditation for non-accredited locations. The requirements allows compliance with Department of Defense Instruction (DoDi) 6480.04 ASBP Operational Procedures, 3.1.c.

General Provisions, which states blood collection and transfusion facilities must be maintained using the AABB accreditation. The contract is for a base period of twelve months and four 12-month options.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: American Association of Blood Banks, Inc. (UEI L4ALJCZRM8M7)
- Contract: HT001125CE012, definitive contract
- Obligated: $550,012.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number HT001125CE012 was reused as the contract number; same awarding office HT0011 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_HT001125CE012_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- October 6, 2025: Special notice. Notice b761598caafb4013b9758c3a008dca08. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b761598caafb4013b9758c3a008dca08/view
- October 8, 2025: Special notice. Notice 614dcf0a899544cf931ac55c4b131408. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/614dcf0a899544cf931ac55c4b131408/view

## Points of contact

- Cherish Young, cherish.d.young2.civ@health.mil, 7036817270
- Mary Anne Young (Contractor), mary.a.young138.ctr@health.mil

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