Platelet Biddings - Procurement Opportunities

The Indian Health Service, Navajo Area Office intends to negotiate a sole-sourced requirements contract with Vitalant for the supply of quality blood products. The contract period is from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2030, with four option years. The action is being accomplished using FAR 12 and FAR 13 simplified acquisition procedures. Market research indicates Vitalant is the only contractor to supply blood services in the area. This is not a request for quotations; a solicitation will not be issued. The government's decision to compete or sole-source the requirement is at its discretion.

This is a notice of intent to award an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) task order on a sole source basis to the American National Red Cross for neutrophil antibody testing and various blood products. The scope of the award includes the provision of neutrophil antibody testing and various blood products. The anticipated period of performance is from May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026. Interested parties may identify their interest and submit capability statements in response to this posting by April 21, 2025, 6:30 AM EST. Comments should be sent electronically to the attention of shasheshe goolsby, lead contract specialist, ***@***. *. * total estimated value of this acquisition will not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold of 250,000. The acquisition is being conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 13 simplified acquisition procedures.

The statement of work outlines the requirements for a blood and blood products supplier for VISN 7 VA medical centers. The supplier must provide various blood products, meet FDA and AABB standards, and ensure timely delivery, including overnight courier for non-local deliveries. The supplier must be registered and licensed with the FDA and hold an unrevoked US license. The supplier must also be able to provide 100 volunteer donors. The supplier must provide a fee schedule with their proposal. The VA will order supplies according to the appropriate fee schedule. The supplier must maintain licensure and accreditation throughout the contract period. The supplier must comply with donor requirements, including maintaining donor listings with names, addresses, and social security numbers. The supplier must provide emergency reference laboratory services outside of normal business hours. The supplier will endeavor to deliver emergency shipments within two hours after receiving and reviewing an order, subject to geographical distance and driving time. The supplier must provide therapeutic apheresis plasmapheresis services as needed. Original VA sensitive information will remain at the VA medical center.

Notice of intent to award a firm fixed price contract to Cerus Corporation for intercept reg platelet processing sets. The contract is for 5 months, from April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. Cerus will ship 8 cases per month. Interested parties can submit capability statements in response to this posting. Comments must be submitted electronically to tasha lowe, contract specialist, by March 31, 2025.

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to enter into a sole-source contract with Medical University Hospital Authority for laboratory testing and specimen courier services. The contract period is 12 months, from April 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. Responses to this notice, demonstrating the contractor's ability to meet all requested services, are due by 10:00 AM ET on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and should be emailed to ***@***. *. * tasks include performing testing at the contractor's laboratory, providing test results electronically and via fax, and providing courier service for specimens, including off-route/stat, night, and weekend pickups 24/7. The platelet function test for open heart surgery or catheterization must be picked up within 30 minutes and results provided within one hour.