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65--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT SERVICES.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Wilkes-Barre Veterans Affairs Medical Center, intends to award a sole source contract to the American Red Cross Northeastern Pennsylvania Region to supply various blood and blood products. The award will be made under the Federal Acquisition Regulation allowing solicitation from a single source, and this notice does not invite competitive proposals. The contract includes the provision of multiple blood components such as leukocyte-reduced red blood cells, platelet products including both random donor and pheresis types, plasma products including fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate, as well as irradiation services for certain blood components. Additionally, patient reference testing services will be provided on an as-needed basis. The contract requires the transfusion service to maintain a minimum inventory of blood products, with daily routine deliveries and prompt fulfillment of urgent (STAT) requests within 30 minutes. The supplier must issue full credit for any expired or unsuitable blood products. Responses to this notice were due by noon on December 6, 2011, and only written submissions were accepted. The point of contact for the contract solicitation is JoAnn Chukinas, a Contract Specialist at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

General Info

Sole source contract to American Red Cross for blood products and testing, urgent delivery required.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → 244-NETWORK Contract Office 4 (36C244)

NAICS

611699 - All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction

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PostedDec 1

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 244-NETWORK Contract Office 4 (36C244)

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OfficePITTSBURGH, PA, 15215, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 244-NETWORK Contract Office 4 (36C244)

Office AddressPITTSBURGH, PA, 15215, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Wilkes-Barre Veterans Affairs Medical Center hereby gives notice of the intend to award a sole source contract to American Red Cross Northeastern Pennsylvania Region, 29 New Commerce Blvd., Ashley,Pa. 18706 as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-(b), soliciting from a single source to satisfy agency requirements. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. The American Red Cross will provide the following: CLIN 0001: Red Blood cells- to include Leukocyte reduced by filtration, Pedi Packs, Deglycerolized, Requested Prescription Autologous. Platelets – to include Leukoreduced Random Donor Platelets, Pheresis Platelets, Pheresis Platelets (HLA Match). Plasma products – to included Fresh Frozen, Cryo-Poor Plasm , Cryoprecipitate AHF. Irradiation for Leukoreduced Random Donor Platelets, Whole Blood, Red Blood Cells, Pheresis Platelets . Patient Reference Testing service will be required on samples that the Transfusion Service will need to utilize on an as needed basis.The Transfusion Service will receive full credit for expired red blood cells or any blood product found to be unsuitable for use. A minimum inventory must be maintained by the Transfusion service. Daily routine delivery is required, along with any STAT requests which must be filled within 30 minutes of the request to the supplier. Final responses to this will be done on 12:00 PM, Daylight Savings Time (DST), on Tuesday 6 December 2011. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable and will not be accepted in response to this notice. A point of contact for this synopsis is: JoAnn Chukinas, Contract Specialist, contact@example.gov.