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6640--Routine Blood Bank Delivery

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36C24620Q0743Federal

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The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 6 in Hampton, VA, plans to award a sole source firm-fixed price contract for routine blood bank deliveries to the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in North Carolina. This contract, effective October 1, 2020, will be awarded to Blood Connection, Incorporated, based in Piedmont, SC. The services are highly specialized and only available from this single source without unacceptable delay or added cost, making competition unnecessary. Deliveries will include red blood cells, apheresis platelets, cryoprecipitate, and fresh frozen plasma, with routine daily deliveries scheduled five days a week. Platelet stock management will be coordinated to avoid product wastage. If any scheduled deliveries cannot be fulfilled, the contractor must provide timely notification to the blood bank. This synopsis is informational only and does not serve as a solicitation for competitive bids. Interested firms that believe they can meet the Government's requirements must notify the Contracting Officer within three calendar days and indicate their business type and ownership status. Proprietary information submitted must be clearly marked, and the Government will not reimburse for any submitted information. Questions or expressions of interest are to be directed solely via email to the designated Contract Specialist, with no telephone inquiries accepted. The contract's purpose is to ensure the Durham VAMC receives timely, dependable blood bank supplies to meet its healthcare needs.

General Info

Sole source contract awarded to Blood Connection for routine blood deliveries to Durham VAMC.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → 246-NETWORK Contracting Office 6 (36C246)

NAICS

621991 - Blood and Organ Banks

Place of Performance

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36C24620Q0743 Sole Source Routine Blood Bank Delivery

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PostedJul 15

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 246-NETWORK Contracting Office 6 (36C246)

Contacts1 person available

OfficeHAMPTON, VA, 23667, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 246-NETWORK Contracting Office 6 (36C246)

Office AddressHAMPTON, VA, 23667, USA

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Cole J CulleyContract Specialist

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Full Description

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 6, Hampton VA 23667, intends to negotiate a Sole Source Firm-Fixed Price contract for Routine Blood Bank Deliveries to the Durham VAMC. The Durham VAMC requires Routine Blood Bank Deliveries for the Durham NC facilities. This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market research has determined that these services are highly specialized are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract with an effective date of October 1, 2020 to Blood Connection, Incorporated, The 1099 Bracken Rd, Piedmont, SC, 29673. This is a Sole Source requirement to satisfy the minimum requirements of the Durham VAMC. The following work shall be completed. Routine and Scheduled blood bank deliveries Red Blood Cells will routinely be provided with approximately 5 weeks dating upon receipt at the hospital. Apheresis platelets will be provided on a system to stock one platelet at hospital. Platelet stock will be rotated by supplier to avoid outdating at the hospital. Routine or scheduled deliveries should be once/day five days a week with a time mutually agreed upon between parties. In the event that the routine or scheduled delivery is unable to be filled, the contractor will notify the blood bank in a timely manner. Cryoprecipitate and Fresh Frozen Plasma will be shipped on an as need basis when requested by the blood bank. They will be delivered with the routine daily courier. This synopsis announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify their interest and capability to the Contracting Officer within three (3) calendar days of this publication by contacting Cole Culley via e-mail at contact@example.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.