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The St. Cloud VA Medical Center intends to award a sole source contract to the American Red Cross of St. Paul, Minnesota, for the supply of blood, blood products, and related testing services. The contract period covers one year, from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006. This procurement is justified under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) authority FAR 6.302-1 and FAR Part 12, on the basis that the government's minimum needs can only be met by one source. A critical factor in this determination is the necessity for delivery of certain products within one hour, a capability unique to the American Red Cross in this context. Although this notice signals intent to award the contract directly, other interested and capable parties may express their interest by June 6, 2005. Any submissions will be reviewed solely to decide whether to open the procurement for competitive bidding. The notice explicitly states that it is not a request for proposals, and late or oral responses will not be considered. The government retains full discretion to proceed with or without competition based on the responses received.

General Info

Sole source contract to American Red Cross for blood supply and testing, July 2005-June 2006.

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NAICS

621991 - Blood and Organ Banks

Place of Performance

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PostedMay 24

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Full Description

This is a notice of the intent of the St. Cloud VA Medical Center, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud Minnesota, to award a sole source contract to the American Red Cross of St. Paul Minnesota for blood, blood products and related testing for the aforementioned medical center. This contract will be for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. This procurement is being conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and FAR Part 12. This authority is cited and justification is based on the determination that the government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by services available from only one source. This is considered a sole source with the American Red Cross of St. Paul because of the requirement to deliver some products within one hour. Other persons may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement by June 6, 2005. Such qualifications/capabilities will be perused solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition based on responses to this solicitation is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable and responses received after June 6, 2005 will not be considered.

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