Blood Bank Reagents

3rd Contracting Sq., Elmendorf AFB, Alaska is requesting information and conducting market research to determine if there are potential businesses which have the capabilities to provide continuous drop shipments of indefinite quantities of blood bank reagents on a blanket purchase agreement. Drop shipment reagents are to include Affimagen cells, Resolve A panel, A2 cells, Coombs Cells, and Surgiscreen cells. Small businesses are highly encouraged to respond. FAR 52.215-3: (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this inquiry or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in the inquiry your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This inquiry is for planning and market research purposes only and should not be considered as a request for proposals or as a solicitation to do business with the Government. The contractor shall provide all vehicles, personnel, equipment, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to provide drop shipment blood bank reagents for at least one year, delivered to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 99506. Interested and capable sources should e-mail or fax their responses to the Contracting Officer, Linda Hunter at linda.hunter@elmendorf.af.mil, fax (907) 552-7496. There is no solicitation package available at this time. Responses to this inquiry must at a minimum be able to describe your capabilities, provide a brief synopsis of your ability to meet either all or a portion of the requirement described herein and documentation of the above products. The company shall meet the established FDA, AABB, and CAP guidelines.