Blood Products for the Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM)

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. This is only a sources sought announcement and not an intent to procure. A solicitation is not available at this time and any requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Office of Purchasing and Contracts (OPC) on behalf of the Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM), Clinical Center (CC) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a market research to identify local sources capable and interested in fulfilling a requirement for the procurement and delivery of Specialized Blood Products [including rare blood types] for the Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM). The responses to this sources sought synopsis will be used to make appropriate acquisition decisions for the next procurement phase. After review of the responses submitted regarding this potential acquisition, a solicitation announcement may be published in Federal Business Opportunities if and when the Government intends to continue with the procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621991 Blood and Organ Banks. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in collecting, storing, and distributing blood and blood products and storing and distributing body organs. The small business size standard is $32.5 million. 1. Contractor Requirements A. The contractor must be able to provide product from the facilities accredited by the CLIA, AABB, and licensed as a Blood Product provider by the FDA. B. The contractor must be able to provide Rh negative leukoreduced red blood cells in the short notice when demand is high. The contractor must be able to provide HLA typed single donor platelets and rare antigen negative leukoreduced red blood cells to support our high sickle cell population. There must be an easy way of the communication with the contractor and 24/7 customer service availability. C. The contractor must be able to provide specialized blood products (leukoreduced red blood cells, AB plasma, cryoprecipitate and single donor platelets) to meet the specific needs of the NIH Clinical Center patients. The needs for RBCs will largely include rare, multiple-antigen-negative products for transfusion to sickle cell and other patients who have been multiply-transfused. All products must be prepared following well documented testing procedures and blood product documentation as per the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), College of American Pathologists (CAP), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements. All products must be screened and certified as Blood Products for human use. Contractor must meet all government regulations for the services and products that they provide. Contractor must have multiple donor centers throughout the Nation to collect product from diverse donor population. D. The Contractor must be capable of performing antigen-screening to common and uncommon RBC antigens, including, but not limited to, C, E, K, k, Fy(a), Fy(b), S, s, Jk(a), Jk(b), V/VS, Go(a), Js(a), and U. E. Contractor is capable of providing other testing as outlined in the AABB Manual. F. Blood products must be delivered in suitable containers per government transportation regulations. The contractor will provide shipping containers that can be returned to them to be recycled for further use. G. Estimated annual requirements are 300-400 antigen negative leukoreduced red blood cells where 100-150 of them are C,E,K,Fya,Jkb,S negative. 50-100 Fresh Frozen AB plasma and 100-200 units of single donor platelets including HLA typed. H. The contractor must have 24/7 accessibility and have electronic ordering and tracking system. I. The contractor must be able to provide product from the facilities accredited by the CLIA, AABB, and licensed as a Blood Product provider by the FDA. The contractor must be able to provide Rh negative leukoreduced red blood cells in the short notice when demand is high. The contractor must be able to provide HLA typed single donor platelets and rare antigen negative leukoreduced red blood cells to support our high sickle cell population. There must be an easy way of the communication with the contractor and 24/7 customer service availability. This service is critical to the mission of the NIH and time sensitive. 2. Period of Performance Base year with four (4) twelve month options 3. Method of Ordering The Department of Transfusion, Clinical Center staff may call, email or fax required products and required delivery times utilizing the designated contract number. Must have a tracking system to look up when the order was placed and who was notified. 4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The blood products to be provided under this contract shall be received at: NIH Department of Transfusion Medicine, 9000 Rockville Pike Building 10, Room 1C727, Bethesda, MD 20892 Interested parties shall provide the following information to the Government: (1) Name of company - include company address, a contact person's name, telephone number, and email address; (2) Company size (please specify as either large, small business, etc.; (3) Describe in detail the firm's capability to provide the items listed above along with item lead times; (4) If an authorized distributor, a memo or correspondence which authorizes distributor to distribute the manufacturer s products; (5) If an authorized distributor, a statement explaining the added value provided with this purchase Respondents should include applicable Duns and Bradstreet Number (DUNS) and System for Award Management (SAM) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code number. ***THIS NOTICE IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT AND A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED WILL BE HELD IN A CONFIDENTIAL MANNER AND WILL ONLY BE USED FOR PLANNING PURPOSES*** The Government will not pay for any materials furnished in response to this notice. Submittals furnished will not be returned to the sender. Responses must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Friday, July 5, 2019. Please submit all information via email to R. Travis Brown at robert.brown@nih.gov.