--Intent to Award to Puget Sound Blood Center for blood products.

Madigan Army Medical Center plans to award a contract to Puget Sound Blood Center for the supply of blood products, with the procurement conducted under FAR 13.106-1. The contract covers the period from April 11, 2005, through August 31, 2005, and has an estimated total value of $100,000. This action is being taken without a competitive solicitation, as the government has decided not to seek competitive proposals, although it retains the discretion to reconsider if responses to this notice suggest otherwise. The notice clarifies that the information received during this process will primarily inform the government's decision on whether to pursue a competitive procurement, and no formal solicitation will be issued. The contract is associated with NAICS code 621991, relating to blood and blood product services. This streamlined procurement approach underscores the government's intent to promptly secure necessary blood products from a trusted supplier to support medical operations.