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Notice of Intent to Sole Source Blood Donor Testing for Naval Hospital Guam

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HT941025N0017Federal

Submission Closed12/11/2024, 04:00:00 PM UTC

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The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), Healthcare Contracting Division – West, San Diego, has announced its intent to negotiate and award a sole-source firm fixed price contract with Bloodworks, located at 921 Terry Ave, Seattle, Washington, for Blood Donor Testing services. This decision aligns with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a) for sole-source acquisitions, highlighting that Bloodworks is the only available source capable of meeting the Government's specific needs. The contract pertains to the Blood Donor Center at Naval Hospital Guam (NHG), which requires these services to ensure the safety of blood products for transfusions. The testing services include a comprehensive suite of tests—ranging from Antibody Screening and ABO Rh typing to advanced nucleic acid tests for viruses including HIV and Hepatitis. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 621511 - Medical Laboratories, with a business size standard of $41.5M. The intended procurement details indicate no set-aside restrictions, and responses will be considered until the challenge closing date on December 11, 2024. This notice serves as a preliminary outline and is not a solicitation for competitive proposals; however, the Government will consider capability statements from interested parties. The service period outlined covers a base year starting December 15, 2024, with three optional one-year extensions, lasting through December 14, 2028. All interested vendors must submit their capability statements by the specified deadline for consideration by the Government, emphasizing that a competitive procurement will be contemplated based on the responses received.

General Info

DHACA will award a sole-source contract to Bloodworks for blood donor testing services.

Agency

Department Of Defense → DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)

NAICS

621511 - Medical Laboratories

Place of Performance

GU, 96910, USA

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PhaseClosed

PostedNov 25

Sources Sought

Response DeadlineDec 11

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

12/11/2024, 04:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)

Contacts2 people available

OfficeFALLS CHURCH, VA, 22042, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)

Office AddressFALLS CHURCH, VA, 22042, USA

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April L. Burbage

contact@example.gov

Uyen Tran

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Full Description

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

HT941025N0017

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE SERVICE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), Healthcare Contracting Division – West (HCD-W), San Diego, intends to negotiate and award a firm fixed price contract for Blood Donor Testing in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a) Sole Source acquisitions and FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), only one source being available to meet the Government’s needs, to:

Bloodworks

921 Terry AVE

Seattle, Washington 98104-1239

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 621511 - Medical Laboratories; the business size standard is $41.5M. The Product Service Code (PSC) is Q301 – Medical - Laboratory Testing.

The Blood Donor Center at Naval Hospital Guam (NHG) requires testing services to ensure the safety of blood products for transfusions. Blood Donor Testing is a requirement of the Food and Drug Administration, the Defense Health Agency, and the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB). The following tests are required to qualify blood products for human transfusions in a clinical setting:

1. Antibody Screen

2. ABO Rh (Blood Type)

3. Syphilis

4. Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

5. Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1/2

6. Anti-Hepatitis B Core

7. Anti-Hepatitis C Virus

8. Anti-Cytomegalovirus

9. Nucleic Acid Test testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus -1 Ribonucleic Acid, Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid and Hepatitis B Virus, Deoxynucleic Acid. (Pooled testing is Acceptable with single testing follow up for positive pool)

10. Nucleic Acid Test for West Nile Virus (single testing)

11. Anti-Trypanosoma Cruzi (Chagas)

12. Anti-Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus I/II

13. Babesia NAT by IDT

14. Confirmatory

STANDARD TEST PANEL

Red Cell Allo-Antibody Screen

ABO/Rh (including weak-D testing)

Standard Test for Syphilis (STS)

HBsAg

Anti-HBc

Anti-HCV

Anti-HIV-1/HIV-2

Anti-HTLV-1/11

HIV-NAT

HCV-NAT

HBV-NAT

Anti-Cytomegalovirus* SELECT DONATIONS

Chagas Disease Testing*

WNV-NAT by IDT*

Babesia NAT by IDT*

*Included in Standard Panel for an additional charge:

AS REQUESTED

HLA Ab (TRALI)

Anti-A/Anti-B Titers.

Licensed Phenotype Screening - E,e,C,c, and Kell antigens

Hemoglobin S Antibody Identification

ABO/Rh Typing discrepancy resolution

Anti-SARS-CoV-2

CONFIRMATORY TESTING

HBsAg Neutralization

Anti-HCV Confirmatory-second EIA methodology

Bio-Rad Geenius™ HIV-1/-2 Supplemental Testing Abbott ESA Chagas

HTLV -I/II Blot Confirmatory Testing

STS Confirmatory by Captia Syph G or FTA-ABS

WNV Supplemental Testing Zika Supplemental Testing

Period of Performance

Base: 15 December 2024 – 14 December 2025

OPT1: 15 December 2025 – 14 December 2026

OPT 2: 15 December 2026 – 14 December 2027

OPT 3: 15 December 2027 – 14 December 2028

The work shall be performed at:

Naval Hospital Guam

Bldg #50, Farenholt Ave

Agana Heights, Guam 96910

There are not set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 621511. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

If a vendor challenges the basis of this requirement, please email product capability statements (formats for submission: PDF, MS Word, or MS Excel) to April L. Burbage at april.l.burbage.civ@health.mil Closing date for challenges is no later than 0800 PST on 11 December 2024. No phone calls will be accepted.