Purchase Order 75N98026P00090

The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center awarded a sole source purchase order valued at $20,446 to the American Association of Blood Banks, Inc. (AABB) for annual membership and accreditation fees covering the period from March 5, 2026 through December 31, 2026. The contract was awarded without a set-aside designation under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as AABB is the only organization authorized to assess compliance with its published standards for blood banking and transfusion medicine. The accreditation services are essential for the Department of Transfusion Medicine to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements and obtain Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certificates of compliance as mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

AABB, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, serves as an established provider of specialized transfusion and tissue accreditation services throughout the federal healthcare system. The organization's federal contract portfolio demonstrates extensive experience supporting NIH clinical operations, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Defense Health Agency, with prior contract values ranging significantly depending on scope. This purchase order is performance-based on a firm fixed-price basis and represents AABB's continued role as the incumbent contractor supporting the NIH Clinical Center's blood banking operations and regulatory compliance infrastructure.