Blanket Purchase Agreement V797D60637-36C25024A0005

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 awarded a blanket purchase agreement to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc. for an immunohematology analyzer system under the company's existing GSA Schedule 66-III contract. The five-year BPA, with a potential value of $249,000, provides the VA network with an immunohematology analyzer, associated reagents, training and support from the vendor. A firm-fixed price call was also placed against this BPA for $37,677.09 to acquire the analyzer and support for the Raritan, New Jersey site through December 2024.

The original special notice solicitation aimed to justify awarding a sole source, five-year BPA with four option years to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc. as the immunohematology system must be compatible with the VA's existing manual equipment and methodology to ensure continued standardization, employee safety, and quality care for veterans. Responses to the notice were due by November 3, 2023 to show how competition would benefit the government, as the agency determined only the incumbent vendor could meet its compatibility and support requirements for the blood bank analysis equipment. The BPA and associated call orders aim to continue reliable immunohematology testing to serve veterans through this vendor-provided integrated solution.