The Blood Safety Technical Assistance Services Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Procurement and Grants Office, supports the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) by providing comprehensive blood safety technical assistance in up to 37 foreign countries. The contract covers a wide range of technical services including policy and guideline development, infrastructure and capacity building, blood collection, testing and production of blood products, transfusion utilization, monitoring and evaluation, training, sustainability, and quality control/assurance. Contractors under this vehicle are tasked with improving blood safety systems and practices in countries supported by the PEPFAR program.
The task orders under this IDIQ demonstrate a focus on African and Asian countries, with delivery orders ranging from approximately $114,000 to $768,000 and typical completion periods of 12-24 months. Key countries of performance include Ghana, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Afghanistan, Lesotho, Swaziland, Angola, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, and Papua New Guinea. All task orders except one were priced on a cost no fee basis, with a single order utilizing firm fixed price pricing. None of the task orders utilized small business set-asides, indicating these were likely awarded to larger prime contractors with international development and public health technical assistance capabilities. The master IDIQ has a shared ceiling of $100 million and was originally awarded on September 8, 2010, with a last order date of September 7, 2015.