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This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office for blood and blood products. The contracting office intends to award a sole source Requirements contract to Greater Metropolitan Community Blood Services to supply blood and blood components to hospitalized veterans at James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, New York and the New York Harbor Healthcare System sites (Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses). The contract will be a single order period of five years with five annual pricing periods running from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031. Solicitation number 36C24226Q0392 has a response deadline of March 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time, and the contracting office will consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to this deadline to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

The government requires an extensive range of blood products and components including red blood cells (leukocyte reduced), fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, platelets, and apheresis products with various enhancements such as irradiation, CMV negative processing, and HLA matching. Estimated quantities vary by campus, with the largest volumes for red blood cells (leukocyte reduced) at 300-508 units per campus. The contract includes supplemental order delivery (8-hour delivery based on 3 per week), emergency orders (2-hour delivery based on 7 per week), and hospital pickup options on Sundays and holidays. Point of contact for this solicitation is Contract Specialist Vivian Lu at Vivian.Lu4@va.gov or 773-999-2988. Interested parties should submit detailed capability statements including pricing and technical data demonstrating comparable capability to the incumbent supplier.

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Intent to Sole Source - BLOOD, BLOOD PRODUCTS, AND APHERESIS

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
10468-3904
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24226Q0392
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
03-18-2026 16:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
6506
NAICS CODE*
621991
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Vivian Lu Vivian.Lu4@va.gov 773-999-2988

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov
URL DESCRIPTION
VA Home Page
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
Vivian.Lu4@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
Network Contracting Office

DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO

Greater Metropolitan Community Blood Services to supply blood and blood components to hospitalized veterans at James J. Peters VA Medical Center and New York Harbor sites. This will be a Requirements contract with a single order period of (5) five years with (5) five pricing periods outlined as follows:

Pricing Period 1: 10/01/2026-9/30/2027 Pricing Period 2: 10/01/2027-9/30/2028 Pricing Period 3: 10/01/2028-9/30/2029 Pricing Period 4: 10/01/2029-9/30/2030 Pricing Period 5: 10/01/2030-9/30/2031

TITLE: 65-NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

SOL: 36C24226Q0392

DUE: 03/18/2026

SET ASIDE: N/A

NAICS: 621991

AGENCY:

James J. Peter VAMC 130 W. Kingsbridge Rd. Bronx, NY 10468 VA NY Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus 423 E. 23rd St. New York, NY 10010 VA NY Harbor Healthcare System Brooklyn Campus 800 Poly Pl. Brooklyn NY, 11209 POC: Vivian Lu @ Vivian.Lu4@va.gov

DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO

Greater Metropolitan Community Blood Services to supply blood and blood components to hospitalized veterans at James J. Peters VA Medical Center and New York Harbor sites. This will be a Requirements contract with a single order period of (5) five years with (5) five pricing periods outlined as follows:

Pricing Period 1: 10/01/2026-9/30/2027 Pricing Period 2: 10/01/2027-9/30/2028 Pricing Period 3: 10/01/2028-9/30/2029 Pricing Period 4: 10/01/2029-9/30/2030 Pricing Period 5: 10/01/2030-9/30/2031

DESCRIPTION
EST. QTY. NY CAMPUS
EST. QTY. BK CAMPUS
EST. QTY. BRONX CAMPUS
UNIT OF ISSUE

Blood Products/Components

Red Blood Cells (Leukocyte reduced)
300
508
300
EA
Fresh Frozen Plasma, Plasma
140
140
10
EA

Frozen within 24 hrs. Plasma

50
EA
Plasma Cryoprecipitate Reduced
10
10
10
EA
AB Fresh Frozen Plasma, AB
20
20
10
EA

Plasma Frozen within

EA

24 hrs, AB

Cryoprecipitate AHF

10
EA
Pooled Cryoprecipitate AHF (5 units)
10
10
10
EA

Product Enhancements

Irradiated (Whole Blood, Red Blood Cells, Platelet Concentrate, Apheresis)
5
22

EA

Red Blood Cells -Leuko reduced- Irradiated

150
EA

Red Blood Cells -Leuko reduced- Irradiated, CMV Negative

40
EA
CMV Negative Components
5
10

EA

CMV Negative Apheresis
5
10

EA

Hemoglobin S (Hgbs) Negative Blood Products
0
0
25
EA

Platelets 7 Day Delayed-Irradiated

75
EA

3 Antigen Neg, Sickle Neg

10
EA
*Red Blood Cells, Washed
4
4
4
EA

Platelets Psoralen Treated

100
EA

Apheresis Products

Plateletpheresis - Leukocyte Reduced
15
15

EA

Single Donor
15
15

EA

Platelets HLA Matched
1
1
2
EA

Shipping and handling Supplemental Orders:

8-hour delivery
50
50
52
EA

Based on 3 per week

Emergency orders:
50
50
50
EA

11am to 4pm

2-hour delivery
50
50
50
EA

Based on 7 per week

Hospital Pick up

30
EA

Sunday & Holiday

BASE PERIOD SUBTOTAL

This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient to determine that a comparable source to the government is available.

The government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to March 18th, 2026, by 4:00pm EST. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon 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.

Responses to this notice must be emailed to Vivian.Lu4@va.gov and received by 4:00pm EST on March 18th, 2026. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on-time.

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