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This Special Notice announces the VA Network Contracting Office 8's intent to issue a single-source procurement to The American National Red Cross for Blood Products and Blood Components. The contract will have an 8-month base period plus four one-year option periods, with the American Red Cross selected as they are the FDA registered and licensed entity for biological products in the ordering facility's geographical area.

The opportunity (Solicitation #36C24825Q0261) falls under NAICS 621991 with a $40.0M size standard and PSC 6506. Interested parties wishing to challenge the single-source award must provide clear evidence of their capability and demonstrate how competition would benefit the government. Responses are due by January 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM AST to Aurea.Gonzalez@va.gov. The contract will be awarded under FAR 13.106-1(b), and no solicitation package is available. The government will not reimburse any costs associated with providing capabilities information.

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Special Notice

SUBJECT*
FY25: Blood and Blood Components

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
00921-3201
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24825Q0261
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
01-21-2025 10AM SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
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 8 (NCO 8) VA Caribbean HCS (Admin Bldg) #10 Calle Casia Suite #4M440 San Juan PR 00921-3201

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Aurea Gonzalez Aurea.Gonzalez@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL
https://www.caribbean.va.gov
URL DESCRIPTION
Agency Webpage
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
Aurea.Gonzalez@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
Contract Specialist Email

DESCRIPTION

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Special Notice

The VA Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO-8) intents to issue a single source procurement to The American National Red Cross, who is the FDA registered and licensed entity to provide biological products for the geographical area where the ordering facility is located. Proposed supplies/commodities contract is for Blood Products and Blood Components, for a period of performance consisting of a base period of eight months, plus four one-year option periods. Due to the nature of biological products being highly regulated as pertaining to public health, an FDA registered entity is required. The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 621991 with a business size standard of $40.0 Million and PSC/FSC 6506.

The proposed contract is for items for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the Authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). This is a notice of intent to award a single-source procurement action and is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation package is available. Firms who want to challenge the single source must show clear and convincing evidence of their capability to provide the products, and that competition would be advantageous to the Government.

Responses are to be submitted via email to Aurea Gonzalez Aurea.Gonzalez@va.gov no later than January 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM AST (Puerto Rico Local Time) A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NCO-8 will not provide any reimbursement for any costs associated or connected with providing any capabilities information.

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