36C25221Q0039_1.docx

This document contains a sole source justification for a special notice contract opportunity. The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks to award a firm-fixed price contract to Fenwal, Inc. for blood bags and blood glucose solution. The estimated value is $392,000. The products required are Glycerolyte 57% glass bottles containing 100ml each and Military Quad blood bags containing 450ml each, both produced specifically for the military's frozen blood program. A sources sought notice yielded no other potential suppliers. The justification is made under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.5 for simplified procedures for commercial items, as Fenwal is the only known provider of these Department of Defense-specific products. The anticipated costs are determined fair and reasonable based on prior purchase prices and available market comparisons. The contract will be awarded by the Great Lakes Acquisition Center on behalf of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Illinois, with deliveries required within the next 14 days to meet the need.