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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| VA North Texas Blood and Blood Products |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 79936-4221 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C25727Q0055 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 11-13-2026 13:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 6505 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Network Contract Office 17
5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302 San Antonio TX 78240
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist Joshua Weisman joshua.weisman@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
URL DESCRIPTION
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a Firm-Fixed price, single-award IDIQ to Carter Bloodcare, for procurement of the following Blood and Blood Products (“X” represents Ordering Periods 1-5):
| Item # |
| Description |
| Est Annual Needs |
| Unit |
| X001 |
| *Red Cells, Leukocyte reduced |
| 4056 |
| Unit |
| X002 |
| Platelets, Pheresis, Leukocyte reduced |
| 416 |
| Unit |
| X003 |
| Fresh frozen plasma, OR Plasma frozen <24 hours |
| 350 |
| Unit |
| X004 |
| Cryoprecipitate, frozen pooled from 5 donors |
| 150 |
| Unit |
| X005 |
| Platelet-pheresis, HLA matched |
| 5 |
| Unit |
| X006 |
| Deglycerolyzed Red cells |
| 5 |
| Unit |
| X007 |
| Freezing of Patient RBC |
| 5 |
| Ea |
| X008 |
| Deglycerolization of frozen RBC |
| 5 |
| Ea |
| X009 |
| Irradiation Fee |
| 1000 |
| Ea |
| X010 |
| Class 1 HLA Type |
| 1 |
| Ea |
| X011 |
| HLA Typing; A, B, C, single antigen |
| 1 |
| Ea |
| X012 |
| HLA-A,B, Molecular; Request Coding |
| 1 |
| Ea |
| X013 |
| HLA Computer match fee |
| 10 |
| Ea |
| X014 |
| ABID; PLT Immunoglobulin Assay XM |
| 5 |
| Ea |
| X015 |
| ABID; PLT Immunoglobulin Assay PLA1 |
| 1 |
| Ea |
| X016 |
| ABID; Platelet Antibody |
| 3 |
| Ea |
| X017 |
| Washing (red blood cells) |
| 3 |
| Ea |
| X018 |
| Antigen Screen, Tier 1 antigen (C, c, E, or K) |
| 30 |
| Ea |
| X019 |
| Antigen Screen, Tier 2 antigen (Jka, Jkb, Fya, Kpa, e, or P1) |
| 50 |
| Ea |
| X020 |
| Antigen Screen, Tier 3 antigen (Fyb, Kpb, S, s, Cw, k, Wra, or High prevalence) |
| 50 |
| Ea |
| X022 |
| Blood Typing-ABO/Rh Discrepancy |
| 2 |
| Ea |
| X023 |
| Antibody Screen, RBC, each Serum Technique |
| 10 |
| Ea |
| X024 |
| Cold Agglutinin, Screen |
| 1 |
| Ea |
| X025 |
| AHG Test; Direct, each antiserum |
| 5 |
| Ea |
| X026 |
| ABID, RBC Antobodies, ea panel |
| 10 |
| Ea |
| X027 |
| Antibody Elution (RBC), each |
| 6 |
| Ea |
| X028 |
| Pretreat RBC with Enzymes, each |
| 3 |
| Ea |
| X029 |
| Pretreat Serum with Absorption x1 |
| 2 |
| Ea |
| X030 |
| Pretreat Serum with Absorption x2 |
| 2 |
| Ea |
| X031 |
| Pretreat Serum with Absorption x3 |
| 2 |
| Ea |
| X032 |
| Drug Studies Request Coding |
| 1 |
| Ea |
| X033 |
| Lectin Panel (Polyagglutination) |
| 1 |
| Ea |
| X036 |
| Frozen Blood Storage (up to 90 days) |
| 3 |
| Ea |
| X037 |
| Imported Rare Unit Fee |
| 5 |
| Ea |
| X038 |
| Molecular RBC Genotype |
| 20 |
| Ea |
| X039 |
| RHD Molecular Testing |
| 5 |
| Ea |
| X040 |
| RhCE Molecular Testing |
| 5 |
| Ea |
| X041 |
| Molecular Sequencing |
| 1 |
| Ea |
| X042 |
| STAT Reference Testing Fee |
| 30 |
| Ea |
| X043 |
| Sample Pick-Up, Time Sensitive |
| 10 |
| Ea |
| X044 |
| Sample Pick Up – Zone 2 |
| 30 |
| Ea |
| X045 |
| Therapeutic Phlebotomy Donation |
| 100 |
| Ea |
The Dallas Veteran Affairs Health Care Center has a requirement for the supply and delivery of blood and blood products supporting the North Texas Veterans Health Care System (VANTHCS).
Contractor will furnish all personnel, labor, transportation, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to provide Human Blood and Blood Products and guidance in Clinical Pathology Procedures as specified herein for eligible VA beneficiaries of the North Texas Veterans Health Care System, VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216.
This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. A contract will not be awarded based on an offer received in response to this notice; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, by email, to the point of contact and referencing the notice ID 36C25727Q0055, which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals or offers received will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within 21 days from the publication of this notice, a contract/order will be issued to Carter Bloodcare, without any further notice.
The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to negotiate with only one source. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
The proposed sole source procurement will be made by a pricing agreement with Carter Bloodcare.
See attached document: Statement of Work - Blood and Blood Products for North Texas VA.
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