Q_A HT940626QE098.pdf
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This is a Questions and Answers document for Solicitation HT9406-26-Q-E098 addressing blood donor testing services for the Army.
The solicitation represents a follow-on requirement for recurring blood donor infectious disease testing and reference laboratory services previously provided under contract W91YTZ21C0021, valued at $4,955,661.77. The incumbent contractor is Bloodworks. Key services include CLIN 0001 (Whole Blood Panel Testing) encompassing mandatory donor screening tests including Chagas/T.cruzi and WNV NAT; CLIN 0002 (CMV testing) limited to approximately 350 Apheresis platelet donations only; CLIN 0003 (Blood Donor Reference Lab Testing) for confirmatory testing and ABO forward/reverse discrepancies; and CLIN 0005 (Courier Services) covering 60 round-trips from Kendrick Memorial Blood Center (KMBC) at Fort Gordon, Georgia to blood drive locations, averaging 400 miles per trip with a maximum of 900 miles. Specimens must be transported daily (seven days per week) via FedEx to meet the mandatory 24-hour turnaround time for test results specified in PWS Sections 1.11.2 and 1.11.4. The Contractor bears 100% responsibility and cost for all specimen transport, packaging, shipping supplies, and courier expenses per PWS Sections 1.11.3 and 1.17.1, with an updated pricing sheet provided to reflect clarifications on included tests.
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Solicitation HT9406-26-Q-E098: Blood Donor Testing Services Questions and Answers
1. If there is an incumbent contract or contractor associated to the requirement, please provide the contractor's name and contract number.
The name of the Incumbent is Bloodworks.
2. Is this requirement a brand-new requirement or a follow-on/recompete for existing services?
This is a follow-on requirement for recurring blood donor infectious disease testing and reference laboratory services.
3. What was the historical or previous award value for these services?
The total award value of contract W91YTZ21C0021 is $4,955,661.77.
4. CLIN 0001 (Whole Blood Panel Testing) list of tests does NOT include CMV, Chagas/T.cruzi, or WNV NAT. Please confirm that our pricing proposal should include Chagas/T.cruzi and WNV NAT testing for all donations?
The PWS lists Chagas/T.cruzi and WNV NAT as mandatory donor screening tests, though they were omitted from the pricing sheet description. Updated pricing sheet is uploaded.
5. Please confirm that CLIN 0002 CMV testing will only be performed for select donations only (approx.. 350) and NOT for all donations?
Confirmed. CMV testing will only be for Apheresis platelet donations.
6. Please clarify what is all expected for CLIN 0003 Blood Donor Reference Lab Testing? Is this in reference to expected Confirmatory testing needed or for some other expected testing?
This is in reference to expected confirmatory testing and ABO forward and reverse discrepancies.
7. Please confirm if you expect Confirmatory testing for screen positive samples to be included in the Whole Blood Panel price, or if this can be a separate, individual sample pricing per sample needed?
CLIN 0003. See Question 6.
8. Please clarify what CLIN 0005 Courier Services (60 trips) is intended to cover. This covers a Courier Services doing a round-trip from Kendrick Memorial Blood Center, Fort Gordon, GA to an away blood drive location to transport test tubes back to Kendrick Memorial Blood Center? How far from KMBC are these blood drives?
Average, 400 miles round trip. Maximum miles, 900. This includes blood to be transported back to KMBC for processing. Blood tubes should be taken to an airport for air transport to the testing facility.
9. How often do you anticipate shipping test tubes from Kendrick Memorial Blood Center to our testing facility, daily (we are open and perform testing 7 days/week) or only several days per week?
PWS Sections 1.11.2 and 1.11.4 establish a mandatory 24-hour turnaround time for test results, which indicates daily specimen shipping. KMBC will be shipping specimens to the testing facility daily (7 days per week).
10. Please confirm that you anticipate using FedEx for shipping test tubes to our testing facility and that shipping/freight costs will be covered by the Army utilizing their own agreement with the freight company?
PWS Sections 1.11.3 and 1.17.1 state that the Contractor is responsible for providing all specimen transport, packaging, and shipping supplies. FEDEX will be used to ship blood tube samples to the testing facility. Shipping, packing, freight supplies, and courier expenses will be covered 100% by the Contractor.
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