KO Determination Limiting Competition Haemonetics BloodTrack Refrigerator 31JUL2025 _Redacted.pdf

This document is a Memorandum for Record - Limiting Competition for a federal contract for the Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) in Tacoma, WA. The contract is for one BloodTrack refrigerator with accessories (printer, scanner, and software) for the emergency medical department, with an estimated price of $86,501.00. The procurement is from Haemonetics Corporation, located in Boston, MA.

The BloodTrack System is a specialized blood management solution that provides comprehensive tracking, storage, and dispensing capabilities for blood products. Key features include verifying correct blood for the right patient, ensuring blood product quality, electronically recording access, complying with AABB and FDA regulations, and generating usage reports. The system offers significant improvements, including reducing crossmatch to transfusion ratio, decreasing perioperative blood orders by 18%, achieving approximately $300K in annual cost savings, and reducing blood bank staff workload by 32%. The contract has a delivery date of 60 days after award, and Haemonetics is identified as the sole vendor offering this unique platform.