6505--Human Blood and Blood Products
Open Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C25727Q0049
- Agency
-
Veterans Integrated Service Network 17
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621991 Blood and Organ Banks
- PSC
- 6505 Drugs And Biologicals
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, issued a sole-source procurement notice on October 15, 2026, for supply and delivery of human blood and blood products to the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, with a response deadline of November 5, 2026. The VA intends to award a firm-fixed-price, single-award IDIQ contract to South Texas Blood and Tissue Center under the sole-source authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), finding only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements.
The Audie L. Murphy VA Health Care Center in San Antonio, Texas, requires contractor provision of all personnel, labor, transportation, equipment, materials, and supplies for human blood and blood products, plus clinical pathology procedure guidance for eligible VA beneficiaries across five ordering periods. Although designated as sole-source, the notice permits all responsible sources to submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations by email to Contract Specialist Kathryn Prose at kathryn.prose@va.gov or (254) 217-2835, referencing solicitation 36C25727Q0049. The agency will evaluate alternative sources to determine if a comparable option offers greater advantage to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within 21 days of publication, the contract will issue to South Texas Blood and Tissue Center without further notice. The NAICS code is 621991 (Blood and Organ Banks); PSC is 6505 (Drugs and Biologicals).
Notice text
Special Notice Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a Firm-Fixed price, single-award IDIQ to South Texas Blood and Tissue Center, for procurement of the following Blood and Blood Products ( X represents Ordering Periods 1-5):
The Audie L. Murphy Veteran Affairs Health Care Center has a requirement for the supply and delivery of blood and blood products supporting the South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS).
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 South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division located at 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229-4404.
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 36C25727Q0049, 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 the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center, 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 South Texas Blood and Tissue Center.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Statement of Work - Human Blood Products for South Texas VA.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C25727Q0049_1.docx | DOCX document |
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