6506--NOTICE OF INTENT SOLE SOURCE to The American National Red Cross a Firm Fixed Price Contract for Blood and Blood Products for the Nebraska Western-Iowa Health Care System

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 23, Network Contracting Office 23 intends to sole-source award a firm fixed-price contract to The American National Red Cross for blood and blood products supporting the Nebraska Western-Iowa Health Care System, with responses due by 5:00 PM Central Time on July 8, 2026. The contract will run for one year with four option years, structured as an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity instrument, with performance at the Omaha VA Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska.

The Government will consider capability statements to determine whether to proceed with the sole-source award or conduct full and open or small-business-set-aside competitive procurement. Contractors must supply leukoreduced red blood cell units, blood components, and plasma derivatives from volunteer donors processed to American Association of Blood Banks standards and FDA requirements. Services include 24-hour delivery capability with routine orders processed within standard timeframes, ASAP orders within 4 hours, and STAT orders within 1 hour. The contractor must maintain donor mobile operations capability, provide qualified personnel and equipment for therapeutic apheresis procedures with monitoring and documentation, maintain CLIA certification for reference laboratory services available 24 hours daily and 7 days weekly, and assume responsibility for equipment maintenance, temperature-controlled DOT-compliant transportation, and replacement or reimbursement of recalled or defective products at no cost to the Government.

Base year requirements include approximately 1,010 red blood cell units in various formulations, approximately 235 platelet units in multiple configurations, and 25 units of apheresis plasma. Unit pricing for all line items is marked as To Be Determined. Submit capability statements and required vendor information via email to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov, subject line 36C26326Q0861.