6506--RFQ - Blood, Blood Products and Services In Support of the Nebraska Western-Iowa VA Health Care System.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 seeks an FDA-registered source of blood products and services to support the Omaha VA Medical Center, with proposals due September 22, 2026 (amended from September 20) and questions due September 17.

This is an unrestricted RFQ for a single-award, firm fixed price, five-year IDIQ contract with a base year (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and four one-year ordering periods. Place of performance is Omaha, Nebraska. The procurement applies Service Contract Labor Standards Act wage rates per Wage Determination 2015-5085 (Revision 30) covering Iowa and Nebraska counties including Douglas County (Omaha).

The contractor must supply leukoreduced red blood cell units, blood components, plasma derivatives, and reference laboratory testing services with CLIA certification. All blood products must be FDA-registered, collected and processed in the United States, and comply with American Association of Blood Banks standards and Title 21 CFR. The contractor shall furnish all personnel, supplies, and facilities necessary to collect, process, store, and deliver human blood components and derivatives. Therapeutic apheresis services must be provided in accordance with written physician orders. The contractor must maintain 24/7/365 delivery capability with expedited STAT delivery within one hour and ASAP delivery within four hours, stock mutually agreed inventory levels, and provide trained staff for donor mobile operations.

Offerors must register in SAM and maintain active FDA Blood Establishment Registration. The procurement incorporates FAR clauses for commercial products and services, including Buy American Act compliance (which applies as "N/A" for commercial items) and requires past performance documentation for three similar contracts. Contractor personnel must comply with VA security and privacy requirements, records management obligations, and mandatory security training. Payment is via electronic funds transfer within 30 days of receipt and acceptance. NAICS 621991, PSC 6506.