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

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23, is conducting market research on behalf of the Nebraska Western-Iowa VA Health Care System to identify qualified sources for blood products, reference laboratory testing, and apheresis services at the Omaha VA Medical Center, with responses due by 5:00 PM CT on June 8, 2026.

No set-aside is anticipated at this stage; the government will determine whether socioeconomic or small business set-aside procedures apply based on responses received. All business sizes are encouraged to respond. Place of performance is the Omaha VA Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68105-1850, with administrative oversight from Network Contracting Office 23 in Coralville, Iowa.

The contractor must supply all blood products from FDA-registered sources using volunteer donors only, compliant with American Association of Blood Banks standards and FDA regulations (Title 21 CFR). Services include 24/7/365 delivery of leukoreduced red blood cell units and blood components, CLIA-certified reference laboratory testing, and therapeutic apheresis services. Apheresis services are performed at the VA facility during standard business hours (7:00 AM–5:00 PM on non-holiday weekdays) with 24-hour emergency services available subject to staffing availability. Orders are categorized as routine, ASAP (processed within 4 hours, delivered within 2 hours), or STAT (processed within 1 hour, delivered within 1 hour). The contractor must maintain DOT-compliant transportation and provide credit for returned products with shelf lives under 7 days or those not meeting acceptance criteria.

The anticipated contract is a firm-fixed-price, five-year IDIQ with a performance period of October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, plus four option years. NAICS 621991; PSC 6506. Responses must be emailed to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov with RFI Number 36C26326Q0753 in the subject line.