6550--Blood Type IVD Reagents

The Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 22 is soliciting quotations for Blood Type IVD Reagents (PSC 6550, NAICS 325413), with responses due November 16, 2026, at 07:00 Pacific Time. The VA Network Contracting Office 22 in Long Beach, California is procuring on behalf of VHA Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 under solicitation 36C26227Q0043. No set-aside is used, so the procurement is open to all qualified offerors.

The requirement is a firm-fixed-price Blanket Purchase Agreement for blood type IVD reagents and supplies for manual testing, ordered on an as-needed basis. The base period runs 12 months from December 1, 2026, with four optional 12-month renewals for a potential five-year ordering period. Questions are due November 4, 2026. Deliveries are F.O.B. destination to eight VISN 22 facilities across Arizona, New Mexico, and California, during business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Minimum required line items include ABO back-typing cells, complement and IgG check cells, LISS, monoclonal controls, various anti-sera, elution kits, PEG, competency testing kits, antibody identification panels containing at least 30 unique donor cells, and full antigen profiles including extended DNA typing. All items must be FDA-approved, AABB-accredited, and CAP-accredited. Contractors must provide CLIA certificates and demonstrate cold-chain controls, shipment tracking, temperature monitoring, and procedures for managing nonconforming products.

Evaluation factors are technical acceptability, quality/regulatory compliance/product traceability, and price, with award to the responsible offeror providing the best value. Submissions include a Five Year Pricing attachment and a Past Performance Questionnaire. Contract Specialist Marcos Diaz (Marcos.Diaz@va.gov) is the point of contact.