6630--Blood Bank Gel Cards, Reagents, and Consumables Notice of Intent to Sole Source

This is a notice of intent to sole source a contract under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(2), only one source being available to meet the Government s need. The contract is estimated for final completion by 02/28/2029.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 -Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The FSC/PSC is 6630, Chemical Analysis Instruments.

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and award a sole source, firm fixed price contract for the procurement of Ortho Vision Blood Bank Gel Cards to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., 1001 Us Highway 202, Raritan, New Jersey 08869-1424, United States. There are no other source of supply/service that will satisfy agency requirements.

The Ortho Vision Blood Bank Gel Cards offered by Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. are the only known Blood Bank Gel Cards capable and compatible to work with existing Ortho Vision machines to conduct Antibody Identification Testing for various blood related treatment to include testing, typing, and blood transfusions. The requested gel cards are manufactured by Ortho Clinical and FDA certified to work in unison with the facility owned equipment and leased blood bank analyzers.

The Northern California VA Health Care System is seeking to procure the following:

List of Requirements:

ID-MTS Reagents

MTS A/B/D Group (5 x 20) / MTS081115

MTS A/B/D Mono & Reverse Grp Card (5x20) / MTS 080515

MTS Anti-lgG-C3D Card (1 x 20) / MTS084014

MTS Anti lgG Card (5 x 20) / MTS084024

MTS Monoclonal Rh Phenotype Card (1 x 20) / MTS080024

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ID-MTS Consumables

MTS Diluent 2 (5 x 100mL) / MTS9230

MTS Diluent 2 Plus (5 x 100mL) / MTS9330

ORTHO 7% BSA (12 x 5 mL) / 6844285

OV Dilution Trays 916-well tray - 180/ box) / 6904591

OV Evaporation Caps for Reagent Red Cells- 10 mL (25/ box) / 6843005

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Traditional Reagents (Mather)

0.8% Affirmagen (2 x 20 mL) / 719201

0.8% RESOLVE Panel A (11 x 3 mL) / 6902317

0.8% RESOLVE Panel B (11 x 3 mL) / 6902318

0.8% Suriscreen (3 x 10 mL) / 6902316

Affirmagen (2 x 10 mL) / 719210

Alba Q Chek simulated whole Blood Controls (1 kit) / Z498

Anti-A BioClone (15 x 10 mL) / 711220

Anti-B BioClone (15 x 10 mL) / 711320

Anti-C BioClone (1 x 5 mL) / 713080

Anti-c BioClone (1 x 5 mL) / 714080

Anti-D BioClone (15 x 10 mL) / 717380

Anti-E BioClone (1 x 5 mL) / 713180

Anti-e BioClone (1 x 5 mL) / 714180

Anti-Jka BioClone (1 x 3 mL) / 721380

Anti-Jkb BioClone (1 x 3 mL) / 721480

ORTHO A2 Cells (1 x 10 mL) / 719310

ORTHO Anti-Fya (1 x 3 mL) / 715130

ORTHO Anti-Fyb (1 x 3 mL) / 725230

ORTHO Anti-IgG (Rabbit) Green (1 x 10 mL) / 716760

ORTHO Anti-Kell (1 x 5 mL) / 715150

ORTHO Anti-s (1 x 3 mL) / 721830

ORTHO Anti-S (1 x 3 mL) / 723030

ORTHO Bovine Albumin Solution (15 x 10 mL) / 718280

ORTHO Confidence System (1 Kit) / 6902096

ORTHO Coombs Control (1 x 10 mL) / 719810

ANTI-A1 LECTIN (1 x 3 mL) / 711830

Surgiscreen (3 x 10 mL) / 719100

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Traditional Reagents (Martinez)

0.8% Suriscreen (3 x 10 mL) / 6902316

Affirmagen (2 x 10 mL) / 719210

ORTHO Coombs Control (1 x 10 mL) / 719810

ORTHO Confidence System (1 Kit) / 6902096

Surgiscreen (3 x 10 mL) / 719100

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Traditional Reagents (Stockton)

0.8% Suriscreen (3 x 10 mL) / 6902316

Affirmagen (2 x 10 mL) / 719210

ORTHO Coombs Control (1 x 10 mL) / 719810

ORTHO Confidence System (1 Kit) / 6902096

Surgiscreen (3 x 10 mL) / 719100

# Item & Description Qty Rate Amount

Any responsible source that feels it is capable in performing this requirement may submit a quote for the above listed items and describe and/or submit documentation to support your capabilities. The response will be considered by the agency. If you are not the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), you must submit an authorized distributor letter signed by the OEM. If you are not the OEM and a small business, you must indicate in your response how you will comply with limitations on subcontracting and/or the non-manufacturer rule. Responses should be submitted to Amanda Hildreth, Contracting Officer at Amanda.hildreth@va.gov and Tawnya Krommenhoek, Contracting Specialist at tawnya.krommenhoek@va.gov no later than February 13th, 2024, at 12:00 PM PT to be considered. If no responses are received, the Government will continue with its sole source procurement, and a sole source Request for Quote will be published to contract opportunities in accordance with FAR 5.102.