6640 Blood Bank Reagents Boise VA Medical Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 20, is seeking sources for antigen and antibody-specific reagents required to safely match blood products for life-sustaining transfusions at the Boise VA Medical Center. The Transfusion Services Department requires reagents compatible with the Ortho Vision Analyzer to support multiple VA departments including Emergency, Surgery, Oncology, and Medical Units. Key contract requirements include monthly deliveries of four specific reagent types with strict quality control standards, maintenance of 2-8°C storage temperature, lot number tracking, and replacement of damaged or failing reagents within 24 hours at no cost. Prospective contractors must be registered in SAM prior to submission and demonstrate three years of experience with automated chemistry immunochemistry instrumentation, with veteran-owned small business concerns required to be registered and certified in the VetCert database. The Sources Sought Notice deadline is February 17, 2026, at 5:00 PM Pacific Time, with responses to be submitted to Contracting Specialist Eric Lingenfelter at eric.lingenfelter@va.gov.

This opportunity carries no set-aside designation and identifies Ortho Clinical as the current manufacturer providing reagents specific to the facility's automated testing systems. The contract includes a base year beginning April 1, 2026, with a five-year period of performance through March 31, 2031, consisting of one base year and four one-year option years. Specific annual quantities include 52 sets of Ortho Daily QC, 12 sets of 0.8% Resolve Panel A, 52 sets of Surgiscreen, 52 sets of Affirmagen, and 30 sets of Ortho 7% BSA, all requiring consecutive lot number deliveries within two days of current lot expiration to prevent service disruptions. The applicable NAICS code is 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees, and the product service code is 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies). No specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice.