6640--Blood Product Supplier for Salisbury and Asheville

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 seeks a qualified blood supplier for two North Carolina VA Medical Centers, with proposals due September 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT. This is an unrestricted acquisition with an estimated budget of $40 million.

Place of performance includes Salisbury VA Medical Center (1601 Brenner Avenue, Salisbury, NC 28144) and Asheville VA Medical Center (1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805), with emergency delivery capability to Charlotte and Kernersville VA Health Care Centers. The contract period runs from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029, comprising three one-year pricing periods.

The contractor must hold an un-revoked US Biologics License and comply with all FDA and AABB requirements. Blood and blood components must be sourced from volunteer donors only, with all testing performed by CMS-certified and AABB-accredited laboratories. Key deliverables include leukoreduced red blood cells, cryoprecipitated AHF, plasma, platelets (pheresis), and specialized testing services. The contractor must implement pathogen reduction technology or bacterial contamination testing for platelets. All personnel must hold appropriate certifications, valid HIPAA training, and competency in universal precautions. The contractor must maintain 24/7/365 operations with one-hour STAT delivery capability and deliver ASAP orders within four hours.

Additional requirements include maintaining confidential donor lists for recall investigations, submitting a Project Plan, providing monthly invoicing with supporting documentation, and coordinating with facility points of contact for inventory management and waste reduction. Return credits of 100 percent are issued for transferred or returned products, damaged containers, temperature-compromised items, and short-dated frozen products expiring within one month. The NAICS code is 621991, Blood and Organ Banks; the PSC code is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.