Autotransfusion Services - Kansas City VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration is seeking autotransfusion services for the Kansas City VA Medical Center through a solicitation that requires contractors to provide on-site autotransfusion services for eligible veteran beneficiaries. The contractor must provide one full-time equivalent autotransfusionist from a pool of four certified professionals who will be available on-site during scheduled operating room hours and on-call 24/7 within 30 minutes of the facility. Key requirements include maintaining current certifications, complying with VA medical standards, and performing duties such as checking operating room schedules, coordinating equipment maintenance, setting up autotransfusion pumps, and generating procedural records. The government will evaluate offers based on technical capability, past performance, and price, with the potential for award without discussions. The solicitation was posted on September 29, 2025, with quotes due by October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM CDT.

This procurement is set aside exclusively for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), and the current contract is held under number 36C25521D0031 with task order 36C25525N0180, though the incumbent contractor is not explicitly named in the documentation. The contract has a guaranteed minimum value of $500 and a maximum value of $420,000, covering a base year and four one-year option periods from April 13, 2026 to April 12, 2031. The Kansas City VA Medical Center anticipates approximately 40 autotransfusion procedures annually, primarily for vascular surgery including abdominal aortic aneurysms, lower extremity bypasses, and endarterectomies, with less than 5 procedures per year requiring services outside standard business hours. Services will be performed at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and the contractor must provide a minimum of four complete sets of supplies for autotransfusion cases.