Blood and Blood Products/Services

Sources Sought Notice only.

This is not a request for quotes or proposals. No formal solicitation document exists at this time.

Seeking Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), or other small businesses capable of providing blood, blood products, and blood services for the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (VAGCVHCS) located in Biloxi, MS. The contractor shall provide all management, tools, supplies, equipment, facilities, labor, transportation and applicable licenses and permits necessary to provide blood, blood products, and blood services in accordance with Government requirements and in accordance with the current editions of the Standard for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services and the Technical Manual of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). The contractor's blood bank must be registered and/or licensed with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare pursuant to Section 510 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 260. The contractor must be capable of performing as a reference lab 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, to the VACGVCHC Blood Bank. The contractor will provide two deliveries per day to the VAGCVHCS Blood Bank with the first delivery to arrive no-later-than 1:00pm (local) and the second to arrive no-later-than 7:00pm (local). Emergency blood and/or blood products requested are to be delivered to the VAGCVHCS within 45 minutes of request. The NAICS code is 621991 and the Small Business Size Standard is $10.0 million. Responses to this notice should include the following: Name and address of company/provider (phone number and email of point of contact); DUNS (Dun and Bradstreet) number; indicate whether or not they are a small business and whether or not the contractor falls into any of the following socioeconomic categories: SDVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), Woman-Owned Small Business, Historically Underutilized Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business; contractor's experience in providing blood, blood products, and blood services and any other pertinent information which demonstrates contractor's ability to meet the above requirements. If these products/services are set-aside for SDVOSB or VOSB, at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other eligible SDVOSB or VOSB concerns. Also, SDVOSB and VOSB shall be verified (have icon/seal/logo) in www.vetbiz.gov to be eligible to bid and to be eligible for a contract award. Simply showing interest in www.fbo.gov is not sufficient. All responses demonstrating capabilities (please limit to 10 pages) shall be submitted in writing no later than the close of business (4:00pm CST) January 11, 2012, to the following email address: bill.geary@va.gov. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me at email address above. Please note "VA256-12-R-0071 Sources Sought Notice" in the subject line of email. All interested parties are reminded to be registered with Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts.