Blood and Blood Related Products

Contractor shall furnish whole blood, blood components and related services for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas. Delivery shall be FOB Destination within consignee's premises within twenty-four hours following placement of order. The government anticipates award of one base year with one option year if exercised by the government. Evaluation of option shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option. The VA will award a contract resulting from the Request for Proposal (RFP) to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the RFP will be most advantageous to the Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621991 and the small business size standard is $10 million. The following factors will be used to evaluate quotes: Technical, Past Performance, and Price. Offerors are advised that they are responsible to contact the Houston Purchasing & Contracts Office to register for the Bidders Mailing List (Greta Keller, 713-794-7402). For obtaining Amendments, it is essential that offerors register on the Bidder's Mailing List for this solicitation to receive notification of Amendments. Offerors are advised that no contract will be awarded to any firm not listed in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Prospective offerors are strongly urged to visit the CCR website at www.ccr.gov to ensure all registration requirements are current. PROPOSALS ARE DUE 10/26/2009 by 2:00 p.m. CST.