Blood Donor Specimen Testing Services

This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified sources and whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The NAICS code is 621511 and the size standard is $35M. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price contract. The contractor shall provide the non-personal services of blood donor specimen testing services for Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC). The contractor shall provide all required facilities, personnel, services, transportation materials, equipment, and supplies required. Blood donor testing services will support the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Veteran’s Administration, Coast Guard, and other Federal Government Agencies. All tests shall be executed at the contractor’s premises, or within the contractor’s network of laboratories. The standard test panel will be in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration regulations for the manufacturing of transfuseable blood products.  Mandatory infectious disease testing includes but not limited to ABO/Rh (including weak-D testing), Antibody Screen w/ Reflex, Syphilis, HBsAg, HBcAb, Anti-HCV, HIV 1/2, HTLV I & II, Chagas, CMV, WNV NAT, HCV NAT, HBV NAT, Zika, and Babesia NAT (Mini-pool). 

The Regional Health Contracting Office-Pacific intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing no later than 21 April 2021 at 10:00 AM Hawaii Standard Time.

Contractors are invited to submit information demonstrating their ability to fulfill the requirement in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this notice. Responses to this notice should include company name, address, telephone number, point of contact (POC), and brochures which will allow the Government to understand your offerings and options. Capability statements should be submitted to the attention of Scott Saito, Contract Specialist, Regional Health Contracting Office - Pacific; email scott.k.saito.civ@mail.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted. All vendors providing to the Federal Government are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) registry with NAICS code 621511.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to provide the required services. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information should be included in your response.