Blood Products & Immunohematology Reference Laboratory for the LIH

The Indian Health Service seeks blood products and immunohematology reference laboratory services under a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement with quotations due September 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST. The procurement is issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation RFQ (IHS1527367) for commercial products under RFO FAR Part 12 with full and open competition and no set-asides.

Place of performance is Lawton Indian Hospital, 1515 NE Lawrie Tatum Road, Lawton, Oklahoma 73507, with FOB Destination terms. The contract runs September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2031 with an aggregate stipulated amount of $325,000 and individual call limitations of $150,000 per purchase. All pricing is firm-fixed-price; vendors must quote unit prices for 58 distinct line items across six service categories: blood products and components, compatibility and transfusion testing, antibody detection and identification, red cell antigen typing and phenotyping, molecular and genotyping testing, and fetal hemoglobin testing. Additional services include after-hours call-in, STAT pickup and delivery with one-hour response time, routine delivery and pickup, and consultation services.

The contractor must meet specific response time requirements: one-hour STAT response plus delivery, four-hour non-routine and eight-hour routine compatibility testing, and six-hour immunohematology reporting. The contractor must maintain standing-order inventory with scheduled change-outs and credit-back for returned units, provide 24/7 telephone coverage, accept verbal emergency orders, and designate an empowered point of contact. Past performance will be evaluated based on work performed within three years of the RFQ date in similar scope and complexity. Evaluation prioritizes the offeror's ability to provide the complete range of blood products with minimal gaps or exceptions, meet turnaround times, maintain sufficient inventory, and provide comprehensive support services, with non-price factors considered more important than price. The NAICS code is 621991, Blood and Organ Banks. Quotations must be submitted via email to maryann.yocham@ihs.gov.