Blood Supply and Transfusion Services: FMC Lexington

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office in Grand Prairie, Texas intends to make a single award for the provision of Blood Supply and Transfusion Services for the Federal Medical Center (hereinafter referred to as FMC) Lexington, Kentucky. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 621991 - Blood and Organ Banks. The size standard is $32.5 million.

The Government contemplates awarding an indefinite-delivery, requirements-type contract with firm-fixed unit prices resulting from this solicitation. The contract period shall consist of a 12 month base year with four 12 month option years for renewal. The successful contractor will be responsible for providing an estimated 85 each of ABO Grouping/RH(D) Typing, 85 each Antibody Screen, 170 each Crossmatch, 170 STAT Testing/Delivery, 85 each Leukoreduced Red Blood Cells, 75 each Apheresis Platelets, and 20 each Special Procedures/Products. All duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the industry and in compliance with all Federal and State policy and regulations. The contractor will provide services in accordance to the Statement of Work.

The solicitation will be made available on or about May 3, 2018, and will be distributed solely through the General Administrations Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is June 1, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). This solicitation will be solicited as unrestricted. Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.

All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. If you have questions about the System for Award Management (SAM), Government procurements in general, or need assistance in the preparation of your quote, a local Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) may be able to help. The Procurement Technical Assistance Program was authorized by Congress in 1985 in an effort to expand the number of businesses capable of participating in the Government marketplace. To locate a PTAC near you, go to http://www.aptac-us.org.