Blood Supply Services

The Contractor shall supply human blood products and blood bi-products to the Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) Service Units: Gallup Indian Medical Center, Northern Navajo Medical Center, Kayenta Health Center, Crownpoint Comprehensive Heatlhcare Facility and Chinle Service Unit.
The products to be obtained are utilized in transfusion services located throughout the Navajo Area to treat bleeding disorders or, as prophylaxis for surgical or obstetrical events.
Service units that utilize these products and services are typically remote from metropolitan areas and, sometimes lack the technical resources to perform all of the requisite testing required by law.
Consequently, the selected vendor is often relied on to perform this testing and, to supply adequate blood stock in a timely manner.
The Contractor is required to supply whole blood, blood bi-products and blood type testing supplies, reagents, and controls on an as-needed basis for diagnostic testing and treatment of patients treated through the U.S. Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, Navajo Area.
Additional specialty blood type testing services are also required on an intermittent basis. Under very unusual circumstances (transfusion related death, very rare blood type, patients with irregular antibodies) the laboratory testing services of the contractor may also be required.
ALL blood and blood bi-products must conform to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards where applicable and, these products and services must be approved by the Navajo Area Clinical Director. Products, supplies and services will also conform to requirements of the Joint Commssion, The College of American Pathologists and, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The Contractor shall provide the following list of products and services:
Leuko Reduced RBC
FFP
Leuko Reduced PLT Pheresis
Pooled Cryoprecipitate
Unit Type Confirmation Test
Crossmatching
Antigen Typing
Antibody Identification

Please provide a response to the Contract Specialist responsible for this notice, DeeAndra Salabye via email deeandra.salabye@ihs.gov; in addition you may respond to this notice by adding yourself to the interested vendors list.

If you hava any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact either the Primary Point of Contact or the Secondary Point of Contact.