Contract Award for Blood Donor Testing Services in support of five military Blood Donor Centers.

THIS IS A MODIFICATION TO SYNOPSIS PUBLISHED 17 FEB 2010.
Blood donor testing services in support of three (3) Army (Forts Bragg, NC, and Gordon and Benning, GA) and two (2) Navy (Portsmouth, VA and Camp Lejeune, NC) Blood Donor Centers. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. The possible places or areas of performance and wage determinations that the contracting officer has already identified are: Chattanooga, TN--05-2491, Rev 7, 10/29/2009; Augusta, GA--05-2135, Rev 9, 01/20/2010; Charlotte, NC--05-2391, Rev 8, 11/02/2009; Fayettville, NC--05-2393, Rev 9, 05-26-2009; and Portsmouth, VA--05-2453, Rev 10, 05-26-2009. The contracting officer will obtain wage determinations for additional possible places of performance if asked to do so in writing. Offerors must notify the contracting officer (via fax or email) of additional places of performance not later than 4:00 PM Central Time on 4 March 2010. The U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determinations of possible places or areas of performance identified above can be downloaded from http://www.wdol.gov/sca.aspx#0.

The anticipated contract period of performance is amended to have a 1-month start up period, a twelve (12) month base period and four one-year option periods. PLEASE WAIT FOR THE SOLICITATION TO BE POSTED PRIOR TO ASKING ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT. Telephone, emailed and faxed requests for the solicitation will not be honored; however, requests for additional possible places of performance will be accepted. Questions regarding this acquisition should be emailed to Shirley Tolbert, Contract Specialist at Shirley.Tolbert@amedd.army.mil and Gary D. Hankins, Contracting Officer at Gary.Hankins@amedd.army.mil.

The U.S. Medical Command (MEDCOM), Center for Health Care Contracting (CHCC), has a requirement for blood donor testing services in support of three (3) Army (Forts Bragg, NC, and Gordon and Benning, GA) and two (2) Navy (Portsmouth, VA and Camp Lejeune, NC) Blood Donor Centers. CHCC intends to issue a Single award, Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity Contract for these services.

The entire solicitation, including all exhibits, attachments, and amendments, will be made available ONLY via the FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) and ASFI (https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/) websites. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. All prospective offerors interested in submitting a proposal on the solicitation must have a Commercial And Government Entity Code (CAGE Code). The solicitation will be released on or about February 19, 2010. The solicitation may be found by selecting the following links: vendor, DoD, Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Command, Center for Health Care Contracting, Fort Sam Houston, TX. Interested parties may register on the website to receive notifications pertaining to this announcement. All information pertaining to this solicitation will be posted to the website. The anticipated contract period of performance will have a 1-month start up period, a four (4) month base period and four one-year option periods. This acquisition is being solicited using full and open procedures. The NAICS code is 621511, Medical Laboratories. The small business size is $13.5M average annual receipts over the last 3 years. The solicitation will have all of the necessary information required for the preparation and submission of the proposals. PLEASE WAIT FOR THE SOLICITATION TO BE POSTED PRIOR TO ASKING ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT. Telephone, emailed and faxed requests for the solicitation will not be honored. Questions regarding this acquisition should be emailed to Shirley Tolbert, Contract Specialist at Shirley.Tolbert@amedd.army.mil or Gary D. Hankins, Contracting Officer at Gary.Hankins@amedd.army.mil.