Notice of Intent to Sole Source – American Association of Blood Banks for Specialized Blood Products Annual Accreditation Fee
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 26-000709
- Agency
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NIH Clinical Center
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621991 Blood and Organ Banks
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, through its Office of Purchasing and Contracts on behalf of the Department of Transfusion Medicine, intends to award a sole source contract for annual accreditation fees to the American Association of Blood Banks Inc. The procurement covers accreditation assessments necessary for the department's compliance with regulatory requirements and standards in blood banking and transfusion medicine. The American Association of Blood Banks is justified as the sole source because it is the only organization authorized to assess compliance with its published standards, and accreditation through AABB is required for member organizations that perform clinical diagnostic testing. Additionally, AABB provides inspection services required by the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to obtain and maintain certificates of compliance necessary for issuing clinical test results under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations. This pre-solicitation notice was posted on February 26, 2026, with a due date of March 5, 2026, and is issued for informational purposes only; no solicitation will be issued and quotations will not be accepted at this time.
No set-aside designation has been applied to this procurement. The incumbent contractor is the American Association of Blood Banks Inc, located at 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 700N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3264. The contract value is variable and will be determined by the number of accreditation types requested, the annual number of products manufactured, and the range of product types produced by the Department of Transfusion Medicine's TSL and TTV sections. Current pricing is listed as a placeholder and will be updated upon receipt of the official invoice from AABB to reflect actual costs. This acquisition is conducted under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which permits sole source awards when only one source is reasonably available due to unique requirements. The place of performance is Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the Product Service Code is R499 with NAICS Code 621991.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source – American Association of Blood Banks for Specialized Blood Products Annual Accreditation Fee
Product Service Code: R499
NAICS Code: 621991
Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892
POTS Number: 26-000709
Description
This Notice of Intent is issued for informational purposes only and does not constitute a request for quotations. No solicitation will be issued, and quotations will not be accepted.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Purchasing and Contracts, on behalf of the Department of Transfusion Medicine, intends to award a sole source contract to:
American Association of Blood Banks Inc
4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 700N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3264
The purpose of this acquisition is to cover annual accreditation fees for the Department of Transfusion Medicine’s accreditation assessments. Total costs will vary annually, as fees are determined by the number of accreditation types requested, the annual number of products manufactured, and the range of product types produced.
Pricing listed at this time is a placeholder and will be updated upon receipt of the official invoice to reflect actual costs.
Sole Source Justification
The American Association of Blood Banks Inc is the only known organization authorized to assess compliance with its published standards. Accreditation through AABB is required for member organizations.
Additionally, AABB provides inspection services required by HHS/CMS to obtain and maintain a certificate of compliance necessary to issue clinical test results. The Department of Transfusion Medicine’s TSL and TTV sections perform and report clinical diagnostic tests that must comply with CLIA regulatory requirements.
This procurement is conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which permits sole source awards when only one source is reasonably available due to unique requirements.
Submission Instructions
Interested vendors who believe they can provide equivalent accreditation and inspection services may submit a capability statement for consideration. The Government will review all submissions to determine whether a competitive acquisition is warranted. The decision to compete this requirement remains solely at the Government’s discretion.
Responses Due
March 5, 2026, at 6:00 AM EST
Submit responses via email to:
Shasheshe Goolsby
Team Lead
Email: shasheshe.goolsby@nih.gov
Please reference POTS Number 26-000709 in all correspondence.
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