Q515--Blood Products

1. The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 20, intends to solicit offers for Blood Products at the Seattle VA Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. A Statement of Work (SOW) will be included in the solicitation. The Request for Quotations number is 36C26021R0039.

2. The solicitation will result in the award of a single contract. The resulting contract will be a fixed-price contract. The applicable NAICS code is 621991 (Blood and Organ Banks), and the small business size standard is $35.0M. This procurement will be competed as Unrestricted.

3. The intended contract period is a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ).

4. Telephonic requests for the solicitation will not be honored. When issued, the solicitation will be available via the Contracting Opportunities website, http://beta.sam.gov/. The tentative solicitation issue date is June 14, 2021, and the anticipated closing date is June 28, 2021. Interested Offerors are advised to consult the actual solicitation for final dates and times.

5. Quoters from all capable and responsible sources will be considered. All prospective Contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) database and should ensure that the applicable NAICS code (621991) is included in the SAM profile prior to submission of an offer. Failure to register in the database will make an Offeror ineligible for award.