Q523--FY26: Perfusion Autotransfusion Service | San Juan

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 seeks on-site perfusion and autotransfusion services at San Juan VA Medical Center in Puerto Rico, with proposals due August 14, 2026. This is an unrestricted IDIQ with a one-year base period and four one-year option periods running November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2031, carrying an estimated value of $47 million and a maximum contract value of $4 million.

Place of performance is San Juan, Puerto Rico. The contractor must provide a minimum of two full-time equivalent Board Certified or Board Eligible clinical perfusionists with at least two years of experience and 300 clinical cases, and one Health Aid and Technician-Perfusion Assistant. One perfusionist must be on-site Mondays and Wednesdays for elective procedures; the second must provide on-call evening and overnight coverage Monday through Wednesday and 24-hour coverage Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, weekends, and holidays, with callback service available within two hours during absences. All contractor personnel must be fluent in reading and writing Spanish, obtain credentialing and privileging approval from the facility's Medical Executive Board prior to service delivery, maintain current board certification, complete mandatory VA training including HIPAA compliance, and provide proof of required immunizations and health screenings per CDC guidance. The Government supplies all equipment including LivaNova Sorin XTRA autotransfusion and S5 heart-lung machines. Contractor personnel must undergo background security investigations matching VA employee standards, comply with VA information security and privacy requirements including FIPS 140-2 encryption, and acknowledge VA Contractor Rules of Behavior with zero tolerance for confidentiality breaches. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply. The facility expects approximately 100 surgical cases annually with potential growth. No incumbent contractor is currently in place; services are presently provided through Fee Basis appointments. NAICS 622110, PSC Q523.