Carter Bloodcare
Bedford, TX Doing business as Carter Blood Care
- UEI
- RFL7D3RDNTN3
- CAGE
- 318U5
- Primary NAICS
- 621991 Blood and Organ Banks
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2205 Hwy 121, Bedford, TX 76021, USA
- Website
- carterbloodcare.org
- Founded
- 1998
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $100M-$250M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Health Care Equipment & Services
- Health Care Providers & Services
- Health Care Services
- SIC code
- 80 Health Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $1,770,424 |
| FY2025 | $1,369,372 |
| FY2024 | $1,403,297 |
| FY2023 | $1,227,816 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $1,581,577 | |
| 2 | Defense Health Agency | $188,847 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Carter Blood Care, a tax-exempt nonprofit community blood center headquartered in Bedford, Texas, supplies blood and blood products exclusively to federal healthcare systems as a prime contractor. The vendor operates across 100% prime awards with no subcontracting footprint, competing exclusively under full-and-open designation across all federal contracts and purchase orders.
Carter Blood Care's customer base concentrates heavily on VA healthcare operations. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 (VISN 17) accounts for 36 awards valued at $48.1 million in combined potential value — 65% of the vendor's recent award portfolio and 63% of total dollars. The Army Medical Command holds 10 awards worth $2.1 million, the Defense Health Agency holds 2 awards worth $1.3 million, and the broader Department of Veterans Affairs accounts for an additional 6 awards. The vendor serves four distinct federal customer agencies total, with VISN 17 dominating both volume and dollar concentration.
Carter Blood Care holds two primary indefinite-delivery vehicles with VISN 17. The first IDC, awarded May 1, 2022, carries an $8.75 million ceiling through April 30, 2027, and funds blood and blood products for North Texas VA medical facilities at performance location Bedford, Texas; five delivery orders totaling approximately $5.18 million have been issued under this vehicle since award. The second IDC, awarded April 1, 2023, carries a $2.37 million ceiling through March 31, 2028, and funds blood products, blood services, reference testing, and dry ice delivery for Central Texas VA healthcare operations; four delivery orders totaling $1.37 million have been issued. Recent representative delivery orders include a $1.88 million firm fixed-price order awarded May 1, 2026, for blood and blood products with tariff surcharge to North Texas VA facilities through April 30, 2027; a $1.79 million order awarded May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026; and a $483,336 order awarded April 1, 2026, for Central Texas blood products through March 31, 2027. Carter Blood Care also holds smaller IDCs with Army Medical Command and the Defense Health Agency; a $1.14 million purchase order from the Defense Health Agency awarded October 1, 2023, for biweekly blood product deliveries to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas, was awarded under sole-source authority citing Carter Blood Care as the only FDA-approved supplier within the required local delivery radius.
Award activity has remained flat to declining — two awards annually in 2024, 2025, and 2026 compared to four annually in 2022 and 2023. Three awards valued at $3.5 million in combined potential value reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure. The vendor's capability portfolio, categorized under NAICS Blood and Organ Banks (81 of 83 awards) and PSC Drugs and Biologicals (42 awards), centers on the supply of red blood cells, platelets, and plasma to federal healthcare systems serving veteran and military patients across Texas regions.
Quick answers
Is Carter Bloodcare registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Carter Bloodcare's SAM.gov registration is active through August 3, 2027.
How much has Carter Bloodcare received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $1,369,372 to Carter Bloodcare in fiscal year 2025 and $5,770,910 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Carter Bloodcare rank among federal contractors?
Carter Bloodcare ranked #13 in NAICS 621991, #67 in NAICS 62199 and #78 in PSC 6505 in FY2025.
What is Carter Bloodcare's most recent federal award?
Carter Bloodcare's most recent federal contract award is Blood and blood products for NTX VA add tariff surcharge (36C25726N0141), from Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 (VHA), on May 1, 2026.
On GovTribe
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