Oklahoma Blood Institute

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) is a non-profit organization based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that has been registered as a federal vendor since October 2001. The organization specializes in the procurement and distribution of blood and blood products to federal healthcare agencies, with particular expertise serving the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS). OBI operates as a critical medical supply vendor for federal healthcare systems across Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and surrounding states, supporting both veterans and Native American populations through reliable blood product procurement and related transfusion services.

Through its federal contract portfolio, Oklahoma Blood Institute has demonstrated consistent performance as a prime contractor supplying blood and blood products without set-aside designations, reflecting its competitive standing in the federal healthcare supply market. Since 2021, OBI has received numerous delivery orders and blanket purchase agreement calls from three Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN 16, VISN 17, and VISN 19) under the Department of Veterans Affairs, with individual contract values ranging from $51,434.40 to $1,056,691.10, collectively totaling millions of dollars in blood product procurement. Additionally, OBI has been a consistent awardee from the Indian Health Service, receiving blanket purchase agreement calls for blood and blood product delivery to multiple facilities including the Claremore Indian Hospital and the Lawton Indian Hospital, with contract values ranging from $2,658.80 to $50,000 per call. All contracts are firm fixed-price arrangements with no set-aside designations, and performance of work is conducted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, or at the respective healthcare facilities receiving the blood products. The scope of OBI's contract work encompasses the provision of human blood and blood products, blood testing services, and related transfusion screening services necessary to support clinical operations at federal healthcare facilities.

Oklahoma Blood Institute has participated in federal grant programs beyond its primary contract work, demonstrating involvement in healthcare infrastructure and research initiatives. OBI received a Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending grant from the Healthcare Systems Bureau for construction purposes, with an award date of September 30, 2023, and an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2026. Additionally, OBI has served as a sub-awardee on research grants, including participation in the Technology to Empower Changes in Health (TECH) Network Participant Technologies Center grant administered by the Scripps Research Institute, which focused on healthcare technology innovation, and more recently participation in the Empowering All of Us Research Program beginning in December 2024. These grant activities demonstrate OBI's engagement in broader healthcare infrastructure development and medical technology advancement beyond its core blood product supply mission.

Oklahoma Blood Institute holds multiple federal contract indefinite delivery vehicles that establish its role as a strategic supplier for federal healthcare agencies. OBI maintains a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 valued at $5,087,953.10 through November 2026, which has generated four delivery orders for blood and blood products with testing services, collectively totaling approximately $2,991,493.80. The organization also holds a Blanket Purchase Agreement with VISN 19 valued at $7,788,045.20 through September 2028, one of its largest contract vehicles, which has supported multiple task orders for blood and blood product distribution to VA medical centers in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Additionally, OBI recently received an Indefinite Delivery Contract from VISN 17 valued at $600,000 through September 2030 for blood and blood products, representing a sole-source procurement arrangement for the Thomas E. Creek Health Care System in Amarillo, Texas. For the Indian Health Service, OBI maintains multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements with ceiling values ranging from $125,000 to $250,000, including vehicles for blood product supply to the Claremore Indian Hospital (through February 2028) and the Lawton Indian Hospital (through April 2022), enabling the IHS to issue calls on an as-needed basis to support healthcare operations at these critical access facilities serving Native American populations.