DOCUMENT
65 -- Blood & Blood Related Products - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 8/30/2017
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 621991
— Blood and Organ Banks
- Contracting Office
- ALEXANDRIA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM;NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 16;ALEXANDRIA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM;PO BOX 69004;ALEXANDRIA LA 71306-9004
- ZIP Code
- 71306-9004
- Solicitation Number
- VA25617N1379
- Response Due
- 9/5/2017
- Archive Date
- 11/4/2017
- Point of Contact
- Lonest Bonton
- E-Mail Address
-
Lonest.Bonton@va.gov
(lonest.bonton@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a sources sought/market research synopsis. The Alexandria VA Health Care System, Pineville, LA contracting office is performing market research to ascertain whether there are potential sources and their business size classification (HUB-Zone, 8(a), Small Business, Small Disadvantage Business, Women Owned Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, or Veteran Owned Business) The medical center intends to pursue a contract to supply blood, blood products and services for the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS), Biloxi, MS within the critical time frames listed in this notice. The contractor shall ensure an adequate, readily available supply of blood and/or blood components and related services that are in accordance with standards established by recognized accrediting agencies such as the American Association of Blood Banks, the Food and Drug Administration, and the College of American Pathologists. Blood and/or blood components must be available 24 hours per day, seven days per week regardless of holidays to ensure an adequate blood supply always. Only 100% volunteer donor blood will be provided by the blood bank to the VA in accordance with the latest revision of the FDA rules and regulations. The designated North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 621991 with a small business size standard of $10M. Timeframe for delivery: The contractor shall provide two deliveries of requested blood and or blood products per day to the GCVHCS (Biloxi), with the first delivery to arrive NLT 1:00 PM and the 2nd delivery to arrive NLT 7:00 PM. Emergency blood and/or blood products request, shall be delivered to the GCVHCS within 45 minutes of request. The contractor shall have the following licenses and or registrations: a. The Contractor shall maintain an unrevoked U. S. License which is issued by the Director, Bureau of Biologics, FDA under Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, 42 USC Section 262, as a source of supply for whole blood. b. If the Contractor is involved in interstate shipment of blood or blood component is involved, the Contractor must maintain approval authorized under Section 251 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, 42 USC Section 262. c. The Contractor's blood bank must maintain registration and/or licensing with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Section 510 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, 21 USC Section 260 at all times during the contract period. e. Certificate of Accreditation under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 or current certification by the College of American Pathologists. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. This is not a solicitation for proposals or quotes. A solicitation will be issued at a later date and time. All information submitted in response to this sources sought notice is considered voluntary. Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS number, geographical location, business size and number of employees. Responses to this notice shall be e-mailed to Lonest Bonton, Contracting Officer at e-mail address: lonest.bonton@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Reponses must be received by no later than COB (4:30pm CST), 05 September 2017.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/AlVAMC502/AlVAMC502/VA25617N1379/listing.html)
- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: VA256-17-N-1379 VA256-17-N-1379.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3767772&FileName=VA256-17-N-1379-000.docx)
- Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3767772&FileName=VA256-17-N-1379-000.docx
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- File Name: VA256-17-N-1379 VA256-17-N-1379.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3767772&FileName=VA256-17-N-1379-000.docx)
- Place of Performance
- Address: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;GULF COAST VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (GCVHCS);400 VETERANS AVENUE;BILOXI, MS
- Zip Code: 39531
- Zip Code: 39531
- Record
- SN04654347-W 20170901/170830232313-58d96c63a103ea4fc90535e9d920507a (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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