5901 E. Seventh Street MS 90C, Long Beach, CA 90822

65 -- BLOOD COMPONENTS AND RELATED SERVICES SOL RFP 600-023-97SL DUE 080597 POC Sandra Lopes It is the intent of VA Medical Center, 5901 East Seventh Street, Long Beach, CA 90822 to negotiate on a sole source basis with the American Red Cross, Los Angeles, CA. This will be for blood components and related services contract for a period of (1) one year to include requirements for the VA Medical Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073 and VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA. Commercial item requirements will consist of the following: (1) Fresh Frozen Plasma (2) Platelet Concentrate-5 Day (3) Directed Donor RBC's (7) Autologous RBCS (8) Screening for Antigen -- Negative Units (per autogen) (9) Case Work Up Complex (10) HLA Matched Products (111) Radiation of Apheresis and RBCS (12) Irradiation of Platelet Concentrates and (13) Leukapheresis. This is not a Request for Proposals. All businesses capable of providing complete products and services in accordance with FDA, CBER and AABB Standards must state capabilities in writing, RFP 600-023-SL issues o/a 8/5/97 with proposal due close of business 8/15/97. (0217)

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