Chief, A&MM Service (90C), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GA 30904-6285

65 -- AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD, PLATELET CONCENTRATES AND PROCESSING TESTS SOL RFP 509-38-99 DUE 032999 POC Faye S. Thomas, 706-731-7176 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, intends to negotiate a sole source procurement under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, with Shepeard Community Blood Center for autologous blood, red cells; platelet concentrates, random donor; platelet phereses; red cells, allogeniec; and fresh frozen plasma for the period April 15, 1999 through April 14, 2000. Contract requires supplier to collect, process, label, store and transport red cells donations from VA autologous patients to VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia Transfusion Service to allow donations before surgery to be used after surgery if needed. Methods, procedures and protocols determination or suitability, for collection, testing/processing, labeling, storage, and transport must be in accordance with current FDA/AABB requirements. Products must be delivered or available for pickup so that delivery to the Transfusion Service will occur within 30 minutes from the time the order is placed with thesupplier. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be submitted no later than 4:30PM March 29, 1999. Posted 03/09/99 (W-SN306384). (0068)

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