Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301

65 -- BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCTS SOL 565-7-00 DUE 112299 POC Daphne Jackson -- 910-822-7050 E-MAIL: e-mail address, daphne.jackson@med.va.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation number is RFQ #565-7-00. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-13. The SIC code is 5122 and the small business size standard is 100 employees. The VA Medical Center, Fayetteville, N.C. intends to solicit quotations and award a firm fixed price indefinite-delivery indefinite quantity contract to the one offeror whose quotation meets the requirements of this solicitation. Period of contract will be established as the date of award through September 30, 1999 with four one-year options to extend. Quotations are due by November 22, 1999 at 4:30 p.m., local time. Contractor shall provide blood/blood products; the necessary services to deliver and rotate an established inventory of blood products; and antibody identification and product antigen typing reference service for the Fayetteville VA Medical Center's blood bank located in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service at 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, N.C. Contractor shall provide both Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBC) and Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) routinely and on an as needed basis. Contractor shall provide antibody identification and product antigen typing reference services on an as needed basis. Contractor shall deliver the following PRBC's every Wednesday between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.: 1) 6 units -- O Positive; 2) 2 units -- O Negative; 3) 4 units -- A Positive. Contractor shall respond to emergency/stat requests for blood products with a same day delivery. Contractor shall respond to routine requests by providing the product with the next regular delivery. VApersonnel will make telephonic requests for blood products and will identify request as either routine or emegency/stat. The VA will send specimens for testing to the Contractor. Contractor shall provide test results within 24 hours. Tests results shall be reported both telephonically and via facsimile to authorized VA personnel. At the time of award, Contractor will be provided a list of all VA personnel authorized to make telephonic requests for products/services. The VA will attempt to maintain the following inventory levels and will require the contractor to make deliveries on an as needed basis when inventories fall below these levels, in addition to the regularly scheduled delivery: PRBC's -- 1) 14 -- O Positive; 2) 8 -- O Negative; 3) 10 -- A Positive; and FFP -- 1) 12 Group AB. PRBC's will have a minimum of 21-28 days dating unless otherwise approved by the VA. Contractor will issue credit for all acceptable returned blood products. PRBC and FFP products will be rotated back to the contractor by the VA with a minimum outdate as determined by the Contractor. Any other unused in date blood product will be returned as specified by the Contractor. The following is an estimate of the monthly blood product usage at the Fayetteville VA: PRBC -- 70 units; FFP -- 6 units; Platelet Apheresis -- 1. One antibody problem patient is seen per month. The Fayetteville VA blood bank will comply with all pertinent requirements of the CBER concerning storage, packing and shipping of blood products and patient specimens; will promptly inspect each delivery and report suspected damage, irregularity, testing or labeling error to the contractor; will report any possible infectious disease or serious complication associated with a transfusion from any product provided by the Contractor. Quotations must provide unit cost of each of supply/service listed in this solicitation. Quotations must provide credit rates for each product listed in this solicitation. Prices are to be quoted FOB destination. Contractor must be licensed/registered with the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review (CBER); accredited with American Association of Blood Banks (AABB); in compliance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 and any other pertinent accrediting agency. Copies of current accreditation must be submitted with quotation. All products received must be in full compliance with CBER requirements concerning recruitment, collection, testing, storage, packing and shipping of blood products as described in Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations. All blood products received by the VA must be accompanied by shipping documentation in accordance with CBER, AABB, and any other pertinent accrediting agency. The following provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial and addendum 52.237-3 Continuity of Services, 52.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance, 52.216-18, Ordering, 52.216-21, Requirements, 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options, 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, 52.224-1, Privacy Act Notification, 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising, 852.271-70, Services Provided Beneficiaries, 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial, including clauses incorporated by reference under Section b (1)(8)(11-16)(23-24); 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items -- the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) past performance of contracts of similar type, scope size and complexity that are ongoing or completed within past three years, references with points of contacts for contracts must be identified; 2) the ability to meet delivery/response time; 3) price. Technical and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. Award will be made to the offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The government intends to evaluate offers and award without discussions. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions later if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer. The information required in provisions 52.212-1, 52.212-2, a completed copy of provisions 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, and 852.219-70, Veteran Owned Small Business certification must be submitted with offer. Quotations must be received by November 22, 1999, at 4:30 p.m. local time. Quotations shall be submitted to the address listed herein or faxed to 910-822-7900 and directed to the attention of Daphne Jackson. Offerors desiring to obtain copies of the referenced provisions shall send facsimile request to (910) 822-7900. Solicitation Number RFQ 565-7-00 shall be listed on the outside of responses for identification purposes. Posted 11/08/99 (W-SN399041). (0312)

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