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 509-37-00 DUE 032800 POC Faye 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 blood cells; platelet concentrates, random donor; platelet phereses; red cells, allogeneic; and fresh frozen plasma for the period April 15, 2000 through April 14, 2001. 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. All procedures, protocols, testing methodologies for determining donor suitability, managing donor care during and after transfusion, and testing of donated blood for release must be in accordance witht he most recent requirements of FDA and AABB. 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 the supplier. This notice of intent is not a request fro 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 4:00PM, March 28, 2000. Posted 02/23/00 (W-SN427651). (0054)

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