65 -- BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS

Notice Date

July 19, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs, Acquisition & Materiel Management Service (90G), VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL 33744

ZIP Code

33744

Solicitation Number

516-007-02

Response Due

August 1, 2001

Point of Contact

Connie Springs, Contracting Officer (727)398-9375

Description

The VA Medical Center, Bay Pines FL intends to negotiate a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, to Florida Blood Services, to locally process and furnish, in a timely fashion (to include one hour emergency service), blood and blood products to VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL. NAICS code 621991 applies. A contract for the period of October 1, 2001, to September 30, 2002 is anticipated. Interested parties have 10 days from publication of this synopsis to submit in writing their qualifications/capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the 10 days or without sufficient information to enable the GOVERNMENT to determine that a firm is qualified and capable to perform contract requirements, will be deemed nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the GOVERNMENT not to conduct a competitive procurement based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the GOVERNMENT. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Capability statements may be faxed to 727-398-9536, att: Connie Springs, or mailed to att: Connie Springs (90G), VA Medical Center, AMMS, PO BOX 457, Bay Pines FL 33744.

Record

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