65--Blood Products and Services

Sources sought to provide human blood products and services to the VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S Lancaster Road, Dallas, Texas 75216. The products will be used for human injection. A consistent and reliable source of human blood products and services from a fully accredited, full service blood bank is required. Vendor must be fully accredited by the Food and Drug Administration and be capable of providing a delivery time for human blood products no longer than 60 minutes for emergency, unscheduled patient requirements either from the centralized blood bank or one of its affiliated facilities equipped with overstock supplies for just such a purpose. NAICS code is 621991 and size standard is $10,000,000.Capable businesses are encouraged to respond via email with company name, proof of accreditation, contact name, and telephone number. Businesses who feel they may be capable of fulfilling this requirement shall submit all applicable information by 10:00AM CST, December 26, 2012. Sources sought only. This is not a request for formal proposals or quotes. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. The information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the VA. Contact Person: Rita Anderson, Contracting Officer, phone number 214-857-0043, email address: [email protected]