Sole Source Notice - Blood and Blood Products

Updated Nov 4, 2026

Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs, for work in Texas. Due Nov 13, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-5), 9 days left.

Bid documents (2)

• Statement of Work - Blood and Blood Products for North Texas VA 44 KB
• NOI to Sole Source 28 KB

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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Texas Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a Firm-Fixed price, single-award IDIQ to Carter Bloodcare, for procurement of the following Blood and Blood Products (“X” represents Ordering Periods 1-5): Item # Description Est Annual Needs Unit X001 *Red Cells, Leukocyte reduced 4056 Unit X002 Platelets, Pheresis, Leukocyte reduced 416 Unit X003 Fresh frozen plasma, OR Plasma frozen <24 hours 350 Unit X004 Cryoprecipitate, frozen pooled from 5 donors 150 Unit X005 Platelet-pheresis, HLA matched 5 Unit X006 Deglycerolyzed Red cells 5 Unit X007 Freezing of Patient RBC 5 Ea X008 Deglycerolization of frozen RBC 5 Ea X009 Irradiation Fee 1000 Ea X010 Class 1 HLA Type 1 Ea X011 HLA Typing; A, B, C, single antigen 1 Ea X012 HLA-A,B, Molecular; Request Coding 1 Ea X013 HLA Computer match fee 10 Ea X014 ABID; PLT Immunoglobulin Assay XM 5 Ea X015 ABID; PLT Immunoglobulin Assay PLA1 1 Ea X016 ABID; Platelet Antibody 3 Ea X017 Washing (red blood cells) 3 Ea X018 Antigen Screen, Tier 1 antigen (C, c, E, or K) 30 Ea X019 Antigen Screen, Tier 2 antigen (Jka, Jkb, Fya, Kpa, e, or P1) 50 Ea X020 Antigen Screen, Tier 3 antigen (Fyb, Kpb, S, s, Cw, k, Wra, or High prevalence) 50 Ea X021 ABO/Rh type 10 Ea X022 Blood Typing-ABO/Rh Discrepancy 2 Ea X023 Antibody Screen, RBC, each Serum Technique 10 Ea X024 Cold Agglutinin, Screen 1 Ea X025 AHG Test; Direct, each antiserum 5 Ea X026 ABID, RBC Antobodies, ea panel 10 Ea X027 Antibody Elution (RBC), each 6 Ea X028 Pretreat RBC with Enzymes, each 3 Ea X029 Pretreat Serum with Absorption x1 2 Ea X030 Pretreat Serum with Absorption x2 2 Ea X031 Pretreat Serum with Absorption x3 2 Ea X032 Drug Studies Request Coding 1 Ea X033 Lectin Panel (Polyagglutination) 1 Ea X034 CMV Negative 3 Ea X035 HgB S Negative 5 Ea X036 Frozen Blood Storage (up to 90 days) 3 Ea X037 Imported Rare Unit Fee 5 Ea X038 Molecular RBC Genotype 20 Ea X039 RHD Molecular Testing 5 Ea X040 RhCE Molecular Testing 5 Ea X041 Molecular Sequencing 1 Ea X042 STAT Reference Testing Fee 30 Ea X043 Sample Pick-Up, Time Sensitive 10 Ea X044 Sample Pick Up – Zone 2 30 Ea X045 Therapeutic Phlebotomy Donation 100 Ea The Dallas Veteran Affairs Health Care Center has a requirement for the supply and delivery of blood and blood products supporting the North Texas Veterans Health Care System (VANTHCS).

Contractor will furnish all personnel, labor, transportation, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to provide Human Blood and Blood Products and guidance in Clinical Pathology Procedures as specified herein for eligible VA beneficiaries of the North Texas Veterans Health Care System, VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals.

A contract will not be awarded based on an offer received in response to this notice; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, by email, to the point of contact and referencing the notice ID 36C25727Q0055, which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals or offers received will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government.

If no affirmative written response is received within 21 days from the publication of this notice, a contract/order will be issued to Carter Bloodcare, without any further notice. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to negotiate with only one source. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

The proposed sole source procurement will be made by a pricing agreement with Carter Bloodcare. See attached document: Statement of Work - Blood and Blood Products for North Texas VA.

Contracting contact

• Joshua Weisman · [email protected]

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

Is your business small enough?

For NAICS 621991, a business counts as small if it has no more than $40.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

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Federal contractors paid for blood and organ banks work, who also hold VA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

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About the buyer

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $84.6 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., Mckesson Corporation and Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp. See what VA is buying now.

Blood and Organ Banks contracts right now

There are 3 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 621991), 1 posted in the last 7 days; 33% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs. Most of the work with a stated place is in Texas.

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