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Unos Toolbox FY27

Federal · Department of Veterans AffairsDue Friday, October 9, 2026
Client
Department of Veterans Affairs
RFP Number
—
Posted
10/7/2026
Category
US Federal
Budget
—
NAICS
621991
Set-aside
, sole source, unrestricted for a
Contact
Tiffany Burks

Description

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The Department of Veterans Affairs needs to procure UNOS Organ Transplant list Toolbox Register Fees for the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. The requested scope requires providing access to the UNOS Toolbox infrastructure and associated tools that support organ matching, allocation decisions, and waitlist management. The VA intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract for a one-year term starting November 1, 2026, to United Network for Organ Sharing. This notice is a request for information and not a competitive solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management to be eligible for award. Interested parties may submit clear, written capability documentation demonstrating their general information, technical background, and experience by 3:00 p.m. Central Time on October 9, 2026. Submissions must be sent to Contracting Officer Jeneice Matthews via email as Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat files formatted with 8.5 x 11 inch size, 12-point font, and 1-inch margins.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from 36C25627Q0039 10-6-2026.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed price contract with United Network for Organ Sharing for UNOS Organ Transplant list Toolbox Register Fees. This access provides proprietary tools and data services essential for the operation and compliance of the transplant program at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Responsible sources may submit capability documentation, which will be considered solely to determine whether to conduct…

Issued by
Department of Veterans Affairs
Response Date
10-09-2026 3PM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA
Anticipated Award
1 November 2026
How to submit
Email only
Submission details
Submit capabilities documentation to Tiffany Burks. Subject line must be: RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – 36C25627Q0039 United Network for Organ Sharing -MEDVAMC. Limit to 8.5 x 11 inches, 12-point font, 1-inch margins in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat.
Contract term
One (1) year
Place of performance
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030

Scope of work

  • UNOS Organ Transplant list Toolbox Register Fees
  • Access to DonorNet platform for organ offer and acceptance
  • Offer Filters and Match Run Viewer tools
  • Waitlist Management Tools for patient listings
  • Predictive Analytics including KDPI and EPTS models
  • Data Dashboards and Reporting Tools

Minimum qualifications

  • Must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)

Documents to include with the bid

  • Capability documentation including general information and technical background

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
36C25627Q0039
Agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
Buying office
256-Network Contract Office 16 (36C256)
Notice type
Special Notice
Responses due
Oct 9, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Oct 6, 2026
NAICS
621991 · Blood and Organ Banks
Product/service code
Q523
Contracting contact
Tiffany Burks, Contract Specialist
tiffany.burks@va.gov
601-362-4471 X56338
Read the official notice description

This is a Special Notice as a pre-Intent to Sole Source/request for information (RFI) only. The response to this posting will be used to establish the procurement strategy for example, set-aside, sole source, unrestricted for a solicitation that VA intends to post in the near future. Please review the attached documents(s) for more details on this requirement. See attached file(s): 36C25627Q0039-RFI The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 16, Houston, Texas 77030, intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed price contract for the procurement of UNOS Organ Transplant list Toolbox Register Fees for the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) located in Houston, Texas with United Network for Organ Sharing for one(1) year, in accordance with 41 U.S.C. §3304(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market research has determined that these items are highly specialized, are only available from the original source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of items will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract with an anticipated date of 1 November 2026 to United Network for Organ Sharing 700 N 4th Street, Richmond Virginia St. STE E, 23219-1414 UEI ME3TGWRFMU94. The intended procurement will be classified under North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 621991 Blood and Organ Banks with a small business size standard of 40 million. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than the date/time indicated below. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct competitive procurement. The VA will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. All documents submitted will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements to Contracting Officer, Jeneice Matthews, [email protected] capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the RFI. Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 36C25627Q0039 United Network for Organ Sharing -MEDVAMC in the subject line. RFI responses are due by 3:00p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) on October 9, 2026; size is limited to 8.5 x 11 inches, 12-point font, with 1-inch margins in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat format and virus checked prior to submission via email to Tiffany Burks, [email protected].

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

Likely prior awards for this requirement

Likely match

Awarded by the same buying office (36C256) with descriptions matching "unos toolbox". The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.

Vendor and awardValueEnds
UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING36C25626P0199 · UNOS TOOLBOX REGISTRATION FEES MEDVAMC$20,000Nov 30, 2026

Market context

Awards in the same category (Blood and Organ Banks). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 621991

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Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 621991, since Oct 1, 2024

575 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, THE$43.5M
  2. 2. ONEBLOOD, INC$15.0M
  3. 3. GIFT OF HOPE ORGAN & TISSUE DONOR NETWORK$14.7M
  4. 4. VITALANT$13.9M
  5. 5. OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY$7.2M

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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