What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting market research to identify potential sources for blood donor panel testing services for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Illinois. The required contractor must provide specimen shipment containers, perform analytical testing using FDA-approved methods, handle specimen storage, and ensure test results meet regulations set by the FDA, AABB, CAP, TJC, OSHA, CDC, and DoD Instruction. Performance standards require that 95% of test results are reported within 24 hours of receipt, with result files delivered via email to the facility's leadership team. This notice is purely a market survey to determine the procurement method, and no formal solicitation exists at this time. Interested parties capable of performing these services must submit capability statements detailing their organizational structure, staff capacity, ownership type, and administrative details for any planned subcontracting arrangements. Responses must be submitted via email to Contracting Officer Joni Dorr at [email protected] by 10:00 AM Central Time on November 3, 2026.
Scope of work
- Provide blood donor panel testing services
- Provide specimen shipment containers to FHCC
- Perform analytical testing of donor samples
- Provide reports on analytical test results within specified timeframes
- Standard Donor Panel testing including Anti-HIV, Hepatitis B, HTLV, Syphilis, HCV, and ABO & Rh typing
- Anti-CMV, Trypanosoma cruzi, West Nile Virus, and Babesia testing
- Isohemagglutinin Titer and HLA TRALI Mitigation testing
- Red Cell Antibody Identification
Minimum qualifications
- Current and valid licenses, permits, and approvals as required by FDA, CAP, CLIA, AABB, and State regulatory agencies
- Testing and supervisory staff meeting CLIA 1988 regulations or CAP accreditation standards
Documents to include with your response
- Organization name, address, email, website, phone, size, and ownership type
- Tailored capability statements supporting organizational and staff capacity
- Administrative and management structure if subcontracting or teaming is anticipated
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit responses via email to [email protected]
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (36C252) with descriptions matching "blood donor", performed in IL. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| BLOODWORKS36C25226N0402 · 5 MONTH EXTENSION FOR BLOOD DONOR TESTING AT FHCC | $275.9K | Feb 28, 2027 |
| BLOODWORKS36C25225N0492 · ORDERING PERIOD 5 FOR BLOOD DONOR TESTING AT FHCC | $604.2K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| BLOODWORKS36C25224N0544 · BLOOD DONOR TESTING AT CAPTAIN JAMES A LOVELL FHCC | $460.2K | Sep 29, 2025 |
| BLOODWORKS36C25223N0556 · BLOOD DONOR TESTING AT CAPTAIN JAMES A LOVELL FHCC - ORDERING PERIOD 3 | $436.2K | Sep 29, 2024 |
| BLOODWORKS36C25222N0442 · ORDERING PERIOD 2 BLOOD DONOR TESTING AT FHCC NORTH CHICAGO | $436.5K | Sep 29, 2023 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Medical Laboratories). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 621511, performed in IL
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS36C25924N0068 · YEAR ONE FUNDING FOR RMRVA CAP PROFICIENCY TESTING | $32,551 | Oct 19, 2028 |
| COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS36C25927N0003 · FY27 ORDER CAP PROFICIENCY TESTING | $35,662 | Oct 19, 2027 |
| PACIFIC EDGE DIAGNOSTICS USA LTD36C25526N0461 · CXBLADDER TESTING SERVICES | $258.7K | Sep 28, 2027 |
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED36C25227N0098 · FY27 TASK ORDER - 10/1/2026 - 6/30/2027 | $7.2M | Jun 30, 2027 |
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED36C25227N0090 · VISN 12 MULTI-SITE REFERENCE LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES FY27 TO | $3.1M | Jun 30, 2027 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 621511, since Oct 1, 2024
1,985 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$247.0M
- 2. LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA$122.5M
- 3. FOUNDATION MEDICINE, INC.$67.0M
- 4. BAYLOR MIRACA GENETICS LABORATORIES LLC$22.1M
- 5. COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS$18.9M
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.