About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed-price, single-award IDIQ to Carter Bloodcare for safe, quality blood products and therapeutic phlebotomies for Veteran patients. The contractor must provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, and supplies to deliver items such as leukoreduced red blood cells, apheresis platelets, fresh frozen plasma, and cryoprecipitate to the VA North Texas Health Care System, alongside required laboratory and consultation services. The contract term spans May 1, 2027 (or date of award if later) through April 30, 2032 across designated pricing periods. The notice specifies a sole-source procurement with no open bidding eligibility, submission instructions, question deadlines, evaluation criteria, or budget details provided in the text.
Scope of work
- Red Blood Cells, Leuko-Reduced (LRBC)
- Platelets-Apheresis, Leuko-Reduced (LPPLT)
- Fresh frozen plasma, or Plasma frozen less than 24 hours (FFP or PF24)
- Cryoprecipitate, frozen pooled from 5 donors (PCRYO)
- Platelet-pheresis, HLA matched and Deglycerolyzed Red cells
- Reference laboratory testing and services including HLA typing, antibody screens, and molecular testing
- Therapeutic Phlebotomy Donation Services at multiple locations throughout North Texas area
- Physician consultation services in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine and 24/7 reference laboratory availability
Minimum qualifications
- Fully licensed/accredited by CLIA, AABB, and FDA
- Actively engaged in providing the specific blood products and services outlined in the solicitation
- Reference laboratory meeting proficiency and competency requirements set forth by AABB and FDA
- Distribution location local to VANTHCS, Dallas facility (within 50 miles) to meet stat, urgent, or emergency blood product requests
- Consultation services directed by a physician qualified in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
Documents to include with your response
- Contingency plan to ensure adequate and safe blood supply
Contract details
- Term
- Base Period: 12 Months, May 1, 2027, through April 30, 2028; Option Period 1: 12 Months, May 1, 2028, through April 30, 2029; Pricing Period 2: 12 Months, May 1, 2029, through April 30, 2030; Pricing Period 3: 12 Months, May 1, 2030, through April 30, 2031; Pricing Period 4: 12 Months, May 1, 2031, through April 30, 2032
- Place of performance
- VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216 and multiple locations throughout North Texas area
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 36C25727Q0055
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Buying office
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Nov 13, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 3, 2026
- NAICS
- 621991 · Blood and Organ Banks
- Product/service code
- 6505
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- TX, 75216
- Contracting contact
- Joshua Weisman
Joshua.Weisman@va.gov
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (36C257) with descriptions matching "blood products", performed in TX. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| CARTER BLOODCARE36C25726N0141 · BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS FOR NTX VA ADD TARIFF SURCHARGE | $1.9M | Apr 30, 2027 |
| CARTER BLOODCARE36C25726N0225 · CTX BLOOD PRODUCTS IDIQ 04/01/2023-03/31/2028 | $483.3K | Mar 31, 2027 |
| SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD & TISSUE CENTER36C25726N0185 · BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS ORDERING PERIOD 5 | $743.2K | Feb 15, 2027 |
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, performed in TX
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| GULF COAST REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER36C25627N0015 · AUTOLOGOUS DONATIONS DIRECTED DONATIONS EMERGENCY BLOOD AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES | $50,000 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| BLOODSOLUTIONS MANAGERS, LLC36C24927N0109 · BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS FOR PATIENTS. | $594.9K | Sep 30, 2027 |
| LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER36C25626N0571 · ORGAN ACQUISITION FEE SERVICES FOR VA HOUSTON | $2.3M | May 31, 2027 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 621991, since Oct 1, 2024
588 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, THE$44.1M
- 2. VITALANT$15.2M
- 3. ONEBLOOD, INC$15.0M
- 4. GIFT OF HOPE ORGAN & TISSUE DONOR NETWORK$14.7M
- 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.