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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF OCTOBER 20, 2017 FBO #5810
DOCUMENT

65 -- Blood and Blood Products - Attachment

Notice Date

10/18/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

325414 — Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC;1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Dr.;Jackson MS 39216
 

ZIP Code

39216
 

Solicitation Number

36C25618Q0068
 

Response Due

10/25/2017
 

Archive Date

11/9/2017
 

Point of Contact

Lakeisha White
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest and capability of Other than Small Businesses and Small Businesses, including VIP-Verified Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) prospective contractors relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 325414 Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing. Interested Other Than Small Businesses and Small Businesses including VIP-Verified VOSBs and SDVOSBs are required to submit an e-mail delineating: Qualifications, capabilities, and experience for providing this product; Business size/Socioeconomic status; This is not a Request for Proposal or an announcement of a solicitation and no solicitation package exists at this time. Your responses will be used solely for market research purposes of the Government. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this notice and submissions will not be returned to the sender. VOSBs and SDVOSBs must be registered and verified in VIP for set-aside consideration. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 325414 and the small business size standard is 1,250 employees. Responses due are to be submitted by e-mail to Lakeisha White at Lakeisha.white@va.gov. The information requested must be received no later than Noon, Central Daylight Time on Wednesday, October 25rd, 2017. Scope of Work for Blood Contract: The contractor shall furnish blood and blood components, in suitable containers, to be delivered FOB Destination within consignee s premises, to the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1500 Woodrow Drive, Jackson, MS 39216. The blood shall be delivered as specified within twenty-four (24) hours following receipt of request. Emergency deliveries shall be delivered within one (1) hour after receipt of request. It is estimated that two to three emergency deliveries will be required each week. Empty containers, blood, and equipment being returned for credit shall be returned at contractor s expense. All blood received by the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center under this contract shall be properly packed and insulated in such a way as to ensure that 8 degrees Celsius is maintained during a normal automobile trip between contractor s place of business and the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center. A. TYPING BLOOD Blood shall be typed for ABO and Rh antigens in accordance with methods recommended in the current edition of Standards for Transfusion Services and the Technical Manual of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). A sample of blood from each donation shall be tested for syphilis. Whole blood and/or components shall not be used for transfusion unless the test is nonreactive. In addition, only blood testing negative for antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), for human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV), for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), for antihepatitis B core antigen (Anti-HBc), and for hepatitis C shall be used for transfusion. All blood is to be collected by the closed system under aseptic conditions and shall be processed in appropriate solutions and the container so labeled. The label shall also bear the expiration date of the contents in accordance with regulations. All blood supplied shall be grossly free of hemolysis, excessive chyle and clots. B. FDA REGISTRATION/LICENSE: Offers shall be considered from those whose blood bank is currently registered and/or licensed with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), through the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Section 510 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, 21 USC, Section 260. C. U.S. LICENSE: Prior to award the offeror must submit proof that the company holds an unrevoked U.S. license which is issued by the Director, Bureau of Biologic, FDA under Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, 42 USC Section 262, as a source of supply for whole blood. Offers shall be accepted from offerors who are licensed and/or registered and in compliance with all Federal, State, County and City regulations D. INTERSTATE SHIPMENTS: If interstate shipment of blood components is involved, the offeror shall submit with the bid statement that such approval has been authorized under Public Health Service Act 351, as amended, 42 USC section 262. E. DONORS, CONTAINERS, DELIVERY, ETC: The offeror shall certify that he shall comply with the requirements outlined below with respect to donors, containers, delivery, etc. Offers will be considered only from blood banks that are able to provide the VA with 100% volunteer donor blood in accordance with the most current FDA rules and regulations. The definition of a volunteer donor is a person who does not receive monetary payment for blood donation. Benefits, such as monetary time off from work, membership in blood assurance programs and cancellation of non-replacement fees that are not readily convertible to cash, do not constitute monetary payment. Donor Requirement: The offeror shall maintain readily available blood donor lists including names, addresses, and social security numbers. Such lists shall indicate if, when and on what date blood of a particular donor was furnished to the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center. Donor selection shall be in accordance with criteria established by the FDA and/or the AABB. F. REPORT OF SUSPECTED TRANSFUION TRANSMITTED INFECTION: The VA shall report to contractor each case of suspected/ established transfusion transmitted infection. The contractor shall immediately review donor records for all units involved to verify that all tests were correctly interpreted and assure that the donor answered questions appropriately. A WRITTEN report shall be submitted by the contractor to the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center documenting the results of their investigation. Reports shall be submitted within two (2) weeks after notification of suspected transfusion infection. If report of investigation cannot be completed within the mandated two weeks after notification, the contractor shall provide a written acknowledgement advising of receipt of notification and give expected date of completion of report. G. UNAVAILABLE SPECIFIC BLOOD REQUIREMENTS: It the event of the unavailability of a specific blood requirement, the VA may go to another source to attain the required blood component. Documentation shall be maintained as to the date/time/person that was contacted from the contract source indicating they did not have the required item(s). H. PAYMENTS: The Contractor will be paid twice monthly in arrears upon receipt of an invoice for products delivered. All invoices shall include in each instance the invoice number and date. Each invoice shall represent charges covering the first day of the month to the 15th day of the month and the 16th day of the month to the last day of the month. Invoices are to be submitted by the 10th workday following the end of the weeks that are billed.. I. LICENSE INDEPENDENT PRACTIONERS: The contracting entity shall ensure that all services provided by contracted individuals who are LIPs (Licensed Independent Practitioner) shall be within the scope of his or her privileges. J. FURNISHING BLOOD Blood shall be furnished labeled A, B, O and Rh type. Type A Rh negative and O Rh negative must have been drawn from donor not more than five (5) days before date on which purchase order is filled. Types such as AB Rh positive, B Rh negative and AB Rh negative shall be supplied as fresh as possible but not over fifteen (15) days old. These time limits may be adjusted if a system for exchange on credit is provided which minimizes or precludes losses due to outdating. Immediately after bleeding, the blood shall be refrigerated between 1 and 6 degrees Celsius with fluctuation of no more than 2 degrees Celsius within this range. Freezing must be avoided at all times. If public transportation of blood is necessary, it shall be transported in clean shipping containers provided with refrigeration sufficient to hold the blood at 1-10 degrees Celsius if it has been precooled. If the blood has not been cooled, the shipping container shall provide sufficient refrigeration to bring the temperature toward 1 10 Celsius, preferably 1-6 degrees whole in transit. K. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS HHS/OIG: To ensure that the individuals providing services under the contract have not engaged in fraud or abuse regarding Sections 1128 and 1128A of the Social Security Act regarding federal health care programs, the contractor is required to check the Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General (HHS/OIG), List of Excluded Individuals/ Entities on the OIG website (www.hhs.gov/oig) for each person providing services under this contract. Further the Contractor is required to certify in its proposal that all persons listed in the contractor s proposal have been compared against the OIG list and are NOT listed. During the performance of this contract the Contractor is prohibited from using any individual or business listed on the List of Excluded Individuals/ Entities. The contractor agrees to provide commercial services in accordance with the terms and conditions stated herein, to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, Mississippi, at the prices in the Sections entitled Schedule of Cost and Schedule of Service of this contract
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/JaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/36C25618Q0068/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: 36C25618Q0068 36C25618Q0068.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3857187&FileName=36C25618Q0068-000.docx)

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Record

SN04716820-W 20171020/171018231219-f383c6cab13a303b12d2c9e7b002035f (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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