Contracting Officer (90C), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64128

65 -- WHOLE BLOOD AND BLOOD DERIVATIVE REQUIREMENTS SOL 589-02-98 DUE 032098 POC Marsden, Chuck (816) 922-2063 WEB: VA MEDICAL CENTER (BU90C), www.kansas-city.med.va.gov/. E-MAIL: VA MEDICAL CENTER, MARSDEN, CHARLES +@KANSAS CITY.VA.GOV. Sources sought to provide whole blood and blood derivatives to the VAMC's Kansas City, MO and Leavenworth, KS. Routine orders for blood will be delivered within 24 hours following a request. Emergency orders must be available for delivery within 30 minutes. Bidders will only be considered from blood banks who are able to provide 100% volunteer blood. Bidders must be currently registered and/or licensed with the FDA and Department of Health and Human Resources. The proposed contract will be for the period of one (1) year. Interested parties may request a solicitation package in writing from the address noted in this announcement. Bidding documents will be available o/a February 27, 1998. (0051)

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