Blood Products

The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price contract to American Red Cross for the establishment of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the consignment of blood products, delivery of blood products of Low Titer O Whole Blood and Liquid Plasma and testing services. (see attached). The BPA will consist of a base year and 4 option years; the period of performance for the base year is 01 Oct 2024 - 31 September 2025. American red Cross is the only source available to provide BPA for the consignment of of blood products, delivery of blood products of Low Titer O Whole Blood and Liquid Plasma and testing services.  Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. This is not a request for quote or proposals. Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist, Kimberly Bunn at kimberly.p.Bunn.civ@health.mil. Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Submission 0012066755.