6550--Supplies - Blood Bank Reagents 5-Yr OP - Saginaw

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is a solicitation for Blood Bank Reagents for a 5-year period, with the contracting office located in Kettering, OH (ZIP code 45409-1337). The solicitation number is 36C25026Q0442.

This solicitation pertains to the procurement of Blood Bank Reagents. Specific details regarding the exact reagents, quantities, or technical specifications are not provided in this excerpt.

• Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10, 3140 Governors Place Blvd, Suite 210, Kettering OH 45409-1337.
• Product Service Code: 6550
• NAICS Code: 334516 (Diagnostic Product Manufacturing)

Information regarding proposal submission instructions, evaluation criteria, or key deadlines is not available in the provided text.

No specific set-aside or eligibility requirements are mentioned in this excerpt.

This document appears to be an award notice rather than a solicitation document itself, as it contains award information. The award number is 36C25026D0054, with an award date of 04-28-2026 and an award amount of $0.00. The awardee is QUIDELORTHO SALES COMPANY, LLC, with UEI ZFXRG96JMJ39, located at 9975 SUMMERS RIDGE RD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This solicitation is for the procurement of Ortho Blood Bank Reagents for the Aleda E Lutz VA Medical Center laboratory. The contract will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with a five-year ordering period. The reagents are for tube testing methodology and pre-transfusion screening.

• Specific Reagents Required:

  • SELECTOGEN (719610): For screening/detecting unexpected antibodies in patient serum.
  • COOMBS CONTROL (719810): For detecting false negative antiglobulin tests.
  • CONFIDENCE (6902096): Quality assurance system for blood bank reagents.
  • AFFIRMAGEN (719210): For detecting expected ABO blood group antibodies.

• Brand Name Only: The contract requires specific Ortho-Clinical Diagnostic manufactured reagents and quality control products. No substitutes are allowed.

• Compatibility: Reagents must be compatible with existing systems and cannot be used with products from other manufacturers (e.g., Bio-Rad, Werfen) due to extensive validation requirements.

• Estimated Quantity: 13 each per year for all line items.

• Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price, 5-year ordering period IDIQ.

• Period of Performance: May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2031.

• Estimated Value: Not explicitly stated, but the acquisition is over the micro-purchase threshold and not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

• Submission Deadline: April 14, 2026, at 4:30 PM EDT.

• Submission Method: Quotes or completed RFQ must be submitted to Kellie.Konopinski@va.gov.

• Evaluation Criteria: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

• NAICS Code: 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing).

• Size Standard: 1000 Employees.

• Set-Aside: This acquisition is unrestricted. Market research indicated that the "Rule of Two" could not be met for small business set-asides.

• The solicitation includes FAR clauses incorporated by reference, including those related to ordering, order limitations, indefinite quantity, and evaluation criteria.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Blood Bank Reagents. The resulting contract will be a Firm-Fixed Price, 5-year Ordering Period Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

• Procurement of Blood Bank Reagents.

• Contract Type: Firm-Fixed Price IDIQ

• Period of Performance: 5-year Ordering Period

• Response Date: April 14, 2026, 4:30 pm Eastern Time, New York, USA.

• The solicitation number is 36C25026Q0442.

• Not specified in the provided text.

• The contracting office is Network Contracting Office 10, Kettering, OH.

• The Place of Performance is the VA Medical Center in Saginaw, MI.

• The Product/Service Code is 6550 and the NAICS Code is 334516.

• A reference to an attached document "S02 36C25026Q0442" is made for further details.