Opportunity
SAM #36C26026Q0533
Market Research for Transfusion Medicine Services and Blood Products for VA Spokane WA Medical Center
Buyer
Vanco 20
Posted
April 07, 2026
Respond By
April 17, 2026
Identifier
36C26026Q0533
NAICS
621991
The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting market research for Transfusion Medicine Services and blood products for the Spokane, WA VA Healthcare System. - Government Buyer: - Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 20 (NCO 20), Vancouver, WA - Sub-agency: VA Spokane Healthcare System - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) or vendors are named in the notice - Products/Services Requested: - Transfusion Medicine Services, including provision of blood and blood components - No specific part numbers or quantities provided - Services to be provided per the attached Fee Schedule and Performance Work Statement (PWS) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - The Blood Center will serve as the exclusive provider unless unable to fulfill requirements - If local supply is unavailable, coordination with affiliated or other blood centers is required - The VA reserves the right to procure from other sources during periods of inability - Interested contractors must submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to provide these services - Place of Performance: - Spokane, WA VA Healthcare System - Contracting office located in Vancouver, WA
Description
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE This is a Pre-solicitation Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government is conducting Market Research only to determine the availability of qualified sources capable of providing Transfusion Medicine Services - Blood and Blood Products for the Spokane, WA VA Healthcare System and its catchment areas (SVAHCS). Potential Contractors are invited to provide a response via e-mail to Contract Specialist Andrew O Neal at Andrew.O Neal@va.gov by April 17th, 2026 @16:00 (PST). Responses will be used to determine the appropriate strategy for a potential acquisition. Please clearly identify any information your company considers sensitive or proprietary. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quotation (RFQ), or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited quotes in response to this Pre-solicitation Notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this Pre-solicitation Notice does not preclude participation in any future Request for Quotation (RFQ), if any is issued. BACKGROUND: The contractor shall provide, upon request and as reasonably available, Spokane HCS requirements for blood/blood components set forth on the Fee Schedule attached hereto and incorporated herein as Attachment A within the Performance Work Statement (PWS) | Statement of Work (SOW). Blood Center will serve as VA Spokane s exclusive provider of Blood Products. In the event Blood Products are not available through Blood Center s local distribution center, Blood Center will use reasonable efforts to coordinate with one or more of its affiliated or other blood centers to secure necessary Blood Products. If Blood Center is unable to furnish Blood Products as requested, VA Spokane HCS shall be free to procure such Blood Products from other sources, but only to the extent and for the duration of such inability. NAICS: 621511, Medical Laboratories Interested potential Contractors please provide the following. 1) Company Name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, and DUNS Please indicate business size: Small Disadvantage Business (SDB)____ 8(a)____ Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone)____ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)____ Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)_____ Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)_____ Women-Owned Small Business concerns (WOSB)_____ Small Business_____ Large Business_____ Please state if you possess a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS)_. Please state if your FSS Schedule is under Group 66 III Cat 605-2A_____ 2) Please submit a brief capability statement (maximum three pages) with enough information to demonstrate to the Department of Veterans Affairs that you have the resources, personnel, and experience capable of providing Transfusion Medicine Services-Blood and Blood Products for the Spokane, WA VA Healthcare System (SVAHCS).
See attached document: PWS Spokane Transfusion Medicine Services - Blood and Blood Products. 668 Spokane, WA VA Transfusion Medicine Services - Blood and Blood Products RFI NOTHING FOLLOWS