Blood Bank Reagents — Sole-Source Intent

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking capability statements from vendors able to provide proprietary blood bank reagents for the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, with an intended sole-source award to Alba Bioscience, Inc.

United States of America > VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)


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Open (active)
36C26327Q1088
Sep 30, 2026 04:00 PM
Sep 23, 2026 03:34 PM
Sole Source
Federal
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robert.bennett8@va.gov
+13193397079
1303 5th Street, Coralville, IA, USA
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Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23, intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Alba Bioscience, Inc. for proprietary blood bank reagents associated with equipment provided by the original equipment manufacturer. The notice states that no other third-party vendor is authorized to install or service the equipment and that no other source is expected to satisfy the agency's requirements. This is a notice of intent rather than a competitive solicitation. Vendors that believe they can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation for consideration in determining whether the procurement should be competed. The applicable NAICS code is 325413 and the product service code is 6550.

Classification Codes
NAICS325413In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
PSC6550In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets
Smart Codes
blood bank reagentsin-vitro diagnostic reagentsblood testing kits
Specifications
Supply Only
Timeline
Sep 23, 2026 03:34 PM-Publication Date
Sep 30, 2026 04:00 PM-Response Due Date
Nov 29, 2026-Inactive Date
Requirements
No
Documents
TitleDate Posted
36C26327Q1088_1.docxSep 23, 2026 12:00 PM
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