6550--Special Notice: Virtual Industry Blood Bank Testing Reagents

Special Notice Subject: Blood Testing Reagents and Supplies Virtual Industry Day GENERAL INFORMATION SOLICITATION NUMBER: NAICS CODE: 325413 PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6550 CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: Network Contracting Office 1 (NCO1) VAMC Brockton 940 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02301 POINT OF CONTACT: Sarah Otis, Contract Specialist, [email protected] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DESCRIPTION: Network Contracting Office 1 (NCO1) along with the Network Consolidated Laboratory for VISN 1 is hosting an Informational Virtual Industry Event for their upcoming acquisition, Blood Bank Testing Reagents and Supplies. Vendors must provide (1) of each item to be sampled to each of the listed laboratory facilities. In order to prevent duplication of product samples, this event it limited to manufactures or their designated distributor. EVENT INFORMATION: Dates: October 26, 2022 November 16, 2022, Location: VISN 1 VAMC s throughout New England (Exact addresses listed on attachment.) as well as virtual appointments via Microsoft Teams If your company would like to participate in the Virtual Industry Day, please complete the attached Industry Day Request form included at the end of this notice and send to Sarah Otis at [email protected] and Julie Lemire at [email protected] by November 4, 2022, 4:00pm EST. Samples must be received no later than November 4, 2022. All vendors whose requests and samples have been received by the November 4, 2022, deadline will be invited to schedule 30-minute product discussion calls on either November 15, 2022, or November 16, 2022. STATEMENT OF NEED The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Veteran Health Administration (VHA), Network Consolidated Laboratory (NCL) for VISN 1 has a need for blood bank testing reagents and supplies. The objective is to ensure efficacy and consistency of products when examined within a comparison study across several of the VISN 1 laboratories. All required testing reagents and supplies are listed within the attachment. Registration for this Virtual Industry Day is on a first come, first served basis and registration forms must be completed and returned no later November 4, 2022, 4:00 pm EST and product samples must also be received by each of the laboratories no later than November 4, 2022. INDUSTRY DAY REQUEST Company Name: Point of Contact Information: Company Socio-Economic Status: Company Business Size for NAICS Code Manufacturer or Distributor: Does your company have a Federal Supply Schedule Contract for these products and if so, what is the contract number and the FSS Contracting Officer point of contact information? Please provide a copy of your capabilities statement for your company when replying to this posting. VISN 1 Blood Lab Testing Reagents and Supplies   Description/Part Number* 1 (PN# 0002999) Tech Chek Education Use only 2 (PN# 0002385) Panocell-10 Ficin Set 23x3,1x2 3 (PN# 0005020) Panocell 20 20x3 4 (PN# 0007930) Complement Control Cells 1x3 5 (PN# 0002327) 22% Bov Alb 10x10 6 (PN# 0004864) Anti-Leb Mono 1x5 7 (PN# 0007540) Anti-Kpa 1x2 8 (PN# 0007594) Anti-Fyb 1x5 9 (PN# 0012280) Anti A1 Lectin 1x5 10 (PN# 0705410) Gamma-N-Hance 10x10 11 (PN# 0705403) Gamma-N-Hance 3x10 12 (PN# 0002400) CorQC Test System 2x11.5 13 (PN# 0056169) Self Check II 3x5 14 (PN# 0007893) FHM Rapid Screen 15 (PN# 0004210) Anti-K Mono Ser 2 1x5 Blood Lab Locations 1. VAMC West Roxbury Lab 400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA 02132 Lab Manager: Torkelson, Kirsten M. (she/her/hers) [email protected] 2. VAMC West Haven Lab 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 Lab Manager: Orengo, Lorna [email protected] 3. VAMC Providence Lab 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence, RI 02908 Lab Manager: Farias, Jonathan [email protected] 4. VAMC Togus Lab 1 VA Center Augusta, ME 04330 Lab Manager: Browne, Lori L. [email protected]