Scope
If systems/solutions, products and/or services do not directly match VA security requirements, the contractor shall work though the COR/CO for governance or resolution.
6550-- Blood Bank Cost Per Test
Solicitation number36C25726Q0870
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · 257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257)
Response deadlineSep 8, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
Deadline status5 days remaining
PostedAug 28, 2026
Record refreshedSep 2, 2026
Place of performanceDepartment of Veteran Affairs Dallas Texas Veterans Health Care System ATTN: Path & Laboratory Service 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas, TX, 75216, United States
Opportunity summary
Source-citedThis Request for Quotation (RFQ) seeks pricing for laboratory Blood Bank Cost Per Test within the VA North Texas Healthcare System. Evaluation will consider technical acceptability, past performance, and price. [2][1]
Key points
Sources
- 36C25726Q0870_1.docx
Multiple Awards The Government intends to make a single award under this solicitation to the responsible offeror using comparative analysis technique. ## E.3 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (OCT 2025) (DEVIATION) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.
- Official SAM.gov notice
Place of performance: Department of Veteran Affairs Dallas Texas Veterans Health Care System ATTN: Path & Laboratory Service 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas, TX, 75216, USA
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Public-source intelligence
Source-backed opportunity brief
See sections 1823 through 1825 and 1832 of Public Law 118-31 for statutory requirements pertaining to exemptions, exceptions, and waivers. (d) *Prohibition on using or providing specific products or services or conducting certain transactions regardless of connection to contract*. (1) *Certain telecommunications and video surveillance equipment, systems, or services*. (i) Unless an applicable waiver has been issued by the Government, the Contractor cannot use any equipment, systems, or services that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system (paragraph (a)(1)(B) of section 889 of the John S.
Deliverables
For Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide acquisition contracts, multi-agency contracts or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, upon notification from the Contracting Officer, during the performance of the contract, the Contractor shall promptly make any necessary changes or modifications to remove any product or service produced or provided by a source that this clause prohibits. (h) *General report*. (1) If the Contractor identifies or is notified by any source, (including a subcontractor at any tier), that any product or service provided or used (or to be provided or used) during contract performance does not comply with any prohibition in this clause, then the Contractor shall report the following information, or as much information is known, in writing to the contracting office as identified in paragraph (h)(2) within 72 hours: (i) Contract number and order number, if applicable; (ii) The specific prohibition the product or service is not complying with; (iii) A description of the products or services that the Contractor identifies or has reason to suspect is prohibited (include brand; model number, such as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); (iv) The entity that produced the product or service (include entity name, unique entity identifier, Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, facilities responsible for design, fabrication, assembly, packaging, and test of the product, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor (provide manufacturer codes and distributor codes used for the product)); (v) Description of the functionality of the product or service and how that functionality impacts the risk to the product or service; (vi) An explanation of any factors relevant to determining if the product or service should be permitted by an applicable exception, exemption, or waiver (if the contractor would like the Government to consider a waiver, and asks for such a waiver); (vii) Whether alternative products or services are available that would comply with the prohibition; (viii) If the product or service is related to item maintenance, include the following information on the item being maintained: (A) Brand; (B) Model number, OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and (C) Item description, as applicable. (ix) Any readily available information about mitigation actions implemented or recommended. (2) If a report must be submitted to a contracting office, the Contractor shall submit the report as follows: (i) If a Department of Defense contracting office, the Contractor shall report to the website at [*https://dibnet.dod.mil*](https://dibnet.dod.mil). (ii) For all other contracting offices, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer. (iii) For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to both the contracting office for the indefinite delivery contract and the contracting office for any affected order. (3) If the report provided does not contain any of the information required by paragraph (h)(1) of this clause, and the contractor later discovers new information that is required by paragraph (h)(1) of this clause, then the contractor shall submit a subsequent report within 72 hours of discovering the new information. (4) The contractor shall also report the information in paragraph (h)(1) if the contractor wishes to ask for a waiver of the requirements of a new FASCSA order being applied through modification.
Evaluation
Multiple Awards The Government intends to make a single award under this solicitation to the responsible offeror using comparative analysis technique. ## E.3 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (OCT 2025) (DEVIATION) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.
Submission
The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer.
Place of performance
Department of Veteran Affairs Dallas Texas Veterans Health Care System ATTN: Path & Laboratory Service 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas, TX, 75216, USA
Key dates
Posted Aug 28, 2026; Responses due Sep 8, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC; Archive date Oct 8, 2026
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Notice information
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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Page 5 of 5 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice *= Required Field Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Page 1 of 5 Page 1 of 2 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in RFO FAR 12.202, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number 36C25726Q0870 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01. The NAICS Code for this request for quotes is 325413 (1,250 Employees). Unrestricted/Open Market set-aside is used for this solicitation. The items being requested are included in the solicitation attachment RFQ 36C25726Q0870.pdf. The items being requested are for laboratory Blood Bank Cost Per Test within the VA North Texas Healthcare System. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The evaluation criteria are technical acceptability, past performance, and price. See attached RFQ document for details. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. There are no addenda to this clause. The following clauses cited are applicable: FAR Number Title Date 52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT ALTERNATE I (NOV 2021) JUN 2020 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS NOV 2023 52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS JAN 2017 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT, OR VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED JAN 2025 52.209-10 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS NOV 2015 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES NOV 2023 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES NOV 1999 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT MAR 2000 52.219-4 NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (DEVIATIONS) NOV 2025 52.219-28 POSTAWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.222-19 CHILD LABOR-COOPERATION WITH AUTHORTIES AND REMEDIES (DEVIATION) MAR 2026 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON VETERANS (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.222.50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.222-51 EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS TO CONTRACTS FOR MAINTENANCE, CALIBRATION, OR REPAIR OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT-REQUIREMENTS (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.222-90DEV ADDRESSING DEI DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS APR 2026 52.223-5 POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION MAY 2024 52.223-23 SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.225-5 TRADE AGREEMENTS NOV 2023 52.226-8 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING MAY 2024 52.229-3 FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES (DEVIATION) SEP 2025 52.229-12 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS FEB 2021 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER- OCT 2018 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS MAR 2023 52.233-3 PROTEST AFTER AWARD AUG 1996 52.233-4 APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM OCT 2004 52.237-2 PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND VEGETATION APR 1984 52.237-3 CONTINUITY OF SERVICES JAN 1991 52.240-91DEV SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS NOV 2025 52.244-6 SUBCONTRACTORS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (DEVIATION) APR 2026 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES NOV 2020 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING MAY 2018 852.212-71 GRAY MARKET AND COUTERFEIT ITEMS FEB 2023 852.222.71DEV COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 13899 APR 2025 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT NOV 2018 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER OCT 2020 852.246.71 REJECTED GOODS OCT 2018 852.247-73 PACKING FOR DOMESTIC SHIPMENT OCT 2018 The following provisions cited are applicable: FAR Number Title Date 52.203-11 CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS SEP 2024 52.203-18 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS REPRESENTATION JAN 2017 52.204-7DEV SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT-REGISTRATION NOV 2025 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES SEP 2023 52.214-21 DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE APR 2002 52.219-1DEV SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS NOV 2025 52.222-18 CERTIFICATION REGARDING KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD LABOR LISTED END PRODUCTS FEB 2021 52.222-48 EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS TO CONTRACTS FOR MAINTENANCE, CALIBRATION, OR REPAIR OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT- CERTIFICATION (DEVIATION) NOV 2025 52.223-1DEV BIOBASED PRODUCT CERTIFICATION NOV 2025 52.225-6 TRADE AGREEMENTS CERTIFICATE FEB 2021 52.225-18 PLACE OF MANUFACTURE AUG 2018 52.229-11 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS-NOTICE AND REPRESENTATION JUN 2020 52.229-12 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS FEB 2021 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST SEP 2006 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS NOV 2020 852.215-72 NOTICE OF INTENT TO RE-SOLICIT OCT 2019 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION OCT 2018 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE OCT 2018 852.273-70 LATE OFFERS NOV 2021 Late quotes or documentation may be accepted if advantageous to the Government. All comments or inquiries are to be submitted in writing via email to the Point of Contact, referenced in this notice on or before September 2, 2026, 9:00 AM Central Standard Time. Vendors interested in providing the required supply and service will need to submit all required documentation, detailed in the attached RFQ document, by email to Teresa Arzola at Teresa.Arzola@va.gov, no later than September 8, 2026 9:00 AM CST See attached document: 36C25726Q0870_1 .
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- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · LatestPosted Aug 28, 2026 · response deadline Sep 8, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
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