6506--SOURCES SOUGHT - Blood, Blood Products and Services In Support of the Nebraska Western-Iowa VA Health Care System.
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q1098 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, FAR Subpart 12, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is Unrestricted. This notice follow notices 36C26326Q0861 and 36C26326Q0753 The Omaha VA Medical Center (VAMC) has a requirement for a reliable FDA r… (show all)
egistered source of blood products and services for the treatment of patients. All products will be used for human administration, blood and blood products are considered domestic end times as they are drawn and processed in the United States of America. All referred patient testing results will be included in treatment of the patient based on clinical presentation. Apheresis services will be provided in accordance with written orders issued by the patient�s ordering physician. Contractor shall furnish all personnel, supplies, and facilities necessary to collect, process, store, and deliver human blood components and derivatives. The contractor shall supply the blood products and services which are listed on the Price/Cost Schedule. See attached RFQ 1449 document and other attachments. All questions shall be received no later than 12:00 PM CT Thursday, September 17, 2026. All offers shall be received by the CO no later than 05:00 PM CT Sunday, September 20, 2026. All offers shall be emailed to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov Emails shall include this RFQ number in the Subject Line: 36C26326Q1098.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) 6506.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $541K to $3.6M, median $1.3M; range $100K to $6.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VITALANT Scottsdale AZ 85258 USA | 2 | $7.2M | Jul 28, 2026 |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY STANFORD 94305 | 1 | $6.3M | Mar 2, 2026 |
| CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BLOOD BANK HUMMELSTOWN 17036 | 1 | $1.3M | Mar 2, 2026 |
| GREATER METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY BLOOD SERVICE, INC. | 1 | $632K | Oct 1, 2026 |
| CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BLOOD CENTER Fresno CA 93722 USA | 1 | $450K | May 19, 2026 |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, THE Charlotte NC 28273 USA | 1 | $100K | Aug 25, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 1, 2026GREATER METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY BLOOD SERVICE, INC.$632K6506--SUPPLY - BLOOD, BLOOD PRODUCTS, AND APHERESISNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 28, 2026VITALANT Scottsdale AZ 85258 USA$5.2M6506--SSJ posting - Notice of Intent to Sole SourceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 19, 2026CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BLOOD CENTER Fresno CA 93722 USA$450KFresno Blood and Blood ProductsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 2, 2026THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY STANFORD 94305$6.3M6506--VAPAHCS Human Blood and Blood Related Products IDIQNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 2, 2026CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BLOOD BANK HUMMELSTOWN 17036$1.3M6506--Lebanon VAMC 5 Year Blood BankNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 4, 2025VITALANT Scottsdale AZ 85258 USA$2.0MReno VA Blood and Blood ProductsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 25, 2025AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, THE Charlotte NC 28273 USA$100KBlood and Blood ProductsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 6 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.