The Minneapolis VAMC requires a Blood Bank Automation System with the Salient Characteristics listed below. This is a sources sought looking for businesses to provide the supplies listed below for market research purposes. No awards of a contract will be made from this announcement. If you are a vendor that can provide the requested information above and required supplies described below with competitive pricing, send your information (to include your organization's Unique Entity Identifier number) with a description of proof of capability to: Joey Bloomer, joseph.bloomer@va.gov by February 11th, 2025. Only emailed responses will be considered. Additionally, please provide answers as appropriate to the following questions in the table below with your response to this sources sought. Failure to respond to the following questions may affect the acquisition strategy. 1. Identify your organization's socio-economic category. 2. Identify if your organization is the manufacturer of the requested supplies. If you are not the manufacturer, identify the manufacturer of the supplies that you will provide, their socio-economic category and a letter showing that your organization is an authorized distributor for the requested supplies.  3. Fill out the certificate under FAR Provision 52.225-2(b), identifying the item and its country of origin. ( https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_225_2__d3401e52). If the product is a US domestic end product, write in USA for the item's country of origin. 4. State whether any of the requested supplies may be ordered against a government contract awarded to your organization (e.g Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), General Services Administration (GSA), etc.). 5. Address whether your organization meets the requirements of 13 CFR 121.406 (b)(1)(i), (b)(1)(ii) and (b)(1)(iii) (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/chapter-I/part-121/subpart-A/subject-group-ECFR0fca5207262de47/section-121.406#p-121.406(b)). 6. Provide estimated shipping and delivery information for the requested supplies (e.g. Expected lead time on delivery).   *If applicable, VAAR 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Veteran Owned Small-Businesses.*   *If applicable, VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items, will apply to the potential solicitation.* *If applicable, FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Small-Businesses. * Statement of Work Blood Bank Automation System 1. Basic Requirement: The Minneapolis VA Health Care System Blood Bank Laboratory located at 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, hereinafter referred to as MVAHCS, is in need of a contract to provide a cost-per-test or reagent rental for one primary automated blood bank analyzer and two backup manual blood bank analyzers. Both primary automated and backup manual analyzers must be column-agglutination based technology for red cell antibody detection. All costs shall be figured into the price of the reagents, supplies, and consumables. This agreement is to include one primary automated analyzer, two backup manual analyzers (including both an incubator and centrifuge), one uninterruptible power supply (UPS), installation, validation, training, customer service, technical support, preventative maintenance, equipment service (including parts, labor, and travel), and all shipping costs. The analyzers may be placed in a temporary location for validation and need to be moved to a permanent location after they re validated for use. Contractor will be responsible for moving analyzers for this one time move, at no cost to the Government. 2. Contract Type and Terms: The MVAHCS will award a 5-year IDIQ with 6 ordering periods, firm, fixed-price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for all items listed in the Schedule of Items. Contract use will be limited to the MVAHCS. The effective ordering period of the contract shall be from 4/1/25-3/31/30. The ordering period of the contract shall be: Year 1 Pricing Period: 4/1/25-9/30/25 Year 2 Pricing Period: 10/1/25-9/30/26 Year 3 Pricing Period: 10/1/26-9/30/27 Year 4 Pricing Period: 10/1/27-9/30/28 Year 5 Pricing Period: 10/1/28-9/30/29 Year 6 Pricing Period: 10/1/29-3/31/30 3. Estimated Quantities: The tests listed in the Test Menu are estimated annual requirements. The MVAHCS attempts to be as accurate as possible when providing estimated quantities, however, actual quantities required may vary from quantities listed. All reagents, supplies, and consumables to support testing will be requested on an on demand, as needed basis. Test Menu ABO Rh and (3 cell) Antibody Screen = 11,000 ABO Rh = 1500 Antibody ID = 230 Donor unit retypes ABO Rh = 300 Donor unit retypes ABD = 1000 Anti-C = 200 Anti-c = 100 Anti-E = 200 Anti-e = 25 Immediate Spin (IS) Crossmatch = 900 Anti-Human Globulin (AH