Notice of Intent to Sole Source BPA Call for Blood Bank Reagents for NMRTC Sigonella

This requirement is for the Blanket Purchase Agreement Call for materials necessary for Navy Marine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonellas Laboratory Departments Blood Bank. The Laboratory Departments Blood Bank Program supports inpatients needs, ships and other facilities. The program requires materials for safe blood transfusions to render care to patients at U.S NMRTC Sigonella during surgery and childbirth in the event of blood loss. The laboratory is also in charge of the blood depot for the entire European Theatre for contingency purposes. Therefore, materials are also required to determine that all units received or processed are correctly identified prior to use in forward deployment and for shortages of blood for OCONUS European sites. Given the critical nature of the testi