Sources Sought
Operational Medicine Test and Evaluation Cell Salvage Supplemental - (AFMEDCOM)
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryThe Air Force (771 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, for Operational Medicine Test and Evaluation) is asking for information, not offers, on a device that salvages a patient's own blood and returns it with controlled flow, for use in austere field settings. This is a sources sought notice (market research) and a request for information (RFI); no contract will be awarded from it. Responses are due November 16, 2026, 5:00 PM Central. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Air Force who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 2 attachments weren't read (20261015_Cell Salvage Supplemental_RFI_Response Form_2.xlsx). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Air Force (771 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, for Operational Medicine Test and Evaluation) is asking for information, not offers, on a device that salvages a patient's own blood and returns it with controlled flow, for use in austere field settings. This is a sources sought notice (market research) and a request for information (RFI); no contract will be awarded from it. Responses are due November 16, 2026, 5:00 PM Central.
How to submit: Email to usaf.detrick.afmra.mbx.sg5t-market@health.mil (Mr. Aaron Nelson, Market Research Director). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 16, 2026.
- Worth checking: Requirements list is in a spreadsheet. The 23 essential characteristics and 5 preferences are in Form #2, an Excel file attached but not read, so the technical bar is not visible here.
- Minor: Market research only, no award. This is an RFI, so a response is not an offer and no contract will be awarded from it; it only helps the Air Force decide whether and how to buy later.
- Minor: Questions due November 2, 2026. The last date for questions and answers is November 2, 2026, 5:00 PM CST, well before the response due date.
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- Minor: Medical device maker profile. The request is for a medical device (NAICS 339112) and asks about quality and environmental management systems and worldwide spare parts support, which suits manufacturers more than resellers.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. 1 of 2 not read. Show which files.
- Cell Salvage Supplemental RFI.docx (read)
- 20261015_Cell Salvage Supplemental_RFI_Response Form_2.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Information on a device that does cell salvage (collects and cleans a patient's own lost blood), blood conditioning, and autonomous return of blood with flow rate control
- Prototypes are included in what the Air Force wants to learn about
- A device that is portable and shelf-stable without cold-chain logistics (no refrigerated supply chain), for far-forward blood transfusions
- Company details on Response Form #1 (Word document) and requirements answers on Response Form #2 (Excel spreadsheet)
- Commentary on trade-offs for any requirement the product does not yet meet
- Ability to provide, field and sustain the product
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- No award is made. Answers are analyzed against the requirements to find what the market offers; staff from different functions in Operational Medicine Test and Evaluation (OMTE) evaluate them.
- Offers due
- November 16, 2026, 5:00 PM Central
- How to submit
- Email to usaf.detrick.afmra.mbx.sg5t-market@health.mil (Mr. Aaron Nelson, Market Research Director)
What to include when you submit
- Complete RFI Response Form #1 (the Word document) and Form #2 (the Excel requirements spreadsheet), and send both by email with the format unchanged.
- Keep each email under 10 MB; if you need to send larger files, tell Operational Medicine Test and Evaluation (SG5T) at the same address.
- Include a point of contact, phone number, email address and website in the email.
- State in the email whether the company is a foreign or domestic entity.
- If a requirement is not met, give commentary as trade-off considerations; manufacturers are encouraged to respond even if the system does not meet every requirement.
- Each response gets a confirmation email; if none arrives, call 301-619-8600.
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The document says an earlier RFI was submitted in 2025 and this one is supplemental market research to expand and refine those findings.
Not in the notice text
- The 23 essential characteristics and 5 preferences are in Response Form #2, an Excel spreadsheet attached but not read (20261015_Cell Salvage Supplemental_RFI_Response Form_2.xlsx).
- No set-aside is stated on SAM.gov; the notice encourages large businesses and all categories of small business to respond.
- No place of performance, quantity, budget or Government estimate is given.
- Whether a solicitation will follow is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- FA8003 771 Enterprise Sourcing SQ, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
- Business type
- Medical & healthcare (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 339112)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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