Solicitation
BPA - Consumable Supplies for Terumo Trima Accel Blood Collection systems
Department of Defense · Defense Health Agency (DHA)
AI summaryOnly service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid on this 100% set-aside. The Defense Health Agency (Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity), for the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, wants a blanket purchase agreement (BPA: a standing agreement for smaller orders as needs arise) for original Terumo Trima Accel blood collection supplies. The ordering period is 60 months, and the response due date is November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 23, 2026. See the latest version.
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Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid on this 100% set-aside. The Defense Health Agency (Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity), for the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, wants a blanket purchase agreement (BPA: a standing agreement for smaller orders as needs arise) for original Terumo Trima Accel blood collection supplies. The ordering period is 60 months, and the response due date is November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB): this is a 100% set-aside, so only SDVOSBs can bid.
- Ability to supply the original manufacturer-made Terumo consumables, since no generic substitutes work with the instrument.
- Active SAM.gov registration with a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), included in your quote.
How to submit: Send quotes to the issuing office in Block 5a of the request for quotation: Defense Health Agency, Medical R&D Contracting Division 1, 808 Schreider Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702. The documents read do not say whether by email or portal. Questions go by email to Eric Zampelli (eric.m.zampelli.civ@health.mil) and Jeremy McMurry (Jeremy.l.mcmurry.civ@health.mil); no telephone calls.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Serious: Set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses only. Only SDVOSBs can bid. A business without that status cannot receive this award.
- Worth checking: Only original Terumo supplies are acceptable. The instrument works only with original manufacturer consumables, so a bidder must be able to buy and resell Terumo products. The documents do not say whether an authorized-dealer letter is needed.
- Worth checking: Pricing sheet required or quote is unacceptable. The quote must use the Government's Exhibit A - Pricing Sheet. The text read here does not include that sheet, so check the attachments on SAM.gov.
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- Worth checking: No quantities and no guaranteed orders. The BPA guarantees no minimum order, and the text read gives no quantities per item. Price with that risk in mind.
- Worth checking: Price instructions mention laboratory animals. The price instructions refer to small laboratory research animals in the SOW, but the item list is blood collection supplies. Ask the contracting office what the pricing sheet should cover.
- Minor: Response due date moved to November 6, 2026. Amendment 0002 moved the response due date to November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM from October 29, 2026, 10:00 AM. Some attached solicitation pages still show October 29, 2026.
- Minor: Excess technical pages are not read. Pages beyond 20 in the Executive Summary, Technical Capability are removed and not evaluated.
- Minor: Small orders may be paid by Government purchase card. Orders placed by USAISR are paid by Government Purchase Card, and orders from the contracting office are paid through Wide Area WorkFlow. Be ready to accept both.
Read from the notice and 5 attachments. Show which files.
- Solicitation Amendment - HT942627QE0030002.pdf (read)
- Solicitation Amendment HT942627QE0030002 SF 30.pdf (read)
- Solicitation Amendment HT942627QE0030001 SF 30.pdf (read)
- Solicitation Amendment - HT942627QE0030001.pdf (read)
- Solicitation - HT942627QE003.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Supply original Terumo-made consumables for the three Trima Accel blood collection systems at USAISR's Blood Donor Room, on a recurring basis
- Listed items by part number: Teruflex 500ml collection bags, 24 per case (1BB*AGD506A2); Trima Platelet Kit (82460); Isoplate Solution (PAS-F) (40850); TSCD Wafers (1SC*W017); ACD-A Solution, 750ml bag (40817); and an item described as 150 mL, one coupler (1BBB*T015CB70YY)
- Hold the awarded prices for each 12-month pricing period of the 60-month ordering period
- Fill call orders (individual orders under the BPA, each with its own priced line items) and purchase-card orders as they are placed
- Deliver to the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3698 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3611, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315
- Send a copy of any price list changes to the contracting office no more than once a year
- Contract type
- Blanket purchase agreement (BPA) issued on a DD 1155; all call orders are firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing). No guaranteed minimum order.
- Period of performance
- Continuous ordering period of 60 months; prices are set in 12-month pricing periods
- Place of performance
- JBSA Ft Sam Houston, TX, USA (delivery to U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3698 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3611, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315)
- Estimated value
- BPA ceiling of $350,000.00 for all call orders and purchase-card orders over the 60-month ordering period (Amendment 0001; the original solicitation said $35,000,000.00). It is a placeholder ceiling, not a guaranteed amount. Single call orders may not exceed $50,000.00 (was $42,000.00), and purchase-card orders $15,000.00.
- Contract vehicle
- Blanket purchase agreement (BPA) awarded under this solicitation
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA): the lowest-priced quote that passes the pass/fail technical check. The Government reserves the right to make the final determination based on ability to provide the supplies, mission requirements and the cost to administer the BPA.
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Send quotes to the issuing office in Block 5a of the request for quotation: Defense Health Agency, Medical R&D Contracting Division 1, 808 Schreider Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702. The documents read do not say whether by email or portal. Questions go by email to Eric Zampelli (eric.m.zampelli.civ@health.mil) and Jeremy McMurry (Jeremy.l.mcmurry.civ@health.mil); no telephone calls.
- Page limits
- Executive Summary, Technical Capability: 20 pages including appendices, matrices and tables. The price quote has no page limit. Cover page, table of contents, representations and certifications, and pricing sheet do not count toward the limit.
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Capability (pass/fail, Acceptable or Unacceptable): shows an understanding of the statement of work (SOW) and the overall supply requirement to provide the Minimum Essential Characteristics (MECs)
- Price: judged on consistency, completeness, fairness and reasonableness of the Exhibit A - Pricing Sheet; the lowest-priced technically acceptable quote is sought
What to include when you submit
- Send two separate, individually titled volumes. Volume I - Non-Price holds the executed solicitation documents (representations and certifications), the Executive Summary and the Technical Capability. Volume II - Price holds the price quote and the published price list.
- Put price information in Volume II only; do not show price in any other volume
- Use the Government's Exhibit A - Pricing Sheet for the price quote; a quote without it is unacceptable. Price each 12-month pricing period and state any discounts or price reductions.
- Include a copy of your Commercial Published Price List, with discounts (percent), as part of Volume II (a web address or a document)
- Technical Capability must show an understanding of the SOW and the overall supply requirement to provide the Minimum Essential Characteristics
- Include the solicitation number, your name, address, telephone number and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and a statement of how far you agree with all terms and conditions
- Quotes must be single-sided, typed in 12-point Times New Roman with 1-inch margins; number and date every page and show the solicitation number
- Hold your prices firm for at least 90 days after the date quotes are due
- Acknowledge Amendments 0001 and 0002 with your quote
After award, you must have
- Registration in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), the Defense Department's electronic invoicing system, to get paid on orders from the contracting office. From Solicitation Amendment - HT942627QE0030001.pdf:
(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. USAISR describes a recurring resupply need for three Trima Accel systems already in operation.
Not in the notice text
- The quantity of each item is not in the text read. The Exhibit A - Pricing Sheet is not part of that text; check the attachments on SAM.gov.
- The exact way to deliver quotes (email address or portal) is not stated in the text read; only the issuing office address is given.
- Delivery lead times, shipping terms and required product shelf life are not stated.
- Whether the Government will accept a quote from an authorized Terumo dealer, and what proof is needed, is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) certified through SBA's VetCert can bid as the prime contractor. Not certified through VetCert yet? Apply on VetCert (SBA), or start with the SDVOSB guide. More open service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides under NAICS 325413
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Send quotes to the issuing office in Block 5a of the request for quotation: Defense Health Agency, Medical R&D Contracting Division 1, 808 Schreider Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702. The documents read do not say whether by email or portal. Questions go by email to Eric Zampelli (eric.m.zampelli.civ@health.mil) and Jeremy McMurry (Jeremy.l.mcmurry.civ@health.mil); no telephone calls. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- Army Med Res Acq Activity, Fort Detrick, MD
- Product/service code
- 6515 · Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
- Business type
- Medical & healthcare (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 325413)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 6, 2026
- Oct 23, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 6, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 29, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 29, 2026
- 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
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
See Soliciation Amendments 0001 and 0002. USAISR's Combat Casualty Care Research Team 1 (CRT-1) requires resupply of its Blood Donor Room on a reoccurring basis in order to satisfy research requirements for blood collection. USAISR currently has three Terumo Trima Accel Blood Collection Systems in operation. These units support numerous research protocols. Various collection sets are used to collect a variety of blood products from donors. The Trima instrument is FDA-approved, but only with the use of original manufacturer-supplied consumable products. These consumables are specific to the instrument and there are no generic substitute products available in the marketplace. Please note - This is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. See attached complete solicitation for all requirement details and instructions to offerors.
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