Sources Sought Notice for Single Donor, Type Specific, Universal Freeze-Dried Plasma Activities for Commercial Sustainability

This Sources Sought Notice (SSN) is for market research, information, and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) Medical Research & Development Contracting Division 2 or the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Medical Products.

This SSN is being issued by DHACA on behalf of PAE Medical Products and is seeking sources to develop, license, and sustain a Freeze-Dried Plasma (FDP) product in accordance with the Department of War (DoW) Acquisition System, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and guidelines, and industry best practices. In direct support of the PAE’s product development effort, the Government is seeking to obtain Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) activities necessary to sustain the commercial viability of a FDP product.

If capable sources are not identified through this notice, then DHACA intends to execute an award on a sole source basis under the authority of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) FAR 6.103-1 to Vascular Solutions LLC, 6464 Sycamore CT N, Maple Grove, Minnesota, 55369-6032 (a subsidiary of Teleflex LLC).

Vascular Solutions is uniquely positioned to execute the necessary PLM activities required to sustain the commercial viability of a FDP product. Vascular Solutions re-submitted FDP Biologics License Application (BLA) to the FDA and continues to complete the required activities as requested by the FDA during Pre-Approval Inspection and BLA review. Vascular Solutions will be the regulatory sponsor of the BLA and will manufacture, market, and distribute the Single Donor, Type Specific, Universal FDP product. There are no other FDA approved Dried Plasma products available. Vascular Solutions’ FDP product is the only Single Donor, Type Specific, Universal product with a BLA in review by the FDA. If a contract was awarded on a competitive basis to a contractor other than Vascular Solutions the FDP program would incur unacceptable delays and incur duplicative costs as the previously conducted manufacturing development and clinical trial would no longer be valid. The FDA would require the new vendor to conduct validated manufacturing development and a new clinical trial specific to their product, which could take in excess of 5 years and cost $15-$20M.

This SSN is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work. Capability statements shall not exceed five (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. The Government will consider all capability statements received by the due date of this notice. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source contract award.

Capability statements should appear on company letter-head and includes affirmation of active registration in the System of Award Management (SAM), your qualifications and any other applicable data or information. Additionally, respondents should indicate whether they are a large business, small business, small-disadvantaged business, 8(a)concern, woman-owned small business, HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or qualify as socially or economically disadvantaged.

Your response to this Sources Sought Notice, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to Toloria DuVall at toloria.s.duvall.civ@health.mil and Shannon Lertora at shannon.p.lertora.civ@health.mil in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), no later than (NLT) 2:00 p.m. local time on 02 June 2026. Your response shall reference this Notice ID number (HT942726RE014) in the subject line of your e-mail and on all enclosed documents. All data received in response to this Notice of Intent that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside of the Government. Responses to this notice will be used to determine the availability of this type of product and/or service. All responsible sources may respond to this notice, and all responses will be considered by the agency.