Blood Donor Testing Services

The contract calls for an off‑site laboratory to perform comprehensive infectious‑disease screening and reference testing for blood donors at the Kendrick Memorial Blood Center, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA. The scope includes: • Whole‑blood panel testing (including mandatory Chagas/T. cruzi and WNV NAT) • CMV testing limited to ~350 apheresis platelet donations • Confirmatory testing and ABO forward/reverse discrepancy testing for an estimated 2,774 samples per year • Daily courier services (≈60 trips per month) to transport specimens to the testing facility, with FedEx handling and the contractor covering all shipping supplies and costs • 24‑hour turnaround time for results, requiring daily specimen shipments (7 days/week) over distances up to 900 mi round‑trip • No requirement for Standard Form 1449; pricing must be a complete price list for all reference‑lab services.