Blood Bank Control System (BBCS) Server System

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract for the Blood Bank Control System (BBCS) Server System, specifically for IBM Hardware and Software Support Services, to Manage Incorporated. This procurement aims to secure a twelve-month base period of support for the BBCS/ABO Suites application, which is critical for managing donor recruitment, blood collection, inventory management, and transfusion services at the NIH Blood Bank. The BBCS application operates on IBM Power9 servers and is essential for maintaining the operational integrity of the NIH Blood Bank, which is licensed by the FDA and accredited by the AABB. Interested parties may submit capability statements by March 15, 2026, to Shasheshe Goolsby at shasheshe.goolsby@nih.gov, with the understanding that this opportunity is being conducted as a sole source acquisition under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).