New Group May Vie to Run Organ Transplant Network That Richmond-Based UNOS Has Held the Contract for 32 Years

April 25, 2018

(Richmond Times-Dispatch) – For 32 years, the nonprofit United Network for Organ Sharing has held the federal contract to run the complex U.S. transplant system, a round-the-clock operation that matches donated organs with the sick people who need them. Richmond-based UNOS has grown substantially and become more entrenched as transplantation has expanded. It collected nearly $58 million in revenue in 2015, according to federal tax records. But it has not faced competition from any other bidder since before 2005.