IMPELLA PUMPS AND ACCESSORIES OR EQUAL
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration, specifically the San Francisco VA Health Care System, is conducting a Sources Sought notice to procure Impella Pumps and accessories or equivalent medical devices. The agency is seeking vendors capable of providing a specific Impella CP with Smart Assist Heart Pump Kit, with an estimated requirement of 9 kits per year. Potential contractors must demonstrate their capabilities by submitting detailed information including company details, business size classification, economic status, and Unique Entity ID. Respondents are required to provide a capabilities statement, indicate GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract coverage, and submit an authorized distributorship letter if not the original equipment manufacturer. The key evaluation criteria will focus on vendor qualifications, business size, and ability to meet technical specifications, with responses due by January 20th, 2025 at 11:00 AM Pacific.
The pre-solicitation notice does not indicate a specific set-aside, but encourages responses from various small business categories including Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Hub Zone, 8(a), small disadvantaged, and woman-owned small businesses. The contract is structured as a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement, with the NAICS code 339112 for Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing and a size standard of 1,000 employees. While no specific award value is mentioned, vendors must be prepared to comply with limitations on subcontracting and potentially provide documentation through the SBA VetCert certification site. The VA emphasizes that this notice does not guarantee a solicitation or procurement and serves primarily as market research to inform their acquisition strategy, with a potential future solicitation to be posted on GSA eBuy for qualified schedule holders.
36C261-25-AP-1357 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21
1/13/25, 1:25 PM IMPELLA PUMPS AND ACCESSORIES
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 has awarded contract 36C26125P0648 to GEO-MED, LLC for Impella Pumps and Accessories. The contract was awarded on March 4, 2025, with a total value of $247,500.00, following a competitive process that included two quotes submitted. Two potential vendors were considered for this procurement, and GEO-MED, LLC was selected as the successful awardee to provide medical equipment to the VA healthcare system. The contract was a standard procurement without any specific set-aside classifications, indicating an open competitive bidding process.
36C26125P0648 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21
3/5/25, 5:10 PM IMPELLA PUMPS AND ACCESSORIES
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration is seeking to procure Impella Pumps and Accessories through a sole source contract with Geo-Med, LLC. The procurement is specifically for Abiomed Impella CP with Smart Assist Heart Pump Kits, including associated medical accessories like purge cassettes, introducer sheaths, and placement guidewires. The contract will be a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement with firm fixed pricing, running from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2030. Interested parties must submit responses to Leah Smith at leah.smith@va.gov no later than February 17, 2025, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time to be considered as a potential alternative to the planned sole source award. The evaluation criteria will focus on vendors demonstrating capability to meet government requirements, with non-Original Equipment Manufacturers required to provide an authorized distributor letter and comply with subcontracting limitations.
The solicitation is not set aside for any specific business category, though the current distributor Geo-Med, LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The estimated annual procurement is 9-11 kits, with delivery to the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The contract falls under NAICS code 339112 for Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The sole source justification is based on Abiomed's Impella being the only FDA-approved, non-surgical heart pump for stent placement procedures, with unique FDA product code OZD. No specific total contract value was disclosed, but the procurement is intended to meet the VA's medical equipment needs for cardiac intervention procedures. The original equipment manufacturer is Abiomed, a large business that now sells exclusively through authorized distributors like Geo-Med, LLC.
36C26125Q0231 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21
2/10/25, 8:58 AM