The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 21 awarded a $90.79K firm fixed-price purchase order to Sigmastim Domestic LLC for the procurement of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) devices and related equipment. The contract, awarded on July 22, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 22, 2025, resulted from a sole source solicitation posted on July 1, 2025. The government justified the sole source approach by determining that Sigmastim is the only manufacturer capable of meeting specific technical requirements, including unique one and four knob operational modes, real-time monitoring of seven physiological parameters, and comprehensive impedance testing of all monitoring leads—capabilities the government stated alternative FDA-approved devices cannot provide. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334510 for electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus manufacturing, with performance occurring in Tualatin, Oregon.
Sigmastim Domestic LLC, a for-profit medical device manufacturer based in Tualatin, Oregon, and registered in SAM.gov, specializes in ECT equipment and medical monitoring technologies for the VA healthcare system. This award reflects the contractor's established pattern of providing sophisticated medical devices exclusively to VA medical centers across multiple VISN regions. The contract contains no set-aside designation, indicating open federal procurement competition, though the underlying solicitation was structured as a sole source acquisition. This purchase order supports the VA's healthcare mission by delivering specialized equipment to veteran care facilities requiring advanced electroconvulsive therapy capabilities.