This $82.82 million federal contract was awarded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to the University of Pittsburgh. The contract aims to provide definitive evidence on the effectiveness, safety, and mechanisms of low titer group O whole blood (LTOWB) and tranexamic acid (TXA) as resuscitation strategies for the treatment of life-threatening bleeding secondary to traumatic injury in children. The contract involves clinical activities, including...
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 awarded a $76,158 firm fixed price purchase order to Veterans Healthcare Supply Solutions Inc. to supply three XTRA Autotransfusion Systems and three associated vacuums. The contract has a one-year period of performance from August 2023 through July 2024. The solicitation specified the requirement was for the XTRA Autotransfusion System manufactured by LivaNova/Sorin Group USA and set the...
This federal contract award is for the REDS-IV-P CENTER FOR TRANSFUSION LABORATORY STUDIES (CTLS) PHASE 2 project, awarded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to the prime contractor, Vitalant Research Institute (VRI), a nonprofit organization. The $4,908,528.00 cost-type delivery order contract has a completion date of March 31, 2025. VRI, the research arm of the nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant, will conduct the study in collaboration with the University of...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,948.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Perfusion Medical LLC, a small business, for the research and development of PEG-20K/8K, a patented intravenous solution to treat hemorrhagic shock. This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract supports Perfusion Medical's efforts to commercialize its novel pipeline product, PEG-20K IV solution, which was originally developed by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University....
This contract was awarded by the Department of the Army Medical Command to Triton Systems, Inc., a small business located in Chelmsford, MA. The contract, valued at $149,901.70, is for the SBIR Phase I research project "Automated Vascular Access in Trauma Patients". Triton Systems will conduct research and development work related to this medical technology topic under a firm-fixed price contract. The award is designated as a total small business set-aside. Triton Systems is an...
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 awarded a $249,000 firm fixed price purchase order to Edwards Lifesciences LLC for an advanced hemodynamic monitoring platform. Edwards Lifesciences LLC, a division of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, will provide its Hemosphere system to the VA medical center in Irvine, California under the terms of this four-month contract running from September to December 2023. The Hemosphere platform...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 (VISN 20) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation, a for-profit medical device manufacturer. The contract is for the annual service of Fresenius Cardiac Autotransfusion Systems (CATS) and has a ceiling value of $41,400.00. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and will run through April 30, 2028. Terumo Cardiovascular Systems...
This is a $1,590,903.99 delivery order contract awarded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the nonprofit organization Vitalant, doing business as Vitalant Research Institute (VRI). The contract is for the REDS-IV-P Domestic Hubs - Phase 1 project and does not have a set-aside designation. VRI, the research division of Vitalant, is serving as the prime contractor and is partnering with subcontractors including the...
This is a firm-fixed price purchase order contract awarded to Haemonetics Corporation, a leading medical technology company, by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Integrated Service Network 19. The contract, valued at $19,109.00, is for the provision of CELL SAVER ELITE PLATINUM+ devices, which are advanced blood recovery systems used in surgical and clinical procedures. The contract has no set-aside designation, indicating Haemonetics competes effectively as a large, established...
This is a delivery order awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration to Perfusion.com, Inc., doing business as Epic Specialty Staffing - Cardiovascular. The $46,920.00 firm fixed price contract provides perfusion and autotransfusion services to support surgical blood conservation and cardiovascular care capabilities at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. No set-aside designation was used for this order. Perfusion.com holds two indefinite delivery contracts...