The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 awarded an indefinite-delivery contract vehicle to UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside for live donor liver transplant services. Over a five-year period from June 2020 to May 2025, delivery orders valued at approximately $4.876 million were issued against this contract to procure liver transplants and associated care for eligible veterans. Delivery orders awarded from June 2020 through November 2022 describe a fixed-price with economic price adjustment pricing structure for liver transplant procedures to be performed by UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, a division of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, at locations in Pittsburgh, Sharpsburg, Aspinwall, and other cities in Pennsylvania. The services support the Veterans Health Administration's mission to provide specialized transplant care for veterans through its academic medical center partners. No set-aside provisions or subcontractors were identified under the delivery orders issued to date against this contract.
The delivery orders awarded over this period range in value from approximately $3,460 to $786,196 and include one-year base periods of performance. The indefinite-delivery contract and subsequent delivery orders were awarded without competitive bidding pursuant to the prime contractor's existing agreement with Veterans Health Administration Integrated Service Network 4. Based on details provided, the purpose of this contracting vehicle and associated delivery orders is to facilitate procurement of live donor liver transplant procedures and related clinical services for veterans eligible for care within the Network's region of responsibility.
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