Brand Name Justification 36C249-23-AP-2385 - Blanketrol III - Redacted.pdf

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Brand Name Justification FAR 13.106-1 For

Over Micro-Purchase Threshold but Not Exceeding the SAT ($250K)

Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C249-23-AP-2385

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Integrated Service Network 9, Network Contracting Office 9, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Murfreesboro, TN, 37129 and Lexington VA Medical Center, Troy Bowling Campus 1101 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY 40502.

The applicable 2237 number is 596-23-3-950-0280.

2. Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated Amount: This is a

Brand Name requirement submitted by Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center for a Blanketrol III System for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The Blanketrol III hyper-hypothermia system offers simple programmable body temperature regulation while still keeping control in the hands of the caregiver.

Its innovative gradient program minimizes fluctuations in water temperature and maintains a stable patient temperature.

3. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used: Based on the Brand Name of the Blanketrol III system that

. The Blanketrol III Hyper-Hypothermia Temperature Management System is used to lower or to raise a patient’s temperature and/or maintain a desired patient temperature through conductive heat transfer. The system is composed of a heater, a compressor, a circulating pump and blankets/pads. This unit requires no field adjustments or calibrations to maintain the precise board measurement of temperature and temperature limits. Sterile water or water that has been passed through a filter less than or equal to 0.22 microns is heated or cooled and pumped from the unit to a blanket. The blanket* rests under and/or on top of the patient and is designed so that the water circulates through the blanket and returns to the unit. If water that is at a lower temperature than the patient’s temperature is circulated through the blanket, the desired effect is to reduce the patient's temperature. If water that is at a higher temperature than the patient’s temperature is circulated through the blanket, the desired effect is to elevate the patient's temperature. The BLANKETROL III unit can be set so that it operates based on the temperature of the water in the BLANKETROL III equipment (Manual Control Mode) or it can be set so that it operates based upon the patient’s temperature (Automatic Modes).

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4. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted:

In support of competition for this Brand Name Justification, it has been determined that there are at least two (2) sources capable of providing this exact equipment; the Original Manufacturer (OEM) and one (1) authorized distributor.

5. Contracting Officer's Certification: Purchase is approved in accordance with FAR13.106-1(b). I certify that the foregoing justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Keith Nestinger Date Contract Officer