Sole Source Memo 00002467 - Teleflex Needles.pdf

Procurement Services City Operations City of Portland, Oregon

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PortlandORGov

November 7, 2024

BuySpeed Posting No: 00002467

The following Sole Source Procurement is hereby published in accordance with Portland City Code 5.33.120.C. This notice was posted on November 7, 2024 and shall remain posted for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days prior to contract award.

Procurement Description: Powered Intraosseous Vascular Products (IOP) from Teleflex Inc.

Vendor: Teleflex, LLC Contractual Term: Annual Purchase Order Request Estimated Contract Value: $50,000 Justification:

Portland Fire & Rescue is requesting a sole source Purchase Order with Teleflex Inc., for the purchase of Powered Intraosseous Vascular Products (IOP). The IOP is purchased only through the vendor Teleflex, the manufacturer of the Arrow EX-IO system, a proprietary patented needle and power driver technology used in Emergency Medical Services situations. Teleflex is wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated.

Portland Fire & Rescue uses the Arrow® EZ-IO® System, which uses a proprietary patented needle and power driver technology. Teleflex is the sole manufacturer of these components. The EZ-IO® System is currently the only battery-operated intraosseous vascular access device on the market. The Arrow® EZ- IO® Needle Set is for vascular access anytime in which vascular access is difficult to obtain in emergent, urgent or medically necessary cases. This needle drills through bone; it is one of a kind; there are no other bone drilling needles on the market.

Portland Fire & Rescue requests a Purchase Order with Teleflex, LLC.

Any firm with questions regarding this procurement may contact Procurement Services, Xylia Guzman Torres, Senior Procurement Specialist via email at xylia.guzmantorres@portlandoregon.gov.

In accordance with PCC 5.33.710, any firm adversely affected by the award of Contract shall have seven

(7) days from the issuance of this sole source notice to file a protest. The protest must be via email to the Chief Procurement Officer and buyer and must specify the grounds upon which the protest is based. The Chief Procurement Officer shall not consider a protest submitted after the timeline established in this Notice of Intent to make a sole source purchase.

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Any protest must include the following information:

• Sufficient information to identify this notice of intent to make a sole source purchase;

• A detailed statement of all the legal and factual grounds for the protest;

• Evidence or supporting documentation that supports the grounds on which the protest is based;

• A description of the resulting harm to the affected person;

• The relief requested.

Protests must be sent to the Chief Procurement Officer via email at:

Sylvester.Donelson@portlandoregon.gov and Xylia.GuzmanTorres@portlandoregon.gov. As Chief Procurement Officer, I will review the protest and issue a written decision via email.

Sincerely, Sylvester Donelson, Jr.

Chief Procurement Officer

Sylvester Donelson, Jr. Sara Morrissey Michael Jordan Chief Procurement Officer Deputy City Administrator City Administrator https://twitter.com/PortlandGov https://www.instagram.com/PortlandGov/ https://www.facebook.com/PortlandORGov mailto:Sylvester.Donelson@portlandoregon.gov mailto:Xylia.GuzmanTorres@portlandoregon.gov