WV-65A Approval Signed.pdf

This document is a Direct Award Posting form from the West Virginia Purchasing Division for the OSA/WVDHF Welch Community Hospital, specifically for procuring Consumables, Supplies, and Licenses for two (2) Radiometer ABL90 Flex (blood gas) Analyzers. The procurement is being handled by Procurement Officer Lori L. Stacy, with a date of request on 8-22-2025. The hospital is seeking to directly award a contract for these medical analyzers and their associated software support and license fees.

The estimated annual total cost for the consumables and supplies is $35,430.00, with an additional annual support license fee of $4,552.07. The justification for the direct award indicates that no other competitive sources are available or willing to replace the existing source without detrimental effect on spending. The vendor will provide consumables, supplies, software support, and licenses to ensure testing can be performed, with critical importance placed on keeping the analyzers up to date to provide accurate medical test results for patient care and safety. The procurement method is a direct award under West Virginia Code §5A-3-10c, which allows state agencies to award contracts directly to a vendor without competitive bidding under certain documented conditions.