6515--FY25: Heart and Lung Machine Missing Parts

The Department of Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System, Network Contracting Office 8, has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to negotiate a sole-source contract for Heart-Lung Perfusion equipment parts. The procurement is specifically for missing components required for Open Heart Surgery procedures, with LIVANOVA, USA, Inc. identified as the intended vendor. The notice falls under NAICS code 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees and PSC Code 6515. This procurement is being pursued under FAR part 13.106-1(b) authority and follows Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05. The VA emphasizes that this is not a competitive solicitation or request for proposals, and no solicitation package is currently available.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the marketplace of the government's intent to award a sole-source contract while providing other potential vendors an opportunity to demonstrate their technical capabilities. Interested contractors must submit a complete technical package with clear and convincing evidence that they can meet the government's requirements by August 26, 2025, at 9:00 AM Eastern Time to Contracting Specialist Edwin R. Correa via email. Vendors must possess the technical capability to provide Heart-Lung Perfusion equipment parts suitable for open heart surgery procedures. Any responses received will be evaluated solely for determining sources for future procurements, and the government will not compensate vendors for information submitted. This represents the only notice the government will issue regarding its intent to award this contract to a single source.