6515--hemosphere advanced monitoring system

Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
36C24821Q0418
Agency
Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
PSC
6515 Medical And Surgical Instruments, Equipment, And Supplies

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 published a Special Notice of intent to sole source a contract. The VA plans to award a firm-fixed price contract to Edwards Lifesciences, LLC for a HemoSphere Advanced Monitoring System for use at the Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center.

The Special Notice seeks to replace obsolete Vigillance II monitors with a compatible systemic venous oxygenation and continuous cardiac output monitor from Edwards Lifesciences. Interested parties have until February 25, 2020 to provide evidence that competition would benefit the government. The anticipated award date is March 1, 2021. Eligible contractors may submit clear and convincing evidence for an open competition by email to the specified contracting officer. A justification for other than full and open competition supports this planned sole source acquisition.

Notice text

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Notice Type: Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 8 intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price contract for an HemoSphere Advanced Monitoring System to Edwards Lifescience, LLC, One Edwards Way Irvine, CA 92614. The North American Industry Classification System code for this acquisition is 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing.

Place of Performance:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Malcom Randall VA Healthcare System

1601 S.W. Archer Road

Gainesville, FL 32608

Purpose and Objectives:

The Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville has a requirement for Systemic Venous Oxygenation (SVO2) & Continuous Cardiac Output (CCO) / Cardiac Index (CI) monitor. The monitor must be fully compatible with the Edwards SWAN-GANZ (pulmonary artery catheter) invasive monitoring catheters to trend and treat SVO2/CCO/CI parameters in critically ill patients who require such monitoring (severe sepsis, open heart surgery (bypass grafting and valve repair/replacements, etc.). The HemoSphere is a direct and immediate upgrade from the obsolete Vigillance II units that the MICU and SICU are currently sharing (only 2 currently in service). The current Vigillance II monitors are end of life, the technology is unable to be repaired when issues / breakage occurs. The requested item(s) are clinically necessary in both the ICU and OR to allow interpretation of systemic oxygenation and treatment of low cardiac output/index when utilizing a PA catheter achieve the best possible patient care and can increase patient survivability.

This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes. However, interested concerns may submit clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. via e-mail to Scott Brickey, Contract Specialist, scott.brickey@va.gov no later than 4:30 PM ET on February 25, 2020. A determination by the Government Not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. The Government will not pay for any information submitted from this notice. This notice of intent shall Not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The anticipated award date is March 1, 2021.

A justification for other than full and open competition is prepared in support of this acquisition.

Contracting Office Address:

Network Contracting Office 8

300 University Ave Suite 170 Gainesville, FL 32601

Scott Brickey

scott.brickey@va.gov

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