6515-- Heart-Lung Bypass Machines - VA Connecticut Healthcare

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Network Contract Office 1, on behalf of the West Haven VA Medical Center in Connecticut, has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source a procurement for two Quantum Perfusion Technologies heart-lung bypass systems from Spectrum Medical Inc. The notice indicates the government's intention to award a firm-fixed contract under FAR Part 13.106-1(b) authority for single-source solicitation. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 334510 for Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing and falls under PSC 6515 for Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. The total estimated value of the procurement is $592,491.22, with each heart-lung bypass unit priced at $296,245.61. The equipment is needed to replace existing Sorin S5 LivaNova heart-lung machines that have exceeded their operational life expectancy.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to conduct market research and provide an opportunity for other qualified vendors to demonstrate their capability to provide equivalent heart-lung bypass systems before proceeding with the sole-source award. The critical requirement is that any alternative equipment must be fully compatible with the existing Spectrum Medical Quantum workstations and informatics systems currently in use at the West Haven facility. Interested contractors must submit detailed documentation to kurt.fritz@va.gov by the response deadline of August 12, 2025, at 5:00 PM EST, demonstrating their qualifications and ability to meet the technical specifications. All responsible sources are eligible to respond, though the government retains sole discretion in determining whether to proceed with competitive procurement based on the responses received. The notice explicitly states that this is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is currently available, with the information received being used solely to determine if a competitive procurement should be conducted.