Impella CP Catheter

Added: Oct 18, 2016 2:35 pm

The Regional Health Contracting Office - Pacific at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), Hawaii, intends to make a sole source award to Abiomed, Inc. for the purchase of Impella CP Pump Sets. This is the only catheter in the marketplace that will allow the functionality needed for specific cases where left ventricle intervention is necessary and cannot accommodate an alternative left ventricular assist device. Therefore, the Impella CP pump set is the only one that can meet the Government's current need. The Impella CP catheter is only manufactured and distributed by Abiomed, Inc. The statutory authority permitting this award without providing full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 1901,as cited in FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i),which authorizes the government to award contracts when there is only one responsible source and no other suppliers or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The NAICS code is 334510.

This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under FAR 5.201 and 5.203. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. If no written responses are received by 19 October 2016; 1200 (HST), the solicitation will be issued as only one source. All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to susan.m.fujita.civ@ mail.mil.