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CentriMag® 2nd Generation Primary Console Blood Pump

Waiver type - Procurement: Nonavailability

Agency: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF (3600) • Product Service Code (PSC) : 6515 | Last Modified: 09/23/2024

Procurement Summary

VHA RPO-W (NCO19) intends to procure CentriMag® blood pumps for the George W. Wahlen VAMC in Salt Lake City, UT. The base period of the purchase order will initially procure two (2) pumps with the option to procure one (1) additional pump prior to the conclusion of the base period. These pumps are manufactured in Switzerland. The CentriMag® 2nd Generation Primary Console Blood Pump is the only such pump compatible with the VA owned Thoratec® Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) system used during heart procedures and no other blood pump can be used with this VA owned system. The CentriMag Blood Pump is the only pump that features a fully magnetically levitated rotor and the motor of the EMCO is specifically designed to be used with the CentriMag Blood Pumps.

Did / Will the solicitation include one of the standard BAA provisions announcing the agency’s intention to provide a price preference for domestic end products and construction material?

Yes

Was a sources sought or Request for Information issued?

Yes

OMB Determination

Consistent with Policy

Product

MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES

NAICS

339112 - Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

Date Submitted

09/19/2024

Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)

36C25924Q0383

Solicitation ID

36C25924Q0383

Procurement Stage

Post-solicitation

Expected Maximum Duration of the Proposed Waiver

Between 6 months and 1 year

Waiver Coverage

Individual Waiver

Funding Agency

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF