SOURCES SOUGHT
65--65 -- MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Contracting Officer, (04A-H), 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206
- ZIP Code
- 15206
- Solicitation Number
- 244-06-01571
- Response Due
- 8/28/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/27/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, with Arrow International Inc., 3000 Bernville Road, Reading, PA 19605 for the central venous catheter super multi-lumen full body drape with clear poly window 18 inches square. The VAPHS has standardized on the Arrow multi-lumen central venous catherization kit for use in the VA Medical Centers. The catheter has an antimicrobial coating on the inside and outside diameters of the Multi-Lumen Catheter which prohibits the growth of bacteria thereby assisting in the prevention of catheter related infections. This kit also includes Arrow's CLC 2000 positive displacement catheter connector and Sharp's Away II locking disposal cup which are patented Arrow safety products and exclusive to Arrow kits. Arrow International Inc. is the sole supplier and sole authorized provider to the Federal Government for this Multi-Lumen Central Venous Catherization Kit. Firms who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide an alternate kit which meets the capabilities and functionality described above may notify the Contracting Officer in writing no later than August 28, 2006 at 9:00 AM EST. Such notification must include a complete description of proposed kits including a narrative of the capabilities as described above. Notification shall be mailed to Kathleen Policicchio, Contracting Officer, 7180 Highland Drive Pittsburgh PA 15206. Upon receipt of any such notifications, the Contracting Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiatoins. This notice is NOT a request for competitive proposals.
- Place of Performance
- Address: PITTSBURGH, PA
- Zip Code: 15240
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 15240
- Record
- SN01117956-W 20060819/060817220753 (fbodaily.com)
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