Tandem Diabetes insulin Pump Cartridges
Waiver type - Procurement: Urgent Requirement Report
Agency: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF (3600) • Product Service Code (PSC) : 6515 | Last Modified: 02/01/2023
Procurement Summary
The Veterans Health Administration Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) has a requirement to procure Tandem Diabetes Care 3mL insulin pump cartridges, designed to be used specifically with the t:slim X2 pump system to deliver insulin to diabetic patients. The insulin cartridges fulfill physician-ordered prescriptions and are mailed directly to VA beneficiaries places of residence from the CMOP facility. This is brand name specific requirement only. The t:slim X2 3mL cartridges are manufactured in Mexico.
Waiver Rationale Summary
The request for quotes, 36C77023Q0104, was publicly posted to Contract Opportunities at SAM.gov from 12/20/2022 until 12/27/2022 with a total small business set-aside. No domestic end products were received in response to the solicitation for the brand name, national drug code specific pharmaceutical. Additionally, the market research efforts did not discover any domestic end products available to fulfill VHA's requirement. The Tandem Diabetes Care t:slim X2 3 mL insulin pump cartridge is only manufactured in Mexico. The trade agreements do no apply to the instant acquisition as a small business set-aside is used and the brand name requirement did not allow for full and open competition. Therefore, the Buy American requirements apply, and a nonavailability exception is requested.
Did urgency contribute to the nonavailability?
No
PENDING
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
36C77023P0076
01/23/2023