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Contract No.: Sole Source 15-16-015
Current Term: Final Option -to -Renew
Expiration Date: 5/31/2016
Title: EZ-IO Intraosseous Infusion System and
Accessories
Recommendation:
a Sole Source Contract
❑ Solicit Competition
❑ Access Contract
❑ Other
Procurement Contracting Manager:
Pearl P. Bethel
Background:
Fire Departments across the nation utilize the EZ-IO Intraosseous Infusion System (EZ-IO) as the leading
choice for intraosseous access. EZ-IO is used across multiple health care settings, and is used by 90
percent of United States (US) advanced life support ambulances and over half of US Emergency
Departments. EZ-IO can be used to quickly establish stable and secure vascular access in less than 10
seconds for adults or children, awake or unconscious. Many EMS services in the US are using EZ-IO as
their first line solution for vascular access in cardiac arrest and resuscitation scenarios, enabling critical
medications and fluids to be given very early in resuscitative efforts.
In November of 2011, Vidacare Corporation the manufacturer of the EZ-IO Intraosseous Infusion System
discontinued the distribution of these products through authorized re -sellers and began to sell them
directly. As a result of this change, a Sole Source finding by the Chief Procurement Officer was determined
and approved for a contract with Vidacare Corporation. The current contract, SS 12-13-007, was
established in December 2012 through a non-competitive process.
In September of 2014 Vidacare, LLC (formerly Vidacare Corporation) was acquired by Teleflex
Incorporated. As part of the integration process, Arrow International, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of
Teleflex, Incorporated assumed the obligations under the contract. Arrow International, Inc. is the sole
source provider for these services and continues to be the sole provider for EZ-IO. The current contract
expires on May 31, 2016 and has no remaining options to renew.
Research Conducted:
There are other Intraosseous Infusion Systems (Cook Med, WaisMed Ltd., and Pyng Medical) only Arrow
International, Inc. offers a "power driver" to easily establish intraosseous access as opposed to it being
established manually. The use of the power driver provides a higher success rate of establishing infusions
as opposed to the manual infusion method established by others.
Recommendation:
Given that the Department of Fire Rescue still needs to continue procuring EZ-IO and its accessories, and
given that recent market research has determined that Arrow International, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary
of Teleflex, Incorporated is still the only provider of this equipment, issuing a competitive solicitation for this
procurement wouldn't be practical for the City. Award of this Sole Source contract will ensure continuity of
service.
Procurement Contracting Officer:
Procurement Contracting Manager:
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