HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Request Sole Source FindingCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO :
FROM:
Annie Perez
Director, Purchasing Department
Maurice Kemp -) r6
Director, Department of Fire
DATE:
SUBJECT:
January 26th, 2016
FILE :
Request for Sole Source Finding:
EZ-IO by Arrow International
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ENCLOSURES:
This memorandum serves to request that you approve a finding that Arrow International a
part of Teleflex Incorporated located at P.O. Box 6016008, Charlotte, NC 28260-1606, is
the sole source provider for EZ-IO Intraosseous Infusion System.
The EZ-IO Intraosseous Infusion System is the leading choice for intraosseous access
across multiple health care settings, and it is used by 90 percent of the United States
("US") advance life support ambulances and over half the US Emergency Departments.
EZ-IO can be used to quickly establish stable and secure vascular access in less than 10
seconds —for adults and 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. Recent research suggests early interventions in resuscitation can
substantially improve patient outcomes.
Therapeutic hypothermia has gained recent attention in the literature as a visible
treatment for post -arrest patients with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Much
literature on the therapeutic hypothermia recommends early initiation to increase the
probability of positive outcomes. Using EZ-IO to initiate therapeutic hypothermia
rapidly can avoid critical treatment delays due to difficult vascular access on scene or in
route to the hospital
It is therefore respectfully requested that you approve a sole source finding for EZ-IO
Intraosseous Infusion System by Arrow International a part of Teleflex Incorporated.
Please indicate your approval below.
APPROVED:
Annie Perez, Purchasing Director Date
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