Contract · Federal

MMT LATE Research Equip - RespirAct RA-MR Blood Gas Control System - BOSTON | EDA: 9/25/26

Agency: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF / VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Location: PITTSBURGH, PA
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 11, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)

Timeline

Posted

Sep 11, 2026
Status

Closing soon

What this contract is for

Agency: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF / VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Location: PITTSBURGH, PA
Scope: Federal

Pre-Solicitation Notice for notice of intent to award a sole source contract.

This is not a solicitation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source contract with THORNHILL RESEARCH INC.

The requirement is for the RespirAct® RA-MR™ system a respiratory blood gas delivery system.

Technical Specifications Salient characteristics RespirAct® RA-MR™ system: RespirAct® RA-MR™ system Technical Specifications: Blood gas control system and investigative device used to stimulate vascular reactivity.

Designed to precisely target and control PCO2 and PO2 in spontaneously breathing patients and is MRI compatible. : THORNHILL RESEARCH INC. is the exclusive producer and distributor of the RespirAct® RA-MR™ system.

The system allows research to precisely target and control PCO2 and PO2 in spontaneously breathing patients.

This procurement is being conducted IAW FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies will satisfy agency requirements and VHAPM Part 813.106-1(b), Other Than Full and Open Competition less than SAT for Open Market Items.

This is because the Government asserts that THORNHILL RESEARCH INC., is the only contractor that can produce the required system to the Research and Development Service at Boston-Jamaica Plain Health Care System.

Interested persons may contact the Contracting Specialist via email at [email protected] regarding this procurement.

The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

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