6515--PROS-051226-1619157-PA-EDWARDS (VA-26-00069500)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contracting Office 21, has awarded a contract valued at $34,000 for the procurement of a heart implant under NAICS code 339113, which classifies the activity as surgical and medical instrument manufacturing. This action was conducted in accordance with FAR 5.301 as a public notice of award exceeding $25,000 and was not the result of a competitive solicitation, indicating a sole-source or non-competitive procurement. The contract award was issued on June 4, 2026, with the place of performance designated as Mather, California, and the contractor identified as Edwards Lifesciences LLC located in Irvine, California. The sole point of contact for this contract is Contract Specialist Darralynn JH Freeman, reachable via email or phone, with no other contracting officers, contracting officer representatives, or technical representatives named in the documentation. The contract includes no specified delivery schedule, period of performance duration, option periods, or detailed performance requirements beyond the provision of the implant device. No formal evaluation factors, pricing line items, inspection criteria, packaging standards, or special contract requirements such as security clearances, key personnel, or organizational conflict of interest provisions were disclosed in the publicly available notice. The award does not utilize any set-aside programs, recovery act funds, or socioeconomic designations, and no specific regulatory standards like FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, or MIL-STD are cited, though compliance with medical device regulations is implied given the nature of the product. Invoicing methods, payment offices, accounting codes, and attachment lists are not provided, and the contract type remains unspecified. The U.S. government is the sole party responsible for acceptance, though the exact location for inspection or delivery is not clearly defined beyond the stated place of performance.