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ROWAN COUNTY
A COUNTY COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE

130 West Innes Street - Salisbury, NC 28144
TELEPHONE: 704-216-8180 * FAX: 704-216-8195

 

MEMO TO COMMISSIONERS:

FROM:
Anna Bumgarner, Finance Director
DATE:
08/01/2022
SUBJECT:
Sole-Source Teleflex
Rowan County Emergency Services utilizes the Arrow® EZ-IO® Intraosseous Vascular Access System that is manufactured by Teleflex® . The EZ-IO Needles are required when intraosseous access is needed. The only source to purchase these needles are from Teleflex® . This agreement would be approved as a ‘sole-source’ per NCGS 143-129(e)(6) which allows for an exception to the bidding laws when: 1. Performance or price competition for a product are not available; 2. A needed product is available from only one source of supply; or 3. Standardization or compatibility is the overriding consideration

Board of Commissioners authorize the County to purchase EZ-IO needles from Teleflex for fiscal year 2022-2023 not to exceed $35,000.