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Once a company is awarded a standardized National BPA for an item, are VA facilities allowed to buy that item from any other company?

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Once a company is awarded a standardized National BPA for an item, are VA facilities allowed to buy that item from any other company?

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Not unless the facility has a clinical reason why the awarded item is unsuitable for their use. The facility will then have to obtain a waiver from use of the standardized item.