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Control Number: 17-RHCO-C-147 Limited Sources Justification or Sole Source Justification for Acquisitions under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (Simplified Acquisition Threshold is $150K)

1. Contracting Activity:

REGIONAL HEALTH CONTRACTING OFFICE-C

36001 Darnall Loop, RM 341 Fort Hood, Texas 76544

2. Description of Action: Continuation of Requirement

Name of Intended Contractor: Marvin Medi-Soft, LLC.

Street Address: 13225 N 83rd PL

City, State, Zip: Scottsdale, AZ 85260-4919

Phone: 480-588-2190

3. Description of Supplies/Services: The item requested is for the purchase of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) software to be used in the pharmacy department located at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC). The estimated value for the requirement is $XXXXXXX. This request is currently funded with FY17 funds.

4. Authority Cited:

|X| (a) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i): Only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization); OR

|_| (b) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii): Only one source can provide a portion of the purchase that is a particular brand-name item; OR

|_| (c) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(A): An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays; OR

|_| (d) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B): Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; OR

|_| (e) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(C): In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-on to an original Federal Supply Schedule order not previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.

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5. Reason for Authority Cited: The Government has a need for total parenteral nutrition (TPN) neonatal software. TPN is a method of supplying all of the nutritional needs of the body by bypassing the digestive system and providing the nutrients directly into the patient’s vein. The Marvin Medisoft, LLC TPN 2000™ software is currently the only TPN software with the required U.S. Army Information Technology Approval System Waiver (ITAS) that has been approved by the Department of the Army Chief Information Office.

6. Actions to Increase Competition: On future requirements the Government will try to procure these items through full and open competition on the Government Point of Entry. When the current requirement reaches the end of its period of performance, becomes obsolete or when equivalent software becomes available every effort shall be made to increase competition. CRDAMC will continue to evaluate the capabilities of other vendor's products and re-procure the software that provides the best value to the Government. The Government will continue to seek new resources that will satisfy these requirements through continued market research, requests for Statements of Capability, and telephonic inquiries. Telephonic and world-wide-web inquiries resulted in no other vendors that could provide the TPN software that will currently meet the needs of the government and that qualify or have been approved for the required U.S. Army Information Technology Approval System Waiver (ITAAS) guidelines.

7. Market Survey: Marvin Medisoft, LLC TPN 2000™ software is a calculation program that provides calibrations that are necessary for the exact nutritional quantities that are needed in order to provide optimal nutrition for high risk NICU babies. Initial market research revealed that the suggested vendor, a small business, was the only company that could provide software that has been approved for use by the government. Further market research which included internet searches and market research by phone revealed three businesses, XXXXXXXXX., XXXXXXXXX., and XXXXXXXXX., that had similar TPN software. These companies however do not meet the Department of Defense U.S. Army Information Technology Approval System Waiver (ITAAS) requirements. Therefore due to the trademarked nature of the product being requested and taking into consideration that the Marvin Medisoft, LLC TPN 2000™ software is currently the only TPN software with the required U.S. Army ITAAS Waiver (ITAS) that has been approved by the Department of the Army Chief Information Office no other business can provide the requested item. Marvin Medisoft, LLC is the sole authorized distributor of the items needed for this procurement.

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9. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the support data under my cognizance which are included in this mini-J&A are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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10. Contracting Officer Certification and Approval: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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