08312026 Lovell Asteres ScriptCenter Wilford Hall Ambulatory Care Hospital Lackland AFB JEFO FINAL_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity (JEFO) submitted by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Medical Supply Chain, Capital Equipment Division for acquisition approval.

The document justifies a single-source procurement of two additional Asteres ScriptCenter pharmacy automation systems for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Military Treatment Facility at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Care Hospital and Lackland Air Force Base. The acquisition will be placed under Lovell Government Services Patient Monitoring and Capital Equipment (PMCE) Contract SPE2D1-24-D-0007, valid through March 13, 2034. This procurement expands the facility's current ScriptCenter capacity from two to four total units. The justification cites FAR 16.507-6(b)(2) and DOD Class Deviation 2026-O0045 (MAR 2026) as the authority for waiving fair opportunity, asserting that only Asteres is capable of meeting the facility's specialized requirements. The facility requires interoperability with existing pharmacy workflow systems (iA NEXiA, Parata P2000, ScriptPro SPCentral), fingerprint scanning and camera identification capabilities, Department of Defense ID Card scanning and patient matching functionality, and Authorization to Operate (ATO) status on the Medical Country of Origin Information (MEDCOI) system. The justification emphasizes that Asteres's proprietary "Campus Mode" interface enables critical communications between systems for prescription locations, patient identities, and workflow integrations with Genesis MHS software, which cannot be replicated by competing vendors. Asteres is identified as the sole developer and manufacturer of the ScriptCenter system with no reseller agreements available through third parties. The document certifies contract pricing has been determined as fair and reasonable through comparison with commercial pricing and notes that DLA will continue market research for future pharmacy automation procurements.