Redacted_JUSTIFICATION_FOR_OTHER_THAN_FULL_AND_OPEN_-_IBM_MarketScan.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND CONTRACTING AGENCY:

Contracting Activity Customer Agency

BLS/OA/BAM BLS/OCW

2 Massachusetts Ave, NE 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE

Washington, DC 20212 Washington, DC 20212

2. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED:

This is a sole source requirement to IBM Watson Health for 12 month access plus one 12 month option year of access to data in the Marketscan Health and Productivity Management

(HPM) Database with linked claims from the IBM MarketScan Commercial Database.

Previously, a 12 month Marketscan Database access for 1 year of data was purchased for

$27,850.00.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY’S

NEEDS (Including the Estimated Value):

Access to health data that must include:

Medical claims

Health insurance

Workers compensation

Leave

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Detailed demographic information, including age, gender, and industry of employment

The estimated value of this requirement is $37,958.00 for the base year and $10,122.00 for the one-year option year.

4. AN IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING

OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

The statutory authority permitting acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is FAR 16.505(a)(4) - procuring items peculiar to one manufacturer.

5. A DEMONSTRATION THAT THE PROPOSED CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE

QUALIFICATIONS OR THE NATURE OF THE ACQUSITION REQUIRES USE OF

THE AUTHORITY CITED:

6. A DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS TO OBTAIN COMPETITION TO ENSURE THAT

OFFERS ARE SOLICITED FROM AS MANY POTENTIAL SOURCES AS

PRACTICABLE, INCLUDING WHETHER A NOTICE WAS OR WILL BE

PUBLICIZED AS REQUIRED BY SUBPART 5.2 AND IF NOT, WHICH

EXCEPTION UNDER 5.202 APPLIES:

7. A DETERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT THE

ANTICIPATED COST TO THE GOVERNEMENT WILL BE FAIR AND

REASONABLE:

The anticipated cost to the Government will be found fair and reasonable by a comparison to published pricelists provided by IBM Watson Health, comparison to prices found reasonable on previous purchases, and a comparison to the independent government cost estimate

(IGCE).

8. A DESCRIPTION OF MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED (PART 10) AND THE

RESULTS OR A STATEMENT OF THE REASON MARKET RESEARCH WAS

NOT CONDUCTED:

9. ANY OTHER SUPPORTING FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

N/A

10. A LISTING OF SOURCES, IF ANY, THAT EXPRESSED, IN WRITING, AN

INTEREST IN THE ACQUISITION:

IBM Watson Health is the only known provided of this data.

11. A STATEMENT OF THE ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE AGENCY MAY TAKE TO

REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE ANY

SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITION FOR THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED:

Each year a search of the market is completed to determine if there are any other sources to this specific data. That will continue each time this data is requested to be purchased.