Redacted_SSJ_German_Institute_SAP-Sole-Source-Procuremen_signed_2017_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT (OPEN

MARKET OR GSA) UNDER $150,000

Sole source acquisitions may be used on a limited basis and only when the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Program Official has provided sufficient justification and the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances warrant such action. The content for a justification must contain detailed facts and rationale to justify the sole source acquisition. Soliciting from a single source must be done in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) or 8.405-6. At a minimum, the following information must be included:

Identification of Program Office, Contracting Activity, and Proposed Requirement, Justification and Program Office Certification:

A. Program Office:

Division for Diabetes Translation Chamblee campus 4770 Buford Hwy NE (MS-F75), Building 107, Room 3116.4 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA 30341-3717

B. Contracting Activity:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Financial Resources Acquisition Branch Click here to enter text.

C. Identification of Requirement:

1. Nature of Action to be Approved by Contracting Officer:

a. Sole source acquisition of: Estimation of future prevalence and trends in late complications of diabetes in the U.S. using specialized compartment models.

b. Procurement Request (PR) Number (if available): Click here to enter text.

2. Proposed Vendor and Estimated Procurement Amount (if available):

a. Proposed Vendor: Institute for Biometry and Epidemiology German Diabetes Center

Auf’m Hennekamp 65

Duesseldorf, Germany 40225

b. Estimated Procurement Amount: $

3. Is the requirement on GSA Schedule? ☐ Yes ☒ No

If yes, provide schedule number: Click here to enter text.

D. Justification:

Rev. 1/6/14

1. The justification for this non-competitive action is:

☒ In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), “only one source [is] reasonably available” which states that, “For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). (ii) Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the documentation in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section only applies to the portion of the purchase requiring brand-name item. The documentation should state it is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand- name.”

☐ Urgency

☐ Exclusive licensing agreements/Proprietary data

☐ Brand name required

☐ Industrial mobilization

☒ Other (e.g., compatibility, space issues, continuity, compatibility, etc.)

☐ In accordance with FAR 8.405-6 “Limiting Sources” which states that, “the only circumstances that may justify the action are – (A) An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays; (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 (C) In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-up to an original Federal Supply Schedule order provided that the original order was placed in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures. The original BPA must not have been previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.”

☐ Urgency

☐ Only One Source

☐ Logical Follow Up

2. Other facts supporting sole source procurement:

a. What can this product/service do that other products/services cannot do?

The Institute for Biometry and Epidemiology of the German Diabetes Center has the expertise of using mathematical compartment models that permit the calculation of diabetes prevalence when data on incidence and mortality exist. These are particular types of models with a unique structure created to address the complexity of chronic disease epidemiology. Dr. Brinks has applied these approaches to chronic conditions in Germany and in validation studies using data from the U.S. Health and Retirement Survey (Brinks et al., 2015). Researchers at the German Diabetes Center are the only ones to have applied and validated such models and the only known group to have the experience and expertise to apply these approaches to U.S. national survey data.

b. What other products/services were considered and why did they not meet the need?

No other vendors were considered because the computation of diabetes-related outcomes from national survey data requires usage of the specialized compartment models.

3. Program Office efforts to seek potential offerors:

The models created by the proposed vendor cannot be substituted without extensive internal and external validation studies to ensure that the new models yield identical results to the product developed by the proposed vendor. As a result other offerors were not sought.

Rev. 1/6/14

E. Program Office Certification:

I have reviewed this sole source justification and certify the justification is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Center/Institute/Office COR/Program Official Name/Title: Meda Pavkov, MD/NCCDPHP

Center/Institute/Office COR/Program Official Signature:

Certification Date: May 3, 2017

F. Contracting Office Certification:

I have fully relied on the information provided herein and hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief:

Contracting Officer Name: Click here to enter text.

Contracting Officer Signature:

Certification Date: Click here to enter a date.

5/3/2017