HCA Signed NCO 4 P03. Justification Wayne County_Redacted.pdf

This is a sole source justification document for a federal contract opportunity under FAR 12.102 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Commercial Items) issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The VA's Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center (VAMC), through Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO4), is establishing a one-year interim contract with Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers to maintain continuity of healthcare services at the Wayne County Outpatient Clinic in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The contract is valued at a redacted amount and is anticipated to commence on August 1, 2026. Services include critical primary care such as prevention, diagnosis, treatment, appropriate referral, and follow-up care for veterans in the Wayne County area, with specialty or follow-up patients referred to the parent facility (Wilkes Barre VAMC). The interim one-year contract will serve as a bridge pending establishment of a long-term contract for these services. The incumbent contractor is the only source deemed capable of maintaining service continuity at the physical location due to existing systems, processes, and compliance infrastructure already in place related to veteran eligibility, electronic patient records, diagnostic requests, invoicing, telemedicine, and VA performance standards. Competition is restricted under FAR 12.102(b) based on the determination that only one responsible source exists and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The justification was approved by the VA's Regional Procurement Office East Head of Contracting Activity on June 15, 2026.