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Attachment 1: Justification for Limiting Sources for Micro-Purchase Threshold up to the SAT

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer James Risbon james.risbon@va.gov

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price, contract to American Screening, LLC for the for ONESCREEN, 12 Panel Drug Screening Cups for delivery to the Hampton VA Medical Center P&LMS located at 100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton VA 23667.

This contract action is for products and services for which the Government intends to solicit from only one source under the authority of FAR 8.405.6 (Only One Source). Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1000 Employees.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Hampton VA Medical Center intends to award a firm fixed price, single source delivery order to American Screening, LLC. The purpose of the order is to obtain ONCESCEEN, 12 Panel Drug Screening Cups to be used by facility Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services in correlation with the main LAB to conduct drug screening testing of methamphetamines, cocaine, THC, morphine opiates, MDMA, methadone, barbiturates, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepine, amphetamine, PCP and oxycodone.

Order to include the following:

P/N: ASC-CUP-0012 - ONESCREEN, 12 Panel Drug Screening Cups

This delivery order will be placed against American Screening, LLC Federal Supply Service contract GS07F-0008W via a Delivery Order.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to James Risbon, Contract Specialist, at James.Risbon@va.gov NLT 09-19-2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

FAR 8 – Justification for Limiting Sources (LSJ) For Limiting Sources (<SAT) Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C246-26-AP-0405

1. Contracting Activity:

Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 06, Hampton VA, located at 100 Emancipation Drive 23669.

Purchase Order: 590-26-1-023-0040

2. Description of Action:

The Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services at Hampton VA Medical Center has requested to purchase American Screening LLC, ONESCREEN 12 Panel Screening Cups for performing drug screenings.

Order against: |X| FSS Contract Number: GS07F-0008W

3. Description of Supplies or Services:

The estimated value of the proposed action is $23,700.00.

The OneScreen Multiple Drug Screen Cup by American Screening, LLC is a 12 Panel Screening Cup used by the Hampton VA Medical Center P&LMS in correlation with the main LAB’s Siemens VISTA Analyzer for conducting drug screening testing of methamphetamines, cocaine, THC, morphine opiates, MDMA, methadone, barbiturates, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepine, amphetamine, PCP and oxycodone.

4. Authority:

Order Against FSS: Authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program, Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 USC 251, et seq.); Title 40 USC 501, Services for Executive Agencies; and Section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2002 (PL 107-107) and implemented by FAR 8.405-6. Mark the applicable exception:

|X| Items peculiar to one manufacturer. An item peculiar to one manufacturer can be a particular brand name, product, or a feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer). A brand name item, whether available on one or more schedule contracts, is an item peculiar to one manufacturer (FAR 8.405-6(b)).

5. Rationale/explanation to support cited authority:

The VA Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) National Enforcement Office mandates that the Hampton VA Medical Center P&LMS follow the guidance set forth in the VHA Laboratory Waived Testing Regulations when conducting drug screening testing.

The Hampton VA Medical Center P&LMS uses the UNIPAC Midddleware Software Program in correlation with the main LAB’s Seimens VISTA Chemical Analyzer to conduct its drug screening. The software itself had been specifically designed to work with the ONESCREEN 12 PANEL Screening Cups flat front design. It’s cut off testing levels to ensure that the P&LMS methodology of a lateral flow chromatographic immunoassay could be used to maintain the Waived Testing regulations set forth by the VA P&LMS National Enforcement Office.

To switch to another cup would require implementing a new methodology. Once validated and approved, would require a new Standard of Performance and TMS course # 3826436 (HAM-Drug Screen, Urine) to be rewritten. It would also result in the need to purchase new UNICAP Middleware Software for data entry and for Operators (approx. 170) to have to be retrained and pass competency testing for the new methodology. Switching methodology to use a different cup would be extremely costly in terms of time, cost, and patient care.

Based on the market research above and not being able to meet the VA Rule of Two for this requirement the CO believes that the most advantageous acquisition strategy for the government is to directly solicit American Screening, LLC under the authority of FAR 8.405-6 and award a subsequent purchase order under American Screening LLC’s, FSS contract GS07F-0008W.

6. BRAND NAME ONLY: This buy is estimated to exceed $25,000 and this documentation will be posted along with the RFQ on e-Buy, as required by FAR 8.405-1(e).

7. Note that this determination satisfies the requirements of FAR 8.405-6. The requirement to prepare a written justification IAW FAR 6.303 does not apply to Federal Supply Schedules.

James Risbon Date:

Contracting Officer Supply/Service Team1

NCO 6

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