Single Source Justification MPT to SAT_Redacted Signed.pdf

This is a Single Source Justification document for a federal contract award under simplified acquisition procedures filed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15, located in Kansas, seeks to purchase 56 new automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), 2 AED Trainers, and 25 AED wall cabinets to replace end-of-life equipment at the Eastern Kansas VA Hospital Systems' Topeka and Leavenworth campuses. The contracting officer justifies the single-source award to LIFEPAK CR2 based on unique technical characteristics that limit availability to one source. The LIFEPAK CR2 is one of only a few defibrillators on the market capable of delivering doses up to 360J biphasic, with escalating dose capabilities (200J to 300J to 360J) that other devices cannot match. The justification emphasizes that the CR2's insight technology, which performs rhythm analysis during active compression when paired with the LUCAS continuous mechanical CPR device, significantly reduces pauses in care—an advantage the competing Zoll AED 3 cannot provide. The contracting officer, Ronald Castle, certified the justification as accurate and complete in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) on April 13, 2026. The document is Revision 02, effective December 30, 2025, with Acquisition ID 36C255-26-AP-1533. The contracting officer is required to document price reasonableness determination using the S19 Open Market Award Documentation Form with Abstract.