P03 FAR 16 Exception to Fair Opportunity-HCA Approved.pdf

This document is an approval of an exception to the fair opportunity competition requirements for federal contract award 36C26323Q1124 from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23. The contract is for the purchase of Philips patient monitoring equipment and related updates at the Sioux Falls facility. The exception was approved by the Head of the Contracting Activity due to the urgent and compelling nature of the requirement for the medical equipment, with the award being made directly to Philips rather than through full and open competition.