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Request for Single Source Justification Format MPT to SAT ($2K to $250K)

Revision: 01 Effective Date: 11/15/2024 Page 1 of 2 Acquisition ID# 36C263-25-AP-2005

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Justification for Single Source Awards IAW FAR 13.106-1 For

Over Micro-Purchase Threshold ($2K) but Not Exceeding the SAT ($250K)

Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C263-25-AP-2005

1. Contracting Activity. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23

(NCO 23), Iowa City Health Care System (VAICHCS), Facilities Management Engineering Department, 2237# 636-25-3-8871-0009.

2. Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated

Amount. A new construction project that has a need for a Single Source item – Honeywell’s Lenel Access Card Readers (ACRs), series or model which is fully compatible for use with the Lenel OnGuard Physical Access Control System (PACS).

The requirement also includes the appropriate Power Supplies for the ACRs. This is a partial requirement for Project 636A8-22-102, Upgrade Doors and Door Hardware, in which the contractor must replace doors, door frames and other door related hardware and access control electronic devices in various buildings around the Medical Center. The requirement is to ensure that all doors requiring ACRs, be Lenel ACRs, that are fully compatible with the Lenel OnGuard Physical Access Control System (PACS) in use at the facility.

There are ten (10) total doors that require new Lenel ACRs and Power Supplies within this project. The overall construction project will be solicited in a competitive environment as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside and will be awarded as a Firm-Fixed Price contract. The estimated cost for this partial requirement of the project is

3. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only a single source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used. A Honeywell Lenel OnGuard Physical Access Control System (PACS) in use at the Medical Center. The primary purpose of installing Lenel Access Control Readers (ACRs) is that they are designed to properly integrate into and work with the Lenel OnGuard PACS in service at the Medical Center. Lenel Access Control Readers (ACRs) are the type currently installed throughout the facility. Lenel ACRs have numerous technical features, and certain salient technical characteristics, that ensure that they integrate into the Lenel OnGuard PACS without issue. See IFB Attachment – Specifications (Division 28, Sections 28 05 00 - Common Work Results for Electronic Safety and Security and 28 13 00 - Physical Access Control Systems). The second purpose of installing Lenel ACRs is to be able to pre-stock standard items and have them ready for scheduled maintenance or unplanned repairs. Maintaining a fully operational PACS system is one of the keys to physical security at the Medical Center.

4. Description of Market Research conducted and results, or statement why it was not conducted. Market Research was conducted prior to selecting Honeywell’s Lenel Access Card Readers (ACRs) for the Medical Center. Research indicates that there are no other

Request for Single Source Justification Format MPT to SAT ($2K to $250K)

Revision: 01 Effective Date: 11/15/2024 Page 2 of 2 Acquisition ID# 36C263-25-AP-2005 manufacturer’s ACRs that are known to fully integrate into the Lenel OnGuard Physical Access Control System (PACS) in use at the Medical Center.

Jessica Beswick Date Chief of Engineering Iowa City VA Medical Center

5. Contracting Officer's Certification: Purchase is approved in accordance with FAR13.106-

1(b). I certify that the foregoing justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Derek Fore Date NCO 23 Contracting Officer

JESSICA

BESWICK-HONN

Digitally signed by

JESSICA BESWICK-HONN

Date: 2025.08.15 14:05:01 -05'00'

DEREK FORE

Digitally signed by DEREK FORE Date: 2025.08.12 11:46:19 -05'00'