36C77018Q0702-003.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Justification and Approval

For

Brand Name Specific Open Market

1) Contracting Activity:

Department of Veterans Affairs Network 15 Contracting Office 3450 South 4th Street Leavenworth, KS 66048

The purchase request number is 765-18-4-021-0863 Items are to be delivered to the Hines, IL CMOP.

2) Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Processed: The Hines, Illinois CMOP, 5th & Roosevelt Road, Hines, IL 60141, Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy is requesting approval to purchase BRAND NAME specific NDC drug items. This is a new procurement and will be a firm fixed price contract, set aside for Service

Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. The total estimated value for this request is $247,200. The list below does include all drug items included in this request.

3) Description of Supplies/Services Required to Meet the Agency's Needs:

GLUCOSE SENSOR (3) GUARDIAN MMT-7020 (5 COUNT) – NO SUBSTITUTIONS

• NDC 43169-0704-05

• Quantity and Description of request: GLUCOSE SENSOR (3) GUARDIAN MMT-7020

• The estimated Purchase Order value is for this request for this item is $247,200.00

4) Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition:

(X) (1) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements per FAR

6.302-1; Brand name description application applies.

5) Demonstration that the Contractor's Unique Qualifications or Nature of the Acquisition Requires the Use of the Authority Cited Above (applicability of authority): Within the VHA brand name drugs may be prescribed by physicians when in their clinical judgment the brand name drug will provide a better therapeutic outcome for patients. Brand name drugs are requested when there is a clinical requirement for the drug. In this case, the brand specific drug name is requested on the list above.

6) Description of Efforts Made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as deemed practicable:

The requesting pharmacy indicated this medication could be obtained from three (3), service disabled veteran owned small businesses.

7) Determination by the Contracting Officer that the Anticipated Cost to the Government will be Fair and

Reasonable: The Hines, IL-CMOP anticipates the cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable based on competition and comparison to recent prices paid by CMOP.

8) Description of the Market Research Conducted and the Results, or a Statement of the Reasons Market

Research Was Not Conducted: After searching NAC & GSA, there are no available contracts for any of the items requested at fair and reasonable price. A search of the Center for Veteran Enterprise Vendor Information Pages indicates there are 21 SDVOSB or VOSB vendors which are engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. A query at the SBA Dynamic Search portal returned 949 possible small business vendors. However, these vendors are not engaged in manufacture, but are distributors for large business wholesalers. Because the Government is not allowed to do business using Wholesale Trade or Retail Trade NAICS codes, searches must be conducted using the manufacture NAICS code of 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing.

9) Any Other Facts Supporting the Use of Other than Full and Open Competition: N/A

10) Listing of Sources that Expressed, in Writing, an Interest in the Acquisition: N/A

11) A Statement of the Actions, if any, the Agency May Take to Remove or Overcome any Barriers to Competition before Making subsequent acquisitions for the supplies or services required: The physician has stated the mentioned name brand drugs are the only brands that will meet the specific needs of the patients, however, we are still competing this amongst distributors.

12) Requirements Certification: I certify that the requirement outlined in this justification is a Bona Fide Need of the

Department of Veterans Affairs and that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Carlos Araghi Inventory Specialist Hines-CMOP

13) Approvals in accordance with FAR 6.304

a) Contracting Officer's Certification: (required) I certify that the foregoing justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date Karen R. Griffin Contracting Officer

NCO 15 CMOP