Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity

This document is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity (J&A) for a delivery order issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Enterprise Procurement Office (EPO), Acquisition Service 7, High Tech Medical Equipment (HTME) Post Award Division, on behalf of the Denver, CO Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).

The delivery order, valued at $304,445.00, will be issued to AGFA Healthcare Corporation under Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract SPE2D1-16-D-0013 for the replacement of End-of-Life (EOL) diagnostic workstations and implementation services, including system hardware and services. The justification cites RFO 16.507-6(b)(2)—Only One Capable Awardee exception to fair opportunity, asserting that AGFA Healthcare Corporation is the sole source capable of providing the required diagnostic workstations while maintaining system compatibility, clinical performance, operational continuity, and OEM-supported integration within the existing AGFA Healthcare Corporation Enterprise Imaging Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS) environment deployed across the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19. The document emphasizes that standardization on AGFA-validated diagnostic workstation configurations is necessary to preserve the integrity, reliability, and long-term supportability of the government's existing Enterprise Imaging PACS system. The DLA previously negotiated fair and reasonable prices under the base contract; therefore, a separate fair and reasonable pricing determination was not required. The Contracting Officer has conducted price evaluation to ensure quoted prices are equal to or less than the contract price and that third-party line items are procured at fair and reasonable prices.