JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

This document is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity under 41 U.S.C. § 4106(c)(2) and FAR 16.507-6(b)(2), authorizing a single-source award to AGFA Healthcare Corporation for End-of-Life (EOL) diagnostic workstation replacement and implementation services for the Fort Harrison, MT Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Enterprise Procurement Office (EPO), Acquisition Service 7, High Tech Medical Equipment (HTME) Post Award Division will issue a Delivery Order valued at $22,244.12 under the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded contract SPE2D1-16-D-0013. AGFA Healthcare Corporation is determined to be the only capable source to satisfy the Government's requirement for replacing EOL diagnostic workstations while maintaining required levels of 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 throughout Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19. The justification establishes that replacement systems must be appropriately validated to eliminate risks of system incompatibility, diagnostic performance degradation, software interoperability issues, and disruption to essential radiology services. 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. As the OEM and software publisher, AGFA Healthcare Corporation possesses proprietary technical knowledge, software access, and established validation and support processes required to deliver workstations configured and validated for this environment. The Defense Logistics Agency previously negotiated fair and reasonable prices under the base contract; thus, separate pricing determination was waived pending contracting officer price evaluation confirmation that quoted prices are equal to or less than contract price and that third-party line items are procured at fair and reasonable rates.