A.02.04_W81K02-18-Q-0081_JnA_19-RHCO-P-735_APPROVED.pdf

Control No: 19-RHCO-P-735

Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition

1. Contracting Activity: Joint Base Lewis-McChord Health Contracting Cell (JBLM-HCC)

673 Woodland Square Loop SE, Suite 101 Lacey, WA 98503

2. Description of Action: This will be a firm fixed contract completed in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC), Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM), WA is requesting the sole-source acquisition to the Washington State Department of Health to support Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC), Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM), WA. The laboratory testing services to be provided shall include: Newborn Screening Services. DHP/O&M funds will be used.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: Washington Statute Wash. Rev. Code § 70.83.020 (1991), Screening Test of Newborn Infants requires that each child born in any setting within Washington, receive certain metabolic screening tests (PKU and other preventable heritable disorders) and that “each hospital or health care provider attending a birth outside of a hospital, shall collect and submit a sample blood specimen for all newborns no more than forty-eight hours following birth.”

The estimated total value is $540,215.40 for Base year plus two one-year option periods. Period of Performance will be 01 Oct 2018 – 30 Sep 2021.

4. Authority Cited: FAR 13.501(a) Sole Source (Including Brand Name) acquisition

5. Reason for Authority Cited: This testing is required by Washington Statute Wash. Rev. Code §

70.83.020 (1991), which requires all newborns to be tested by the Washington State Department of Health for the detection of PKU and other heritable or metabolic disorders leading to intellectual disabilities or physical defects as defined by the state board of health.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Market research shows that the Washington State Department of Health is the only authorized source available to provide the required Newborn Screening services.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: No further actions will be taken.

8. Market Research: This requirement is for non-personal services.

a. The applicable Washington regulation that enacted the requirement of the above statute can be found at Wash. Rev. Code § 70.83, PKU and Other Preventable Heritable Diseases, which lists the conditions required to be tested for.

b. Washington Statute Wash. Rev. Code § 70.83.023, states that a fee of $8.40 will be charged for each test “to fund specialty clinics that provide treatment services for those with the defined disorders…The fee may be collected through the facility where a screening specimen is obtained.” The remaining $84.20 is the cost for the Newborn Screening testing. (see attached Department of Health Fees Memo)

9. Interested Sources: No other sources available at this time.

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION

(See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

10. Other Facts:

a. Procurement history:

(1) W91YU0-15-C-0011, PoP: 01 Oct 2015 – 30 Sep 2018; W91YU0-10-P-0681, PoP:

01 Oct 2010 – 30 Sep 2015.

(2) Competition is not possible as it is mandated by Washington state law that the

Washington State Department of Health perform all Newborn Screening testing.

(3) Previous J&As not available

(4) Previous J&As not available

(5) Not previously completed

(6) Nothing unusual

(7) Previous J&As not available.

b. Unusual and compelling urgency. N/A

11. Technical Certification: I certify 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.

LYSANDROU.A Digitally signed by

LYSANDROU.ANGELA.NIC

NGELA.NICOLE. OLE.1047617355

1047617355 Date: 2018.08.16 06:33:19

‐07'00'

Angela Lysandrou

SSG, USA

NCOIC, PSS

12. Requirements Certification: I certify 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.

Digitally signed by

HOUFEK.DARIN.EUGENE.11

EUGENE.115298 52986951

Darin Houfek

COR/DPALS

Date: 2018.08.16 06:49:03 ‐07'00'

HOUFEK.DARIN.

13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a)(2)

(iii) current price list and (vi) comparison to an independent Government estimate. Certified cost or price data is not required in accordance with FAR 15.403-1(c)(3)(i), any acquisition of an item that the contracting officer determines meets the commercial item definition is exempt from the requirement for certified cost or pricing data.

BRADBURY.LARRY.A.

1164241951

Contracting Officer

Digitally signed by

BRADBURY.LARRY.A.1164241951

Date: 2018.08.16 15:03:11 ‐07'00'

14. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

BRADBURY.LARRY.A.

1164241951 Contracting Officer

Digitally signed by

BRADBURY.LARRY.A.1164241951

Date: 2018.08.16 15:03:35 ‐07'00'