A13_SSJ_signed PR 87535 DJM.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT (OPEN MARKET OR GSA)

UNDER $250,000

Sole source acquisitions may be used on a limited basis and only when the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Program Official has provided sufficient justification and the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances warrant such action. The content for a justification must contain detailed facts and rationale to justify the sole source acquisition. Soliciting from a single source must be done in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) or 8.405-6. At a minimum, the following information must be included:

Identification of Program Office, Contracting Activity, and Proposed Requirement, Justification and Program Office Certification:

A. Program Office:

Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology (OPHDST) 1600 Clifton Rd., NE – Mailstop H21-8 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA 30333

B. Contracting Activity:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Financial Resources Acquisition Branch 30341

C. Identification of Requirement:

1. Nature of Action to be Approved by Contracting Officer:

a. Sole source acquisition of: HL7 Gravity Project Membership

b. Procurement Request (PR) Number (if available): Click here to enter text.

2. Proposed Vendor and Estimated Procurement Amount (if available):

a. Proposed Vendor: Health Level Seven International

455 E. Eisenhower PKWY STE 300 # 025 Ann Arbor, MI 48108

b. Estimated Procurement Amount: $25,000

3. Is the requirement on GSA Schedule? ☐ Yes ☒ No

If yes, provide schedule number: N/A

Rev. 5/14/19

D. Justification:

1. The justification for this non-competitive action is:

☒ In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), “only one source [is] reasonably available” which states that, “For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). (ii) Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the documentation in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section only applies to the portion of the purchase requiring brand-name item. The documentation should state it is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand- name.”

☐ Urgency ☐ Exclusive licensing agreements/Proprietary data ☒ Brand name required ☐ Industrial mobilization ☐ Other (e.g., compatibility, space issues, continuity, compatibility, etc.)

☐ In accordance with FAR 8.405-6 “Limiting Sources” which states that, “the only circumstances that may justify the action are – (A) An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays; (B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; or (C) In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-up to an original Federal Supply Schedule order provided that the original order was placed in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures. The original BPA must not have been previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.”

☐ Urgency ☐ Only One Source ☐ Logical Follow Up ☐ Brand name required

2. Other facts supporting sole source procurement:

a. What can this product/service do that other products/services cannot do?

The HL7 Gravity Project is the only known national public collaborative of multisector organizations created to develop consensus-based data standards to improve how health information on social determinants of health (SDOH) are used use and shared using HL7’s FHIR standards. FHIR standards are anticipated to be the accepted and nationally shared health information exchange mechanism. The project’s goal is to advance health and social data standardization to improve health equity. As a sponsoring member of this Project, OPDHST will provide input and guidance on health equity and interoperability strategy that support SDOH through FHIR standards and determinants. The SDOH and health-related social needs focused FHIR coding/terminology standards and implementation guides developed and implemented by the HL7 Gravity Project will impact CDC programs by directly guiding the collection and reporting of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) data across the United States. This includes CDC prioritized and critical public health modernization initiatives and projects aimed at enabling health record exchange, such as TEFCA.

For this reason, multiple federal agencies are already involved in the Gravity Project.

b. What other products/services were considered and why did they not meet the need?

Rev. 5/14/19

No other products were considered since no other vendors provide a health information data exchange suite of standards that are as widely accepted as a secure means to exchanged health information, nor are there similar projects related to HL7 FHIR standards and social determinants of health (SDOH) with other vendors.

3. Program Office efforts to seek potential offerors:

Search of the Internet revealed that there were no other organizations that offer this membership and program benefits. As a result, other offerors were not sought out.

E. Program Office Certification:

I have reviewed this sole source justification and certify the justification is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Center/Institute/Office COR/Program Official Name/Title: Click here to enter text.

Center/Institute/Office COR/Program Official Signature:

Certification Date: Click here to enter a date.

F. Contracting Office Certification:

I have fully relied on the information provided herein and hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief:

Contracting Officer Name: Click here to enter text.

Contracting Officer Signature:

Certification Date: Click here to enter a date.