BRAND NAME ONLY OR INSTRUMENTS.pdf

This is a Justification for Single Source Awards document from the Department of Veterans Affairs for a brand-name-only procurement under FAA RFO 12.102(a) for purchases exceeding the micro-purchase threshold but not reaching the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California VA Medical Center (VAMC), seeks to procure Operating Room sterile surgical instruments, specifically Medline brand products. The procurement will be handled by the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 located at the Northern California VA Medical Center in Mather, California. The requirement is for numerous OR sterile surgical instruments to complete existing sets that were previously ordered from Medical Surgical Prime Vendors (MSPV) as mandatory sources. The justification establishes that only Medline instruments are manufactured as exact matches to existing products in the facility's current inventory, making them necessary to recreate complete sets. Market research conducted across SAM.gov, GSA Advantage, and the Supply Chain Master Catalog (SCMC) confirmed that the specific instruments are not available individually through MSPV, the VA National Acquisition Center (NAC), or other contracts. The document notes that while a SDVOSB set-aside was initially considered prohibited due to the Original Equipment Manufacturer Medline's large business status, the procurement will ultimately be solicited with a small business set-aside through multiple SDVOSB or small business distributors of Medline products. The Contracting Officer certifies that this single-source justification is accurate and complete.