C01 - JA GetWell Network.pdf

Control Number VA-24-00097192

JUSTIFICATION

FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Office of Procurement, Acquisition, and Logistics Technology Acquisition Center 23 Christopher Way Eatontown, NJ 07724

2. Description of Action: The proposed action is for a firm-fixed price delivery order under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for the Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) For brand name GetWellNetwork Interactive Patient Care System licenses.

3. Description of the Supplies or Services: GetWell Inpatient provides interactive patient engagement and care solutions through evidenced-based clinical pathway outcomes, web-based management, and reporting tools, enhancing the VA’s whole Health Initiative. GetWell has been procured by the Veterans Health Administration Office of Patient-Centered Care & Cultural Transformation, making Get Well the only provider of Interactive Patient Care purchased by a VA National Office. The GetWell Inpatient system has now expanded to 71 VA hospitals nationally and has established Veteran-specific features and resources within their system to support the Veteran patient population.

GetWell has enterprise Office of Information and Technology approval to interface with Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecure/Computerized Patient Record System while also providing Internet access to Veterans to support the VA blueprint for success principles in treating the whole patient.

4. Statutory Authority: Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 16.505(a)(4), the following brand name requirement is being justified and approved as an exception to fair opportunity under the statutory authority of Section 41 U.S.C.

4106(c)(2) as implemented by FAR Subpart 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B), entitled "Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized".

5. Rationale Supporting Use of Authority Cited Above: Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is focused on promoting patient-centered care concepts, programs, and initiatives that bring a cultural transformation and improves clinical efficiency and outcomes. Fayetteville VAMC intends to procure licenses for the GetWell Interactive Patient Care System for 96 locations, and GetWell Rounds+, which is a mobile data collection, reporting, alerting, and trending system. GetWell has been procured by the VHA Office of Patient-Centered Care & Cultural Transformation, making Get Well the only provider of Interactive Patient Care purchased by a VA National Office. The GetWell Inpatient system has now expanded to 71 VA hospitals nationally and has established Veteran-specific features and resources within their

GetWell Network Control Number VA-24-00097192

The Contract Specialist (CS) conducted market research in September by using the NASA SEWP V GWAC market research tools. Based on this market research, the CS found multiple Service-Disabled Veteran-owned small business resellers under NASA SEWP V GWAC that provide GetWellNetwork Interactive Patient Care System renewal licenses.

9. Other Facts: None

GetWell Network Control Number VA-24-00097192