JA_508-25-704.pdf

SDVOSB/VOSB Sole Source Justification Format IAWVAAR 819.7008 Project No.: 508-25-704

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Justification and Approval O&A) For

Other Than Full and Open Competition

Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C247-25-AP-2548

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 7, for the Atlanta VA Medical Center. Funding for this requirement has been provided via 508-25-3-294-0001.

2. Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Approved: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, materials, and equipment to support installation of replacement and new WiFi Access Points and supporting infrastructure at Atlanta VA Health Care System.

3. Description of Supplies/Services Required to Meet the Agency's Needs:

• Demolition and wall penetrations for conduit pathways. (Refer to 01 74 19 Construction Waste Management, 07 84 00 Firestopping, VA OEHRM Site Infrastructure and End User Device (EUD) Requirements Version 2.0, and 27 05 33 Conduits and Backboxes for Communications Systems)

• Providing and installing the mounting brackets for 10 Access Points provided by the VA. (Refer to Specifications: 27 05 11 Requirements for Communications Installations)

• Providing and installing 2400 linear feet of conduit, including junction boxes, pull cords, and fire stopping, throughout the Atlanta VA Main Campus (1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA) and Fort McPherson VA Clinic (1710 Hardee Drive, Atlanta, GA) locations. Existing conduit paths between floors/IT rooms will not have the capacity for more cable and new conduit paths will need to be created. (Refer to Specifications: 07 84 00 Firestopping; 27 05 33 Conduits and Backboxes for Communications Systems)

• Providing, pulling, and terminating 5,000+ linear feet of CAT 6A cable from APs to nearest IT rooms' patch panels. (Refer to Specifications: 27 05 11 Requirements for Communications Installations and 27 10 00 Control, Communication and Signal Wiring)

4. Statutor.y Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition: 41 USC §3304(a)(5), 38 U.S. Code§ 8127(c), as implemented by FAR 6.302-5 (Authorized or Required by Statute). COs may use the non-competitive (sole source) procedures authorized in V AAR 819.7008 (DEVIATION) or V AAR

819.7009 (DEVIATION) up to $5,000,000. Check the specific VAAR clause used below:

IX} 819.7008 Sole source awards to a certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business:

Or

( ) 819.7009 Sole source awards to a certified veteran-owned small business

5. Demonstration that the Contractor's Unique Qualifications and/or Nature of the Acquisition Requires the Use of the Authority Cited Above (applicability of authority):

VHAPG Part 819.7008/7009 Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB/VOSB Revision: 03 Effective Date: 06/15/2024