JA - Sole Source Definitive Health Care_FE.pdf

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Acquisition Operations (OAO)

Strategic Acquisition Center-Frederick (SAC-F) 321 Ballenger Center Drive, Suite 125 Frederick, MD 21703

2. Description of Action: The proposed action is for a sole source procurement of Definitive

Health Care (DHC) web platform.

3. Description of Supplies or Services: DHC Analytics Logic platform’s capabilities provided more insight into Commercial Capacity by Geography and Hospital System. The information obtained and utilized by DHC Analytics Logic Platform is derived directly from the Chief Information Officers (CIOs) of each participating Healthcare System and is updated as frequently as new information is received.

4. Statutory Authority: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, Only one source is capable of providing the services required. DHC is the only authorized provider.

5. Rationale Supporting use of Authority Cited Above: The Defnitive Health

Care application offers the ability to query their database for yielding only the information necessary (i.e. Cardiology options in a particular geographic area).

The platform’s capabilities provide more insight into Commercial Capacity by Geography and Hospital System.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Market research was conducted, as detailed in Section

8 below. The effort did not yield any additional sources that can meet all of the Government's material requirements. There is no fully responsive competition for this acquisition. In accordance with FAR 5.301 the justification will be published within 14 days after award.

7. In accordance with FAR 5.301 and 6.305, this action will be synopsized at award on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website and the justification will be made publicly available.

8. Determination of Best Value: The proposed contract action will represent the best value to the Government. Price analysis will be conducted and to determine price reasonableness and price discounts, if available, will be sought.

9. Market Research: Definitive Healthcare HIMMS Analytics Logic Platform (DHC) is a trusted healthcare research and advisory firm with greater than 65,000 participating organizations worldwide. VHA used the application since 2017 with a great deal of satisfaction. The live demonstration of DHC Analytics Logic platform’s capabilities provided more insight into Commercial Capacity by Geography and Hospital System.

The information obtained and utilized by DHC HIMMS Analytics Logic Platform is derived directly from the Chief Information Officers (CIOs) of each participating Healthcare System and is updated as frequently as new information is received. Most importantly, HIMMS Analytics Logic Platform is a web-based interface Truven Analytics is not considered based on the experience MCAO has had with it.

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

Kimberly Sandi Date Contracting Officer