JNA Brand Name Food Service Equipments.doc

VHAPM Part 813.106 Simplified Acquisition Procedures: Soliciting from a Single Source

Attachment 1: Single Source Justification for SAP under the SAT

Justification for BRAND NAME IAW FAR 13.106-1 For

Over Micro-Purchase Threshold but Not Exceeding the SAT ($250K)

Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C246-22-AP-5228

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 06, Hampton VA Medical Center, 100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton VA 23667. Purchase Request Number: 590-22-3-985-0914

2. Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated Amount: The Hampton VAMC has a need to procure a Fryer Battery, Electric 2GR45MF and varies food service equipment with accessories for delivery and installation to the Nutrition and Foodservice department. The Nutrition and Foodservice department will be transitioning from rethermed heating to prepping and cooking meals.

3. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used: The Hampton VA Medical Center have a need to procure several brand name foodservice equipment with accessories. These Foodservice Equipment will improve efficiency in the kitchen operations, enables staff to prepare hot nutritious well-balanced meals instead of rethermed or reheating meals. Also, allowing veterans to make healthy decision leading to possible better clinical outcomes/results and lower length of hospital stays. Hampton VAMC Nutrition and Foodservice department has spent numerous of man hours on researching, planning and designing proper placement of items, equipment usage and product safety regulations and guidelines. For appropriate ventilation the system will provide a built-in fire suppression system for prevention of fire, and electrical boxes wattage usage to avoid power outages, which are vital to the success of NFS daily operation. Procuring other manufacturer items would undermine planning efforts and will take years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to renovate the overall kitchen. Based on facility need and existing conditions, like or similar items will not suffice.

4. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted:

Market research consisted of surveying the market to see if like items existed. Although they do, the

CO believed that pursuing this acquisition as a brand-name only requirement was in the best interest of the station and government, based on reasoning in para 3 above. Three Small Business expressed interest and appeared capable of providing the needed items at a fair and reasonable price. The CO intends to pursue this requirement as a Small Business set-aside.

5. Contracting Officer's Certification: Purchase is approved in accordance with FAR13.106-1(b). I certify that the foregoing justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

VHAPM Part 813.106

Original Date: 08/30/17 Revision 02 Eff Date: 03/31/2020