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This document contains a justification for a sole source award and a related federal contract opportunity notice. The justification is for the Department of Veterans Affairs to procure an automated immunohistochemistry and in-situ hybridization slide staining system from Roche Diagnostics Corporation. The system is needed at the VA Southern Nevada Health Care System laboratory and must be compatible with the facility's existing Roche Diagnostics BenchMark ULTRA equipment. Only Roche Diagnostics can meet this requirement due to the specialized nature of the equipment and need for compatibility. The federal contract opportunity notice provides additional details such as the solicitation number, NAICS and FSC codes, point of contact, and response deadline of August 17, 2021. Interested parties must demonstrate their ability to meet the requirement for the Roche BenchMark ULTRA system.
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VHAPM Part 813.106 Page 1 of 2 Original Date: 08/30/17 Revision 02 Eff Date: 03/31/2020
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Justification for Single Source Awards IAW FAR 13.106-1 For
Over Micro-Purchase Threshold but Not Exceeding the SAT ($250K)
Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C261-21-AP-4270
1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Regional
Procurement Office West, Network Contracting Office 21 on behalf of VA Southern Nevada Health Care System.
2237: 593-22-1-968-0011
2. Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated Amount:
The VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS) Pathology and Laboratory Service located at 6900 North Pecos Road, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89086 has a requirement for a clinical laboratory immunohistochemistry (IHC) and an in-situ hybridization (ISH) analyzer that is a continuous, automated slide staining system for analysis, data review, and reporting of IHC/ISH test results.
Automated IHC/ ISH slide staining system (Cost per test): Per test ICH/ISH cost per test all-inclusive of instrumentation, reagents, consumables, service, and training.
The total estimated procurement value is . Base plus two option years.
3. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used:
Roche Diagnostics BenchMark ULTRA system is the only automated IHC/ ISH slide staining system in the current lab, is compatible with the configuration of the utilities, and is already validated. Due to the current plumbing systems, the facility is unable to install any new equipment until construction is completed to correct any operational infrastructure deficiencies. If this analyzer were not procured, there would be a cost associated with sending lab specimens outside the lab for testing if the Roche Diagnostics equipment were not put into place with a degradation of patient care due to the increased wait times for lab results.
4. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted:
Market research efforts also include FPDS, Contract Opportunities, VA NAC Catalog, and SAM. A VIP search utilizing NAICS code 325413 and keyword Roche returned zero (0) results.
A query utilizing the c An FPDS query revealed that there are no current existing contract that this facility is able to utilize. A
. It appears that Roche Diagnostics, who is the sole manufacturer and sole distributor. Due to the justification for a
VHAPM Part 813.106 Page 2 of 2 Original Date: 08/30/17 Revision 02 Eff Date: 03/31/2020 single source procurement (See #3), SAM was queried for DUNS: 001824663 Roche Diagnostics Corporation. They are currently active and have no exclusions.
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.
07/28/2021____ Mandy Thompson Date Contracting Officer
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