Limited Source Justification.pdf

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Justification for Single Source Awards IAW RFO FAR 12.102 and 12.201-1 For

Over Micro-Purchase Threshold but Not Exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

Acquisition Plan Action ID:

JOFOC Tracker:

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

(VHA), Regional Procurement Office West (RPOW), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, on behalf of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) 21, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS), located at 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304-1207 2237:

2. Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated

Amount: The proposed action is a brand-name, unrestricted, firm-fixed-price open-market order to procure Zoll Defibrillator CaseReview software licenses and support for the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. The software will provide integrated post-event review and data analytics for Zoll R-Series and X-Series defibrillators purchased in 2020, enabling clinicians to review and improve code response and resuscitation performance.

The estimated total value of the

3. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used: The brand-name justification is that only Zoll CaseReview software can fully interface with, retrieve, and analyze event data from the existing Zoll R-Series and X-Series defibrillators already in use at VAPAHCS. CaseReview uses proprietary Zoll algorithms, data formats, and communication protocols that are not disclosed to or replicated by other vendors, so third-party software cannot reliably capture, interpret, or display the complete defibrillator event data set needed for clinical review and quality improvement. Use of any non-Zoll solution would risk loss of data fidelity, lack of integration with the existing Zoll ecosystem, potential incompatibility with current hardware and workflows, and would require duplicative validation, training, and configuration costs that do not represent best value to the Government. For these reasons, no other supplies or services can meet the Government’s requirement for seamless, end-to-end integration with the installed base of Zoll defibrillators.

4. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted: Market research included review of mandatory and other sources confirmed that the required Zoll CaseReview software is not available from mandatory or enterprise-wide vehicles. A search of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) database, yielded one authorized Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) distributor for this specific brand-name requirement, so the VA Rule of Two is not satisfied.

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5. Contracting Officer's Certification: Purchase is approved in accordance with RFO FAR 12.102(a) and 12.204. I certify that the foregoing justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. The determination of fair and reasonable pricing is documented in the contract file in accordance with RFO FAR 12.204(a).

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