Brand_Name_Justification.pdf

J1JSTlJIIJCATllON FOR OTHER THAN F'tJLL AND OPEN COMPETITION (SOLE ShlJ'QCE & BRA!!!lD Na ME)

Dep.arlm.ent: LABORATORY POC/Te:l.No.,: JQSE .TOVBLANOS: 760•719,3133 Proposed Vendor: OR.11lOCLlN1CAL DIAGNOSTiCS

l. D.esoription of tLre s1ipplies and/or services required to ,:,,e:at tl1e end-user's mlnlmum needs:

Contrl\� fo1, a molttlily drop �lllpinm1t of lilood b,nik reagents i'or blood typhtg, �ntibody setetmlng and antlbodyJdentlfleatio11.

2. Ellthnated value of the require:ine11t:

3. What Markel Researcl rw:aB used in plartm11g/desotib!ng the Oovernm'(/nt requfrement(i.e. eCAT, Prime Ve1'ldor, GSA Advanti,gi:1, GSA/VA Srih!l:dules, p:ekw awards, oontact with. vendor)?

Jnstl:flcatfo.n fDr.tbe, sole som·ee ,pm'<ll•as" Iii busc'l[ on the fatt tliat this lab 1ms eolliniittoo to tbe ru,e of Ortho·C.llnt.ol Diagnostics proclucts, An analysis w11s perfu1•meil witl1 the oirty two maJ01• suppiie1'.s of'blood bank .rengonts,lmm11cor and ,Ortho-Clinl�l pr.oducts.

I1mnu�Qr's product list doos not luclncleth•0.8% snspension oftesti111g call, or thl\'lTS gal cards that are requfred for iestfng in the bliliid bunk, Only compitnies offering gel testing supplies ca;n be 11tili>1ed by our fildliiy.

G.el testing Is pro,ven to be. the .lllol'll speclftc.nncl,,ien$lti'l't 111otboil for blo.o.il bank testing.

Additionally, pnrcrui;sed •'l'IJllpm�nt vie El'RG area already In pl11ce ln tire Blood Bank section ofthc laborato1,y and only OrtJ,oClinical Dii1gnostics products is compatible wltl1 these eq!llpml\nt (MrS Workstation).

Somo c1111�unul11les In tllis c1>r,t,·actunl �eq11est m.�y be foulld ill eCJ\.T, With further r¢sl)1ttch, Orthn Clbilcal Dfagnostlcs· co,rfirmcd. that tli<.>y are the.so!ll111annfuetnr41r of reagents and s11pplles for the proprietary lb-!V(iei•o Typi11g,Sy�t,i111 Gel teclmology prod'illi.¢�. T)te r<1pr<1&entatiw i;x.plainlld that availability and shoi,t tu·ruaronnd cannot be.

gmwantoed Jf prndn<1tnl're 01•tle1,ed Yi!l l>CA'.I', Dui; to the b1stability of the delive!'Y SC:b0d1de, tht,·e may be iln ililcrr111i1:lon in patie,it l¢stlng·:lfow.dcred ·Items do not ari'lv.o: In :time .. ·

The 1•epresentati'Ve flu-tiler oxp:laln�d that their products on a Federal Government. pi'icing, ))a�ed cm a 28-day mi1n11facturing schedule Trmlitlmml Red Cell prodcuts· are reqn'fred. to be set up uu a standing .cwder dir11etly with Ortho CliafoJjl Dlagnostks, Limitecl q1iandtlL'S are nu1nufactm·ed ·oosed ou the scheduled orders. The�" lte,ns �jl)tnot be ·ord1ll'Cd 011 a �11s1111l \lril�r; Lastly, l\ilTS Reag�nl& c<tll be set tip on a ship schedule with. the Tmdltfonal .Red Cell pro,hmt shipments, This helps ·lh• labon1lory lll!llil!l!IO tll�ir bivenmcy, ci:lts dow11 liu the n11l)ll:)er oi' ,:,r11rs nnd wili e.ns\i�e lot m1mbers ,are· coudstent.

4. If app1icab1e, was the prior Pe1fom1ance Work State1m,nt (PWS) 01· Statement of Work (SOW) reviewed to ensure they adqauately t·eflect the e1u,t·0nt. minimum ueeil.ofthe Government?

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(lie, 3-1-05)

Brand Name. MFR (Ortho Clinical) is a LB. There are two authorized distributors:

Thermo Fisher (LB) and GovSci (SB).