Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity

This document is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity (JEFFO) under Federal Acquisition Regulation 16.507-6(b)(2), authorizing sole-source procurement from Change Healthcare Technologies, LLC for eight delivery orders valued at $1,539,352.13 across Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12 facilities.

The procurement involves upgrades to the Change Healthcare Enterprise Imaging Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) from version 14.1 operating on Windows Server 2016 to version 14.2.2 on Windows Server 2022. Delivery orders will be executed by the Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center (NAC) across multiple VA facilities: Chicago ($266,925.49), Danville ($65,191.74), Hines ($169,420.05), Iron Mountain ($65,191.74), Madison ($33,735.53), Milwaukee ($740,696.00), North Chicago ($132,999.84), and Tomah ($65,191.74). Each delivery order encompasses hardware components (application servers, network shelters, storage servers), software licenses (Nuance Carahsoft Microsoft SQL Server 2022), and implementation services including data migration, remote training, and troubleshooting. The justification asserts that Change Healthcare Technologies, LLC is the sole capable vendor due to proprietary software maintenance requirements, FDA regulatory compliance tied to the existing PACS system, warranty considerations, and the vendor's exclusive ability to maintain compatibility and provide authorized remote access. The Defense Logistics Agency negotiated fair and reasonable pricing under existing contract SPE2D1-18-D-0006. The document includes technical and contracting officer certifications affirming the accuracy and completeness of the justification, with competition advocate approval from the Strategic Acquisition Center and National Acquisition Center.