P03 - JUSTIFICATION PHACO PACKS REDACTED FINAL.pdf
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This document is a Sole Source Justification Template for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, seeking to award a firm-fixed-price contract to Alcon Vision, LLC for Alcon Phaco Packs. The procurement is for 850 phaco packs (part # PPK3702-20) and 300 phaco pink sleeve packs (part # PPK12653-01) for one year, to be used with Alcon Centurion Phacoemulsification Systems at the Kernersville and Charlotte Health Care Centers within the Salisbury VA Health Care System.
The justification for sole source procurement is based on the unique compatibility of these specific phaco packs with the existing Alcon Centurion equipment, making alternative products incompatible. The document indicates that market research was conducted, revealing only Alcon Vision, LLC as a potential vendor. The effective date is 02/01/2022, and the procurement is being processed under FAR 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The government will continue to conduct market research to explore potential future competitive opportunities, though current options are limited due to the proprietary nature of the phaco packs.
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VHAPG Part 813.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items Request for Sole Source Justification Template >SAT-$7.5M under FAR13.5
Acquisition Plan 36C246-25-AP-2668
Effective Date: 02/01/2022 Page 1 of 3
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION UNDER SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL
ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.5
Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C246-25-AP-2668
1. Contracting Activity: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 proposes to enter into a contract on the basis of other than full and open competition for the Salisbury VA Health Care System (VAHCS). Purchase Requests: 659-25-2-054-0341 and 659-25-2- 055-0485.
2. Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Processed: Network Contracting Office 6 intends to award a new firm-fixed-price contract to procure Alcon Phaco Packs from Alcon Vision, LLC in accordance with FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and specifically FAR
13.501 Special Documentation Requirements, where acquisitions conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, but still require a justification using the format of FAR 6.303-2. This is a request for Alcon Phaco Packs to use during ophthalmic surgery in conjunction with existing Alcon Centurion Phacoemulsification equipment in the Kernersville Health Care Center (HCC) and Charlotte HCC.
3. Description of Supplies/Services Required to Meet the Agency’s Needs: The estimated value of the proposed action is ; Kernersville HCC and Charlotte HCC This requirement includes a quantity of 850 phaco packs, part # PPK3702-20, and 300 phaco pink sleeve packs, part # PPK12653-01, for one year. The phaco packs are used with the Alcon Centurion Phacoemulsification System to perform surgical procedures on cataract patients throughout the Salisbury VAHCS.
4. Statutory Authority Permitting Restricted Competition:
FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The statutory authority for applying the Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items of FAR 13.5 is 41 U.S.C. § 1901 and is implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) for restricting competition on this procurement. Competition is restricted on this procurement for the reason below:
(x ) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements
( ) Unusual and Compelling Urgency ( ) Industrial Mobilization, Engineering, Developmental or Research Capability or Expert
Services ( ) International Agreement ( ) Authorized or Required by Statute ( ) National Security ( ) Public Interest
5. Demonstration that the Contractor’s Unique Qualifications or Nature of the Acquisition Requires the Use of the Authority Cited Above (applicability of authority): The Kernersville HCC and Charlotte HCC require Alcon Phaco Packs that are only compatible with the Alcon Centurion Phacoemulsification Systems owned and utilized in the facilities. Any other phaco pack would not be compatible with equipment owned by the
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