P03 Single Source Justification MPT to SAT _GMP_CO SIGNED.pdf

VHAPG Part 813.106 Simplified Acquisition Procedures: Soliciting from a Single Source Attachment 1: Single Source Justification for SAP under the SAT

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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:__ 36C262-23-AP-3070___

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 22, Long Beach 600 Medical Center. PR 691-23-2-188-0038.

Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated Amount: VA Los Angeles has a need for the Vocera Premier Plus Support Services for Vocera Platform 6 which is a wireless communication device. The use of Vocera Premier Plus support Services will provide maintence, an on-going support, continuous education and training of all new and current staff of Vocera Communication devices. Plus Support will provide GLA VAMC a bridge contract for three (3) months under a Firm Fixed Price New Contract.

Estimated dollar value: $79,781.57 Period of Performance: March 18, 2023, through June 17, 2023

2. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used:

The Vocera Premier Services support and maintain equipment management such as changes in updating and removing user profile, troubleshooting existing equipment, issuing and setting up badges for new and existing VA employees, repairing broken and replacing equipment throughout Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS). The services also provide maintenance of current and supplementary equipment, it also reports damage and broken equipment, and lastly, these services also include training new users how to access the equipment.

The Vocera equipment and services are in compliance with VA security wireless network. These services are provided 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days a year with no interruption which is essential to veterans patient care.

Government Marketing & Procurement, LLC., (GMP) is authorized to provide Vocera support service of software maintenance and technical support service for the Vocera solution that provides a communication platform that is crucial to all the nurses, physicians, pharmacists and other medical employees a constant uninterrupted communication to discuss patient care. Share and critical patient assessment such as Code alerts, patient updates, consultation requests, and more. With Vocera, patients are able to communicate directly assigned nurses. These services will provide VA medical team the resources to ensure that the patient’s needs are quickly and adequately met.

Without the communication platform, Patient Safety may be put at risk. The Vocera software and equipment work hand in hand, the software and equipment cannot be modified to work with different non Vocera systems.

3. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted:

GMP is a Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and it is a Vocera product and support services authorized distributor providing pricing under FSS Contract, GS-07F-187GA. GMP

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In addition, GMP has successfully provided several requirements to Veterans Affairs Medical Centers as one of Vocera’s authorized dealer and the cost history of those requirements is in keeping with the quoted cost.

Furthermore, GMP has been providing this services for the past 4 years to VA Los Angeles and the Contracting Officer has determined that only one source is reasonable available to provide these critical services under this bridge 3-month contract without any disruption to the patient care because of exclusive licensing agreements IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(i).

Vocera is the original equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and GMP is an approved distributor of these services, see letter from Vocera dated July 28, 2022.

4. Requirements Certification: I certify that the requirement outlined in this justification is a Bona

Fide Need of the Department of Veterans Affairs and that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Kathy Ryou Date Health System Specialist Office of ADPCS/Nurse Executive VA Los Angeles Healthcare System

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.

Mayra Barbosa Date Contracting Officer Department of Veterans Affairs | Service Area Office – West Network Contracting Office – 22

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