P03 Sole Source Justification_Redacted.pdf

Sole Source Justification Checklist Template_FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)_(18-JAN-2024)

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Procurement, Acquisition, and Logistics Technology Acquisition Center 23 Christopher Way Eatontown, NJ 07724

2. This requirement will be accomplished via:

[ X ] New Purchase Order

[ ] Modification No.

[ ] Purchase Card

Purchase Order will be:

[ X ] Firm Fixed Price [ ] Cost Type Contract:

[ ] Time and Materials [ ] Other (Specify):

Type of Funds (e.g., Supply Fund, Franchise Fund, IT, etc.):

[ X ] OIT

3. Description of Supplies or Services.

[ X ] Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information Technology (OIT), Development Security Operations, Solution Delivery, Connectivity & Collaboration Services (CCS) Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) has the overall business and management responsibilities for all the telecommunication services. The Contractor shall provide LEC voice communication services at the Oakhurst CBOC, Oakhurst CA in accordance with Section 5.2 of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Voice services include but are not limited to: Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines. The VA must be listed and retained as the customer of record and the contractor must own the services/infrastructure being provided.

Estimated total cost (including option(s), if any): $6

Other Information: None

4. Authority Cited.

[ X] FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

5. Reason for Authority Cited.

The proposed source for this action is Sierra Telecom.

[ X ] Other rationale for not promoting competition, as follows:The geographical location of Oakhurst CA makes it limited to resourse and providers.

Efforts to Obtain Competition.

[ X ] There is only one responsible source for this item. Efforts made to locate additional sources are described under the “Market Research” paragraph of this document. There is no competition anticipated for this acquisition. Procurement data does not include any unnecessary requirements that may inhibit competition.

Actions to Increase Competition.

[ X ] Other actions that will be accomplished to increase competition: Oakhurst CA has limited resources. Should another vendor become available Marke Research will be conducted to see if competition.

Market Research.

Market research was conducted by the Contract Specalist in November 2025. The methods used and results are as indicated below:

The Contract Specalist contacted all six (6) vendors on the National Local Exchange Carrier Next Generation (NLEC NG) contract (AT&T, Lumen, MetTel, Zayo, Granite and Windstream) via email to ascertain their capability of providing LEC services to the VAMC located in Oakhurst CA. Four (4) vendors responded stating that they cannot provide the required services.

[ X ] A notice soliciting additional sources of supply was published n the Contracting Opportunities Page on 11 November 2025

[ X ] No response was received.

9. Interested Sources.

[ X ] No other source has expressed written interest in supplying this item.

Sole Source Justification Checklist Template_FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)_(18-JAN-2024)