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VHAPM 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: 36C250 24 AP 0224

1. Contracting Activity: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 10, Cleveland VA Medical Center (CLE VAMC) Network Contracting Office

(NCO) 10.

Transaction: 541 24 1 276 0010

Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated Amount:

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 intends to award a new, firm fixed price, purchase order to Medbridge, Inc., a large business, via Open Market. This request is for Medbridge Subscription.

ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE:

REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE: November 1, 2023

2. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used: Per FAR 11.105 Items peculiar to one manufacturer and

12.4 Unique Requirements Regarding Terms and Conditions for Commercial Items, Medbridge, Inc., is uniquely qualified to provide a Medbridge Subscription based on the following unique characteristics:

This request is being entered as a sole source because the above subscription for the license is proprietary products and must be repaired with the use of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) software to meet all manufacturer specifications to be fully functional. All Licensing and software updates and configuration are proprietary programs of Medbridge Inc.

3. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted: Market research was conducted by the Contracting Officer and the service to identify available sources to meet the requirements as follows:

VetCert, MSPV, DSBS, National Contracts, Interagency Contract Directory, GSA, FSS, ECAT, CM, FPDS, BIC and FDA were reviewed with the following results:

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In accordance with January 9, 2023, requirement for VetCert usage, VetCert was queried, as required, using NAICS 513210. The search provided 95 results. Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)

Medical Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) Contracts: MSPV Generation Z v1:

https://www.va.gov/opal/sac/mspvNG.asp. The MSPV product list was reviewed to determine if these items are available through the transition distribution contracts. The equipment required by this procurement is not included in the MSPV transition distribution contracts product list. Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) Program Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics (OPAL) (va.gov)

Small Business Administration (SBA) Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS): A search was conducted on the SBA’s DSBS at https://web.sba.gov/pro net/search/dsp_search help.cfm?goto=Keywords in an attempt to find small business manufacturers of Silver (Lite) by selecting “manufacturing” in General Nature of Business and using keywords “Silver (Lite)” and NAICS code 513210 with 0 results. SBA SBA Search Results

National Contracts, BPAs, and BOAs: A search the National Strategic Source Listing found at https://www.va.gov/opal/sac/index.asp. No national contracts are available for use for this requirement. Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) Program Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics (OPAL) (va.gov)

Interagency Contract Directory: A search of the Interagency Contract Directory tool at https://www.contractdirectory.gov/contractdirectory/ for Silver (Lite) resulted in no contract vehicles available that offer the required equipment. Interagency Contract Directory Portal

GSA eLibrary: https://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/home.do: Various GSA searches did not locate a GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract that includes the items required; therefore, GSA is not a source for this requirement. Search Results (gsaadvantage.gov) Electronic Catalog (ECAT): https://www.medical.dla.mil/WAM/Home/consent;. A search on ECAT did not locate an ECAT contract that includes the items required; therefore, ECAT is not a source for this requirement. DMMonline (dla.mil)

An additional search of the Category Management (CM) Quick Decisions Dashboard https://d2d.gsa.gov/report/metrics cm quick decisions dashboard was conducted using the product search tool for “Silver (Lite).” There were zero “0” results. As such, there are no available category management solutions for the required equipment. Equipment Home (dla.mil)

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Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS): https://www.fpds.gov. A search on FPDS, with “Silver (Lite)” in the search tool, located the following: FPDS NG ezSearch – there were several results, all from Medbridge, Inc and JB Contracting, Inc.

IAWMB MemorandumM 19 13 Category Management: Making Smarter Use of Common Contract Solutions and Practices, this requirement cannot be satisfied through Best in Class contracting (BIC).

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) tool at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm?ID=K151706, is not applicable to this procurement: 510(k) Premarket Notification (fda.gov)

Based on the results of market research, the Government determined that this will be solicited via open Market. Additionally, based on the market research and due to the OEM not having any authorized distributors, the VA Rule of Two and SBA Rule of Two cannot be met. A FITARA/ARM is not needed.

4. 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.

Rachelle J. Hamer Date Contracting Officer

RACHELLE HAMER Digitally signed by RACHELLE HAMER Date: 2023.10.16 10:22:49 -04'00'