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This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a non-competitive procurement under the "Only One Responsible Source" authority. The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks to award a five-year, fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) for local anatomical pathology consultation and testing services, including coagulation, body fluid, flow cytometry, and immunosuppressant drug testing. The ordering period runs from February 15, 2026, through February 14, 2031. The contracting activity is Network Contracting Office 4 supporting the Philadelphia VA Medical Center (3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104), with PR number 642-26-1-0340-0006.

The justification establishes that HUP is the sole source capable of meeting the Philadelphia VAMC's requirements due to geographic proximity, specialized expertise, and time-sensitive testing needs critical to veteran care. Market research confirmed HUP is the only local provider capable of delivering these specialized services within five minutes of the VAMC. The agency will conduct price reasonableness determination per FAR 12.204(a). Future acquisitions will include additional market research to assess whether competitive conditions have changed. The document is certified by Evelyn Bennett (Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist), approved by Victoria Droz (Contracting Officer, Services 5), and endorsed by William Schlobohm (Branch Chief, Services 5).