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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

JUSTIFICATION FOR BRAND NAME ONLY AWARDS IAW FAR 13.106-1

FOR OVER MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLD BUT NOT EXCEEDING THE SAT ($250K)

ACQUISITION PLAN ACTION ID: 36C252-21-AP-2652

1. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center, NCO-12 115 South 84th Street, Suite 101 Milwaukee, WI 53214-1476

Department of Veterans Affairs Jesse Brown VA Medical Center 2030 West Taylor Chicago, IL 60612-4223

2237 Number: 537-21-3-969-0502

2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES REQUIRED AND THE INTENDED USE /

ESTIMATED AMOUNT:

This procurement is for GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. Brand Name Only patient monitoring network to be used in three departments: Cath Lab, Urology Lab, and GI Lab.

Estimated Amount: $X.XX.

3. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT LIMIT AVAILABILITY TO ONLY ONE BRAND NAME,

WITH THE REASON NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES CAN BE USED:

The Carescape Network is the backbone for secured, reliable real-time patient monitoring.

Not all networks are created the same. Networks that transport patient data, especially real-time data, require meticulous design and thoughtful implementation. GE’s Carescape Network implemented as a segregated network delivers a robust and expandable platform for today and in the future. Based on the Ethernet IEEE Std 802.3-2005, IEEE Standard for Information technology and utilizing off-the-shelf networking equipment from companies like Cisco and HP, the Carescape Network was designed to meet our customers’ communication requirements.

The Carescape Network, which is a standards-based Ethernet network, transmits real-time patient data.

Also, relevant clinical details – including numerics, waveforms and drug interaction data – are available to caregivers on various workstations or other devices connected to the network. Many of the GE Healthcare monitors – including ApexPro telemetry and the Carescape modular monitors, as well as other care solutions like the Carescape Central Station, dedicated & calibrated Printers, Carescape Gateway and Mobile Care Web Viewer – connect via the Carescape Network.

GE’s real-time and near-real-time information exchange networks provide reliable communication for critical patient data. The Carescape Network supports a variety of configurations so that the specific needs of each facility are addressed.

Carescape SiteLink is a wide area network (WAN) extension of a Carescape Network that allows patient monitoring beyond the physical walls of a point-of-care facility. By implementing a Carescape SiteLink connection, a primary facility can provide remote 24-hour surveillance of patients through a connected GE Healthcare network, and it can enable remote central station review of multiple-location patient monitors.

GE is used throughout the medical center It needs to be GE as the hospital currently utilizes a GE patient monitoring system. This has been approved by Biomed and IT for network and hospital compatibility and no other company will be able to provide a compatible network (with GE), without overhauling the

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

JUSTIFICATION FOR BRAND NAME ONLY AWARDS IAW FAR 13.106-1

FOR OVER MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLD BUT NOT EXCEEDING THE SAT ($250K)

ACQUISITION PLAN ACTION ID: 36C252-21-AP-2652

system and buying millions of dollars in new equipment, monitors, Anesthesia machines, and monitoring network.

4. DESCRIPTION OF MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED AND RESULTS OR STATEMENT

WHY IT WAS NOT CONDUCTED:

The SDVOSB / VOSB applicability to the NMR does apply to this procurement, as the IGCE is more than $10,000.00.

The Small Business applicability to the NMR does not apply to this procurement, as the IGCE is less than $250,000.00.

Ability One website search was conducted; Ability One does not provide the requirement.

FSS search conducted, resulting in no FSS contract holder that can provide the requirement.

Communication with the suggested brand name, GE HEALTHCARE, resulted in the advising that they have three (3) authorized distributors:

- Contractor A - DUNS: XX-XXX-XXXX - GE HEALTHCARE AUTHORIZED SDVOSB DISTRIBUTOR (verified in VIP).

- Contractor B - DUNS: XX-XXX-XXXX - GE HEALTHCARE AUTHORIZED SDVOSB DISTRIBUTOR (verified in VIP).

- Contractor C - DUNS: XX-XXX-XXXX - GE HEALTHCARE AUTHORIZED SDVOSB DISTRIBUTOR (verified in VIP).

Based on the information provided above, it is determined this procurement will be fulfilled by issuing a Total SDVOSB Set Aside, Brand Name Only (GE HEALTHCARE), Request for Quote onto Contract Opportunities, i/a/w: FAR 6.206, FAR 13.106-1(d), FAR 19.1405, and 13 CFR § 121.406(b)(7).

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.

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Carl R. Weber Contract Specialist NCO-12

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Thomas H. Chesak Contracting Officer NCO-12