S02_JA_Q0381_ALL SIGNED.pdf

VHAPG Part 813.106 Simplified Acquisition Procedures: Soliciting from a Single Source

Attachment 1: Single Source Justification for SAP under the SAT

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Justification for "Brand Name" Single Source Awards IAW FAR 13.106-1

For

Over Micro-Purchase Threshold but Not Exceeding the SAT ($2S0K)

Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C770-24-AP-0596

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15, National Contracting Office.

2237 # 760-24-3-050-0971, Leavenworth CMOP, Leavenworth, KS.

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

This is an individual brand name justification to support the procurement of the one (1) Brand Name Specific of the

LANCET, ONETOUCH DELICA PLUS 33G(XJ663) in the above table. The proposed procurement action will be a firm fixed-priced contract.

Per the OEM, product is a sterile 33-gauge fine needle and silicone coating lancets provide blood sugar testing.

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

Product has been prescribed for patients by VA Physicians. Pharmacy employees do not have the training and/or authority to countermand physician orders. "Brand Specific" products are the same thing as

"dispense as written" on a physician s prescription. No National Drug Code (NDC)/ or specific Manufacture Part

Number (MPN) substitutions are permitted. In the VA, Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) has determined that

CMOP IDs in the National Drug File (NDF) will most always identify brand specific products in the VA PRINT NAME.

This is not always inclusive where a particular NDC and or MPN has been determined to be "Formulation specific" by clinical evaluation performed by the PBM or in the case where only one product in the marketplace has been identified to contain the specific ingredients to match the product code.