S02_JnA_Q0286.pdf

VHAPM 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 Single Source Awards IAW FAR 13.106-1

For

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

Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C770-21-AP-0395

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15 Contracting, CMOP Leavenworth, KS.

2237 # 760-21-2-050-0791

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

Item File Description NDC guantity Unit of Packaging

Number Number Measure Multiple

0001 16366 RESERVOIR, OMNIPOD 08508- 585 PG 5

DASH 5CT, XJ410 2000-05

This is an individual brand name justification to support the procurement of the Med Surg item in the table above. The proposed procurement action will be a firm-fixed-price contract award for the supplies.

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) 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 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.

4. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted:

In accordance with FAR Part 10, V AAR 810, market research has been conducted for this acquisition.

A Vendor Information Portal (VIP) search identified 42 potential SDVOSB and VOSB's as capable vendors. An inquiry of the SBA Dynamic Small Business (DSBS) database produced 46 small businesses. These vendors are not manufacturers, but they are distributors for large business wholesalers. The Government is not allowed to do business using wholesale trade or retail trade

NAICS codes, searches must be conducted using the manufacturer NAICS code 325413, in-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing. Based on this research and policy, the rule of two cannot be met to set the procurement aside for a socioeconomic subcategory of small business; however, based on the exception to the NMR for acquisitions under $250K, a small business set-aside is

VHAPM Part 813.106

Original Date: 08/30/17

Revision 02 Eff Date: 03/31/2020