Single Source Justification MPT to SAT - signed_Redacted.pdf

VHAPG Part 813.106 Simplified Acquisition Procedures: Soliciting from a Single Source Attachment 1: Single Source Justification for SAP under the SAT

Last Updated: 02/01/22 Page 1 of 2

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: 36C255-22-AP-2992

1. Contracting Activity:

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway, Leavenworth, KS. 66048

Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, 5500 E. Kellogg Avenue, Wichita, KS. 67218-1607

Funding:

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

This Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition is to acquire service and support contract. This is necessary for certified preventive maintenance, services, repairs, software upgrade, and replacement parts for the following equipment:

DigitalDiagnost 4.1 High Performance

This requirement is a continuation of VA797H-17-D-0022 VA255-17-J-4404 DigitalDiagnost 4.1 High Performance Service Maintenance for the Wichita VAMC, which expired 6/30/2022. A new firm-fixed price contract is contemplated for one year full-service maintenance to ensure this vital equipment continue its optimal operation and to upgrade its software. The estimated value for 1 year Full- Service Maintenance is

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

Philips North America LLC is the equipment manufacturer and the only authorized company with access to the software that is proprietary and highly specialized. We require this equipment to be remotely and actively monitored at all time to be able to recognized and fix issues before they become a system failure. There may be others who can perform the basics of this request but none other than Philips North America LLC can perform the full-service maintenance without extreme delays and substantial cost to the government and possible impairment of the healthcare delivery capabilities of the Wichita VAMC. Philips North America LLC can navigate through this system’s sophisticated password arrangement to access the necessary software without delays. Philips North America LLC being the original equipment manufacturer, already has the software, software permissions.

Accordingly, Philips North America LLC is the only firm capable of meeting the service described in

Section 2 above without the Veteran’s Health Administration experiencing substantial duplication of cost that could not be expected to be recovered through competition