Sole source - Emergeny generators_Redacted.pdf
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- W041--Back Up Generators (Lease/Rental) - (Emergency) Federal contract opportunity
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- 36C25623P0710
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This document contains a sole source justification and award notice for emergency backup generators. Due to an urgent need to ensure continuity of critical operations during power outages, the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 awarded contract 36C25623P0710 to Lipsey Trucking, LLC for $539,959.75 on April 8, 2023. The sole source justification cites 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) allowing other than full and open competition due to unusual and compelling urgency. Specifically, the current facility generators were inoperable and reliable emergency power is essential for mitigating risk and continuing uninterrupted patient care, especially during hurricane season.
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This emergency contract will provide additional lead time to cover the time needed for preventative maintenance and service the FACGENS. The availability of the specific generators needed, and vendor who can support the continuation of the generators on-site can meet the requirement and in preparation for de-mobilization.
This unusual and compelling urgency requirement will be awarded as a fixed price type contract.
4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition:
FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The statutory authority for applying the Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items of FAR 13.5 is 41 U.S.C. § 1901 and is implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) for restricting competition on this procurement.
Competition is restricted on this procurement for the reason below:
Demonstration that the Contractor’s Unique Qualifications or Nature of the Acquisition Requires the Use of the Authority Cited Above (applicability of authority): This requirement is needed urgently to ensure the continuity of critical operators during power outage. Due to the criticality of these operations, it is essential to have reliable and effective emergency power backup system in place. The current FACGENS is inoperable. The emergency generators are necessary to mitigate the risk and critical operations continue without interruption to patient care. Unforeseen events such as natural disasters or equipment failure can occur at any time and hurricane season in Louisiana has impacted the facility in the past which caused evacuations of patients due to availability of electrical power supply.
Description of Efforts Made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as deemed practicable:
Due to the unpredictable nature of natural disasters and other unforeseen circumstances as identified above, there may not be sufficient time to conduct a full and open competition for
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