Sole Source Justification Redacted CPR_Redacted.pdf

NATIONAL ACQUISITIONS SECTION

Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition

1. Identification of the Agency and the Contracting activity:

U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons (Bureau), Central Office, Administration Division, Acquisitions Branch, National Acquisitions Section.

2. Nature and/or Description of Action being approved:

This activity proposes to award a non-competitive, sole-source award to the American Heart Association (AHA), a large business, for the procurement of the products required by the AHA to conduct CPR training for AHA certifications. The Bureau’s AHA Training Center is obligated to exclusively use AHA materials under a signed agreement.

3. Description of Supplies/Services required to meet the Agency’s Needs including the estimated value :

The Bureau’s AHA Training Center requires the following materials:

Item # Description 20-1104 2020 BLS Instructor Package with

DVD Set 20-1103 2020 BLS Instructor Manual 20-1102 2020 BLS Provider Manual TBD 2020 Heartsaver Instructor Package with DVD Set TBD 2020 Heartsaver CPR AED Instructor

Manual 15-1607 Instructor Essentials DVD TBD Heartsaver CPR AED eCard 20-3001 BLS Provider eCard TBD Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED eBook 15-1420 BLS Instructor Essentials Online

4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition:

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S. Code § 1901 as implemented by

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a).

5. Determination that proposed Contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited:

Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirement - the services requested are only available from the single source.

The AHA is the only source that can provide the required proprietary commercial-off-the-shelf training materials that comply with the AHA guidelines to include instructor materials and eCard certifications.

In order to continue to provide required resuscitation training to Bureau employees, updated training materials and associated eCard certifications are required to maintain compliance with AHA guidelines. The training materials are proprietary to the AHA.

6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practical, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by Subpart 5.2 and if not, which exception under

5.202 applies :

In order to continue to provide required resuscitation training to Bureau employees, updated training materials and associated eCard certifications are required to maintain compliance with AHA guidelines. The training materials are proprietary to the AHA.

The notice of intent to sole source was publicized as required by Subpart 5.2.

7. A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable:

No award shall be made until the Contracting Officer determines the cost to the Government to be fair and reasonable.

8.A description of the market research conducted :

AHA has provided a letter certifying that as of July 1, 2019, “AHA has ended the distribution networks previously used to supply healthcare organizations with AHA CPR, first aid, and…[other] training materials. Going forward, if ordering AHA materials, the AHA is the sole source provider in the United States and there are no other authorized distributors of AHA products…”

9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition :

N/A

10. A listing of Sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition:

AHA

11.A statement of actions, if any, that were taken to remove or overcome any barriers to competition :

In this instance, there is only one source capable of providing the AHA materials required. The Bureau will continue to check with the AHA to ensure they have not changed their policies regarding resellers.

12. Technical and Requirements Certification:

I hereby certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in this justification for approval is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Beverly Johnson-Prince, National CPR Date Program Coordinator STA Glynco

13. Contracting Officer’s Certification:

I hereby certify this justification is made in good faith, the supporting data and information are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Katherine Bowen Date Senior Contracting Officer National Acquisitions Section

14. Concurrence –

I certify the above justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Robert Bland, Chief Date National Acquisitions Section

Approved By:

Catherine S. Scott, Chief Date

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