SSJ - DI Instrument Manager Middleware (Signed).pdf

DETERMINATION & FINDINGS

Authority to Solicit from a Single Source (at or below the SAT)

1. Agency and Contracting Activity: AFRL/RMZB

2. Nature and/or Description of the Action: $144,240.58

The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Laboratory (USAFSAM/PHE) requires the procurement and implementation of a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) laboratory middleware platform to establish a secure, fully integrated, bidirectional data interface between specialized diagnostic analyzers and the Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS electronic health record (EHR) environment.

3. Citation to the Appropriate Regulation:

(Contracting Officer Instruction: Select the applicable authority for this acquisition)

RFO 8.401 and GSAR 538.7104-3(a) (FSS Orders): The circumstances of the acquisition deem only one source reasonably capable of providing the products, services, or solutions.

RFO 11.204(a)(2)(ii) (Brand Name): The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements, and market research indicates other companies' similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet the agency's needs or cannot be modified to meet the agency's minimum needs,.

RFO 12.102(a) (Commercial Products and Services): Only one source is available,.

RFO 13.101(b) (Noncommercial Products and Services): Only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name, or industrial mobilization),.

4. Findings:

The required Instrument Manager™ software, along with its specialized connectivity drivers, is proprietary to Data Innovations. Data Innovations is the sole developer, manufacturer, and licensing authority for this software, and no other platform can natively utilize or modify these proprietary drivers to meet the lab's specific instrument interface requirements.

The Instrument Manager™ platform is uniquely structured to meet strict DoD cybersecurity controls for deployment on the Medical Community of Interest (MEDCOI) network, guaranteeing a 99% operational uptime. No other authorized reseller exists within the designated small business categories to deliver this proprietary solution to DoD clients.

Data Innovations has officially designated Locked Core Tech LLC as its sole authorized SBA Disadvantaged and 8(a) Certified Small Business reseller for the license, distribution, and implementation of these products and services to the Department of Defense (DoD) and its health agencies worldwide.

The Sole Source letter can be found in File Item (FI) 358 - Sole Source Justification.

5. Determination: Based on the findings above, the proposed sole source or brand name action is justified under the applicable regulation.

6. Signatory Authority: (Contracting Officer Instruction: In accordance with DAF Approval Authorities Matrix PM 26-C-11 Matrix Item 51 for RFO 13.101(b) actions and GSAR 538.7104-3(a) for FSS orders, the Contracting Officer is the approval authority for these determinations).

Contracting Officer Jessica L. Briggs

AFRL/RMZB

jessica.briggs@us.af.mil

[Date]

DETERMINATION & FINDINGS

Authority to Solicit from a Single Source (at or below the SAT)

3. Citation to the Appropriate Regulation:

(Contracting Officer Instruction: Select the applicable authority for this acquisition) 2024.07.10.1.

4. Findings:

5. Determination: Based on the findings above, the proposed sole source or brand name action is justified under the applicable regulation.

6. Signatory Authority: (Contracting Officer Instruction: In accordance with DAF Approval Authorities Matrix PM 26-C-11 Matrix Item 51 for RFO 13.101(b) actions and GSAR 538.7104-3(a) for FSS orders, the Contracting Officer is the approval authority for these determinations).