SSJ PR 87279 redacted.docx

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT (OPEN MARKET OR GSA)

UNDER $250,000

Sole source acquisitions may be used on a limited basis and only when the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Program Official has provided sufficient justification and the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances warrant such action. The content for a justification must contain detailed facts and rationale to justify the sole source acquisition. Soliciting from a single source must be done in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) or 8.405-6. At a minimum, the following information must be included:

Identification of Program Office, Contracting Activity, and Proposed Requirement, Justification and Program Office Certification:

A. Program Office:

Obesity Control and Prevention Branch (OCPB), Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO) Chamblee Campus, Building 107 4770 Buford Hwy MS S107-5 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA 30341-3717

B. Contracting Activity:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Financial Resources Acquisition Branch 6

C. Identification of Requirement:

1. Nature of Action to be Approved by Contracting Officer:

a. Sole source acquisition of: The results of analyses based on a longitudinal dataset specific to the North Carolina Triangle region created under the Clinical & Community Data Initiative (CODI 2.0) supported by HHS’ Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).

b. Procurement Request (PR) Number (if available): 0000HCLE-2024-87279

2. Proposed Vendor and Estimated Procurement Amount (if available):

a. Proposed Vendor:

Duke University Department of Population Health Sciences 215 Morris Street, Suite 210 Durham, NC 27708

b. Estimated Procurement Amount: $

3. Is the requirement on GSA Schedule? ☐ Yes ☒ No If yes, provide schedule number: Click here to enter text.

Justification:

1. The justification for this non-competitive action is:

☒ In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), “only one source [is] reasonably available” which states that, “For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). (ii) Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the documentation in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section only applies to the portion of the purchase requiring brand-name item. The documentation should state it is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand- name.”

☐ Urgency ☒ Exclusive licensing agreements/Proprietary data ☐ Brand name required ☐ Industrial mobilization ☐ Other (e.g., compatibility, space issues, continuity, compatibility, etc.)

☐ In accordance with FAR 8.405-6 “Limiting Sources” which states that, “the only circumstances that may justify the action are – (A) An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays; (B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; or (C) In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-up to an original Federal Supply Schedule order provided that the original order was placed in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures. The original BPA must not have been previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.”

☐ Urgency ☐ Only One Source ☐ Logical Follow Up ☐ Brand name required

2. Other facts supporting sole source procurement:

a. What can this product/service do that other products/services cannot do?

This longitudinal dataset is comprised of both clinical and community chronic condition data specific to the North Carolina Triangle region. The dataset was delivered to Duke researchers as part of the Clinical & Community Data Initiative supported by HHS’ Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). To answer the analytic questions raised as part of the Clinical & Community Data Initiative in North Carolina, this is the only dataset specific to the region that can be used, and only Duke is in possession of the dataset as a result of negotiations between the participating data-contributing organizations.

b. What other products/services were considered and why did they not meet the need?

No other dataset exists, and this single source is the only entity that possesses it.

3. Program Office efforts to seek potential offerors:

This dataset was created as the culmination of work under the Clinical & Community Data Initiative in North Carolina. Since no other dataset exists and no other entity possesses the dataset, additional market research was not necessary.

D. Program Office Certification:

I have reviewed this sole source justification and certify the justification is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Center/Institute/Office COR/Program Official Name/Title: Marissa Scalia Sucosky, Public Health Analyst

Center/Institute/Office COR/Program Official Signature:

Certification Date: May 16, 2024

E. Contracting Office Certification:

I have fully relied on the information provided herein and hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief:

Contracting Officer Name: Click here to enter text.

Contracting Officer Signature:

Certification Date: Click here to enter a date.

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