VISN 10 Welch Allyn JEFO posted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY (JEFO)

Welch Allyn

CONTRACT SPE2D1 19 D 7008

Connex Vital Signs Monitors

(1) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Medical Supply Chain, Capital Equipment Division, is the contracting activity.

(2) The action submitted for approval is a JEFO for an acquisition from Welch Allyn under their Patient Monitoring and Capital Equipment contract administratively placed on DLA Troop Support Electronic Catalog (ECAT) for ordering under Welch Allyn contract SPE2D1-19-D- 7008, valid through June 23, 2029.

(3) This acquisition is for the purchase of Welch Allyn Connex Vital Signs Wall Monitors for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Columbus, Ohio VA Medical Center and Chillicote, Ohio VA Medical Center. The total estimated dollar value of this action is The part numbers of the items being procured are in the table below:

Part Number Description

Unit Price Quantity Total Price

4800 60 Mobile Stand 117

104246 Wall Mount Brkt 114

7000 APM

Accessory Pwr

MGMT 136

75CT B CVSM 7500 136

68NXTX B CVSM 6800 117

85NTVXC B CVSM 8500 114

(4) The authority waiving the competition requirements is FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B), only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized.

Welch Allyn is the only vendor under the DLA Troop Support Patient Monitoring Capital Equipment program able to provide vital signs monitors that meet the Government’s requirements including Cerner VitalsLink approval.

On June 5, 2017, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its decision to replace their legacy VistA Electronic Health Record (EHR) system with the new Cerner EHR. The new Cerner EHR leverages an existing commercial solution to achieve interoperability within VA, with DoD, and with community care providers. For continuity of care, it is required that DoD Service Members’ medical records transfer seamlessly to the VA medical records systems. The Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization (OEHRM) oversees the EHR Modernization initiative, which is a crucial piece of a larger effort to transform the way VA delivers health care.

This move will require legacy systems to have their existing medical and laboratory devices interfaced and configured to communicate with Cerner. Only the Welch Allyn Vital Signs