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Limited Sources Justification or Sole Source Justification for Acquisitions under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (Simplified Acquisition Threshold is $150K)

1. Contracting Activity:

REGIONAL HEALTH CONTRACTING OFFICE-C

36001 Darnall Loop, RM 341 Fort Hood, Texas 76544

2. Description of Action: Continuation of Requirement

Name of Intended Contractor: Biomedical Synergies, Inc.

Street Address: 3034 Northview Road

City, State, Zip: Wayzata, MN 55391-9215

Phone: 609-530-1055

3. Description of Supplies/Services: The item requested is the purchase of Biomedical Synergies TRACS4Life Tissue and Implant Management System monthly web server subscription for C. R. Darnall Army Medical Center-R (CRDAMC). The estimated value for a base and two options is $. This request is for commercial items and is to be funded with available FY16 funds.

4. Authority Cited:

|X| (a) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i): Only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization); OR

|_| (b) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii): Only one source can provide a portion of the purchase that is a particular brand-name item; OR

|_| (c) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(A): An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays; OR

|_| (d) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(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

|_| (e) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(C): In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-on to an original Federal Supply Schedule order not previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.

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5. Reason for Authority Cited: The Government has used TRACS4Life (Patent US 8,666,762 B2) for the last four years within CRDAMC for cradle to grave tissue and implant management. TRACS4Life has been the standardized tissue tracking software for five (5) other MTF’s within MEDCOM for the past nine years. Biomedical Synergies is the only tissue tracking software that has been tested and has met compliance standards with military software applications. TRACS4Life currently provides the full internal tracking capabilities to meet the following standards; HIPAA compliancy, FDA and Joint Commission, AABB (American Association of Blood Banking), DIACAP certification and the DOD and U.S. Army Certificate of Networthiness (CoN).

Biomedical Synergies is the sole manufacturer of the patented TRACS4Life software. Biomedical Synergies does not sell any of its products or services to third parties and has no authorized third party vendors. Current CRDAMC contract # is W81K00-14-P-0895.

6. Actions to Increase Competition: A notice of intent will be posted on FedBizOpps and all vendors submitting responses with proper documentation will be forwarded to CRDAMC, Fort Hood, TX for technical review and consideration of capabilities in future requirements. CRDAMC will continue to evaluate the appropriateness of other vendor's products and capabilities in order to provide the best value to the Government.

This will be posted on FedBizOpps to increase competition.

7. Market Survey: A sources sought notice was posted to FedBizOpps for 10 days from 21 April 16 -29 April 16 with no responses to the notice. Therefore, due to the proprietary nature of the items that are being requested, no other business can provide the requested items. Biomedical Synergies, Inc. is the sole authorized distributor of the items needed for this procurement.

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9. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the support data under my cognizance which are included in this mini-J&A are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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10. Contracting Officer Certification and Approval: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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