A.02.04_Approval_J A.docx

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

1. Contracting Activity: Western Regional Contracting Office

2. Description of Action:

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This is for a lease of a Urinalysis Analyzer for the Troop Medical Clinic at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. The analyzer provides results for 13 different tests. The lease includes the cost of reagents and supplies for approximately 1000 tests monthly which are on a set monthly delivery schedule.

4. Authority Cited:

X (a) FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(A): Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: This requirement can be completed via the Federal Supply Schedules. There are four schedule holders for this kind of equipment. Pricing for these services are similar. However the costs of awarding this contract to another provider will incur additional costs to the Government that would not be made up through competition. Costs include sending personnel TDY for training, Laboratory Information Systems have to be created, the analyzer will have to be calibrated and validated, as well as the time taken to do this which will not be spent providing patient care. The amount of these costs, combined, outweigh any savings to the Government that competition might bring from competing the requirement among FSS holders.

6. Actions to Increase Competition: New technologies are constantly being improved. It is estimated that by the end of this contract action there will be new technologies in place that will make soliciting this requirement more beneficial to the Government as the above mentioned costs will likely apply to all equipment available at that time.

This J&A will be posted on ASFI to increase competition.

7. Market Survey: Market search was conducted through FSS, the SBA DSBS and the internet.

GSA-e-buy – A search using the keyword of “Urinalysis” DID provide four vendors. All are large businesses.

Google – A search using the keywords “urinalysis,” “clinical,” and “cost-per-reportable-result” shows vendors are available on the open market.

Dynamic Small Business Search - A search was conducted using the search keyword of “urinalysis” DID provide one vendor but they do not make analyzers.

FSS Vendors identified were:

Beckman Coulter V797P-7090A Roche Diagnostics V797P-7037A Siemens V797D-30175 Sysmex V797D-40235

8. Procurement History:

41 U.S.C. 1901, as implemented under FAR 13.501(a) Sole Source Acquisition (Including Brand Name) Under Test Program for Certain Commercial Items.

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.

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

Signature:

Date:

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