Sole_Source_Justification_for_Special_Notice.docx

1. NAME OF PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTOR / BRAND NAME MANUFACTURER:

LabAnswer Informatics, LLC located in Sugarland, TX

2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED AND THE INTENDED USE:

The objective of this effort is to provide technical and programmatic expertise and support to the eLIMS Project Core Team at the Army Public Health Center (provisional) (APHC (prov)) to develop project management plans, lead the team in the implementation of the eLIMS throughout the PHC regional labs and provide system life cycle management support to the eLIMS Project Core Team (PCT). The Contractor shall function as the Project Manager and provide the PCT with a deep knowledge of the selected enterprise StarLIMS product, capabilities, approaches, and limitations as well as a comprehensive understanding of the implementation needs for such a large scale implementation.

3. UNIQUE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS THAT LIMIT AVAILABILITY TO ONLY ONE SOURCE, WITH THE REASON NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES CAN BE USED:

The eLIMS project initiative has partnered the APHC (prov) and the LabAnswer contractor as the systems integrator. The critical skillset of the LabAnswer staff in relation to the StarLIMS laboratory information management is vital to the success of the project in the timeline required by the government.

4. REASON WHY CONTRACTOR IS THE ONLY SOURCE CAPABLE OF MEETING MISSION REQUIREMENTS; SPECIFICALLY, THE REASON NO OTHER SOURCE CAN MEET THE UNIQUE CAPABILITIES IN SECTION 3:

This contract will bridge the time between a previous contract with LabAnswer for System integration and the new contract for final deployment of the regional eLIMS. Failure to award to LabAnswer would require significant financial rework on the part of the government and significantly delay the Go-Live dates for subsequent regional deployments.

Is this a follow-on contract? yes If yes, provide contract number: _W91ZLK-15-P-0487__ The rework would include, but not limited to, project gap analysis, system requirements reviews, on-site visits to all regional laboratories and deliverable development.

5. MARKET RESEARCH:

Original market research was an open solicitation and technical evaluation in FY12.