6505--GA 68 dotate (netspot)

VHAPM Part 813.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commerical Items

Attachment 1: Request for Sole Source Justivication Template > SAT-$7M under FAR13.5

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION UNDER SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.5

 Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C246-20-AP-3979

1. Contracting Activity:  Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 6, VISN 6,  Durham VA Medical Center
    
2. Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Processed:  This procurement is for the supply of Ga68 Dotatate (NETSPOT™) in accordance with FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and specifically FAR 13.501 Special Documentation Requirements, where acquisitions conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, but still require a justification using the format of FAR 6.303-2. The Durham VAMC requires a new sole sourced firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID-IQ) Contract for one base year and four option years. 
3. Description of Supplies/Services Required to Meet the Agency’s Needs:  The Durham VAMC requires Cardinal Health, the large business radiopharmaceutical distributor, to provide Ga68 NETSPOT™ injections, which is indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in patients with suspected neuroendocrine cancer. This is needed for a period of performance of 10/01/2020-09/30/2025. The estimated cost for the total life of the contract is as follows:

    NetspotTM  (Dotatate) requirements per FY

   Fiscal Year      Price                Min Amt Required        Max Amount Required     Min Total         Max Total

   2021                *REDACTED*    8                                         24                          *REDACTED*    *REDACTED*

   2022                *REDACTED*    8                                        26                           *REDACTED*    *REDACTED*

   2023                *REDACTED*    8                                        28                           *REDACTED*    *REDACTED*

   2024               *REDACTED*     8                                       30                            *REDACTED*    *REDACTED*

   2025               *REDACTED*     8                                        30                           *REDACTED*    *REDACTED*

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Restricted Competition: 
   FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The statutory authority for applying the Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items of FAR 13.5 is 41 U.S.C. § 1901 and is implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) for restricting competition on this procurement.  Competition is restricted on this procurement for the reason below:

Awarded contract 36C24621D0018 to ADVANCED ACCELERATOR APPLICATIONS USA, INC. for 482000.00 on 2020-10-28.