Quantitative Measuring Research

VHAPM Part 813.106 Simplified Acquisition Procedures: Soliciting from a Single Source

Attachment 1: Single Source Justification for SAP under the SAT

VHAPM Part 813.106 Page 1 of 2

Original Date: 08/30/17

Revision 01 Eff Date: 04/23/2018

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Justification for Single Source Awards IAW FAR 13.106-1

For

Over Micro-Purchase Threshold but Not Exceeding the SAT ($250K)

Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C258-19-AP-1042

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 22-Gilbert,

Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS), PR 501-19-3-340-0171.

2. Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated Amount:

A base plus four (4) year fixed-price sole-source contract for on-going Analytical Phytochemical Core

Quantitative Measuring at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), supporting the Primary

Investigator, New Mexico VA Healthcare System s (NMVAHCS) Dr. Jenny Mao s on-going VA Merit

Project: Combinations of Grape Seed and Milk Thistle Extracts Against Lung Cancer (see attached).

The estimated amount for this requirement is $50,000.00

3. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies

or services can be used:

The study on the Effect of Grape Seed and Milk Thistle Extracts Against Lung Cancer is based on

continual data collection and analysis of quantitative measurements of complex Phyto (plant)

chemicals in biological fluids and samples that require specialized analytical expertise and noncommercial

instruments such as High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Two-dimensional

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (2D-NMR), and liquid Chromatography/Mass

Spectrometry (LC/MS) provided by the Analytical Phytochemical Core at UCLA s Human Nutrition

Research Center under the direction of Dr. Qing-Yi Lu. Since 2013, Dr. Lu has collaborated with Dr.

Mao in providing all the baseline analysis of this project as the co-investigator. Making a mid-study

change in service labs removes the baseline that has already been established and would introduce

unintended variances in experimental conditions caused by non-standardized equipment and

analyzing techniques, compromising overall data quality. Therefore, VA researchers are asking to

restrict possible sources to the original Core at UCLA to ensure results from the study are valid from

beginning to end.

4. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted:

None: This is a sole-source requirement.

5. Contracting Officer's Certification: Purchase is approved in accordance with FAR13.106-1(b). I certify

that the foregoing justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Prepared by:

____________________________ ________________________

Michael Williams Date

MICHAEL D. WILLIAMS 641517 Digitally signed by MICHAEL D. WILLIAMS 641517

Date: 2019.05.24 09:37:43 -07'00'

VHAPM Part 813.106 Simplified Acquisition Procedures: Soliciting from a Single Source

Attachment 1: Single Source Justification for SAP under the SAT

VHAPM Part 813.106 Page 2 of 2

Original Date: 08/30/17

Revision 01 Eff Date: 04/23/2018

Contract Specialist

Approved by:

____________________________ ________________________

Thomas Robinson Date

Contracting Officer

Thomas H. Robinson 1559821 Digitally signed by Thomas H. Robinson 1559821

Date: 2019.06.03 15:26:33 -07'00' Awarded contract 36C25819D0060 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2019-09-13.