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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JUNE 29, 2016 FBO #5332
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D -- 34153 -DSS Theradoc Software - Attachment

Notice Date

6/27/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;23 Christopher Way;Eatontown NJ 07724
 

ZIP Code

07724
 

Solicitation Number

VA11816Q1143
 

Archive Date

8/21/2016
 

Point of Contact

Amanda J Bleses
 

E-Mail Address

5-1054<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Award Number

NNG15SC76B VA118-16-F-1075
 

Award Date

6/22/2016
 

Awardee

GMC TEK, LLC;211 CHURCH ST SE STE 115-A;LEESBURG;VA;20175
 

Award Amount

$155,778.73
 

Description

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY 1. Contracting Activity:Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Acquisition Operations Technology Acquisition Center 23 Christopher Way Eatontown, NJ 07724 2. Description of Action: The proposed brand name acquisition is for a firm-fixed-price delivery order issued under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). 3. Description of the Supplies or Services: VA, Office of Information and Technology, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VISN 4, Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center has a requirement for renewal of Document Storage Systems (DSS) brand name TheraDoc software licenses. TheraDoc is a VA specific, windows-based, VistA compatible, clinical decision support software. TheraDoc's software is designed to support clinicians with tools that enhance their abilities to deliver high quality, evidence-based care, and reduce medical errors by providing real-time, expert clinical decision support modules that reason across existing VA specific electronic medical records and hospital information systems. TheraDoc's software augments clinical decision-making by providing health care professionals with knowledge-enriched, disease-specific recommendations for treatments, tests and referrals based on individual patient profiles, decision support, and ordering system. The period of performance shall be 12 months from date of delivery award followed by one (1) 12-month option period if exercised. 4. Authority Cited: The statutory authority permitting this exception to fair opportunity is Section 41 U.S.C. 4106(c)(2) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) entitled, "Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized." 5. Rationale Supporting Use of Authority Cited Above: Based on market research, as described in section 8 of this document, it was determined that limited competition is available among authorized resellers for the aforementioned software licenses. DSS TheraDoc brand name software currently in use, licenses have been purchased, and this is the required annual support agreement. TheraDoc is the only identified software that is compatible with the VA's existing VistA based system. Similar alternate brand software cannot integrate with the currently fielded software and VistA. Specifically, the current system and software, namely VistA, is directly supported by the DSS TheraDoc software. 6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Market research was conducted, details of which are in section 8 of this justification. This effort did not yield any additional sources that can meet the Government's requirements. It was determined, however, that limited competition is anticipated for the required DSS TheraDoc software licenses among authorized resellers that currently hold NASA SEWP V GWACs. In accordance with FAR 5.301 and 16.505(b)(2), this action will be synopsized at award on the Federal Business Opportunities Page (FBO) and the justification will be made publicly available The justification will also be posted to the NASA SEWP web site along with the request for quotations. 7. Actions to Increase Competition: The Government will continue to conduct market research to ascertain if there are changes in the marketplace that would enable future actions to be competed. 8. Market Research: Market research was conducted by Government technical experts in March 2016 by reviewing websites, trade publications, and conducting discussions with data managers and researchers in VA to ascertain other similar software licenses can meet the Government's requirements. Specifically, VA technical experts reached out to the original equipment manufacturer for information on the proprietary nature of the DSS TheraDoc software licenses. The Governments technical experts also reached out to Cerner directly and confirmed that Cerner cannot support the clinical decision support software since it does not interface with VistA. Based on the market research results, it is determined that no other brand software licenses could meet the requirements given the proprietary nature of the existing TheraDoc software licenses currently in use. Only DSS or an authorized reseller is capable of providing the required software licenses. In April 2016 the Contract Specialist conducted market research utilizing the NASA SEWP V GWAC Provider Look-up tool and identified multiple authorized resellers of DSS TheraDoc products and services that held a current GWAC. 9. Other Facts: None.
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: NNG15SC76B VA118-16-F-1075 NNG15SC76B VA118-16-F-1075.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2831042&FileName=NNG15SC76B-003.docx)

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Record

SN04163680-W 20160629/160627235226-e91ba9407d08fe42e461c15440c0e711 (fbodaily.com)
 

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