SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Modification to add option periods to allow for continuity of healthcare services in support of NMC Portsmouth
- Notice Date
- 9/1/2017
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 622110
— General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Naval Medical Logistics Command, 693 Neiman Street, FT Detrick, Maryland, 21702-9203, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702-9203
- Archive Date
- 9/22/2017
- Point of Contact
- Josh G. Blickenstaff, Phone: 3016199325
- E-Mail Address
-
joshua.g.blickenstaff.civ@mail.mil
(joshua.g.blickenstaff.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- N62645-14-D-5013
- Award Date
- 8/23/2017
- Description
- JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY 1. Identify the agency and contracting activity. This justification is executed by the Naval Medical Logistics Command, Fort Detrick, Maryland on behalf of Naval Medical Center (NMC) Portsmouth, VA hereafter referred to as the medical treatment facility (MTF). 2. Nature/description of the action/contract type. Federal Staffing Resources, LLC (FSR) under current NE Nursing contract N62645-14-D-5013 is providing firm fixed priced task orders for nursing services in support of the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA. The contract has an ordering period ending 30 September 2018. 3. Description of supplies/services. FSR is currently providing Nurse Practitioner (4 Individuals) services under current task order N62645-14-D-5013-0051 with a current period of performance of 01 October 2016-30 September 2017. FSR is currently providing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (2 Individuals) services under current task order N62645-14-D-5013-0027 with a current period of performance of 01 October 2016-30 September 2017. FSR is currently providing Registered Nurse (10 Individuals) services under current task order N62645-14-D-5013-0049 with a current period of performance of 01 October 2016-30 September 2017. FSR is currently providing Licensed Practical Nurse (3 Individuals & coverage) services under current task order N62645-14-D-5013-0048 with a current period of performance of 01 October 2016-30 September 2017. FSR is currently providing Registered Nurse (5 Individuals) services under current task order N62645-14-D-5013-0045 with a current period of performance of 01 October 2016-30 September 2017. FSR is currently providing Registered Nurse (2 Individuals) services under current task order N62645-14-D-5013-0033 with a current period of performance of 02 November 2016-30 September 2017. FSR is currently providing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (1 Individual) services under current task order N62645-14-D-5013-0050 with a current period of performance of 01 October 2016-30 September 2017. The government intends to execute a bilateral modification to the aforementioned task orders by adding one option period to extend services through 30 September 2018 to allow for the healthcare services to continue at the Medical Treatment Facilities while the successor contracts are being awarded to align with the base contract ordering period extension. A modification will be completed to add an option at the task order level in lieu of creating a separate logical follow-on task order. In addition to the inclusion of the option at the task order level, FAR clause 52.217-9 will be inserted into this task order. Further, the option period will also be exercised under the aforementioned task orders. This modification will be executed bilaterally utilizing the changes clause under FAR 52.243-1 (Alt. 1). The estimated value of adding options for the aforementioned services is $3,841,030.85. 4. Identification of the exception to fair opportunity. FAR 16.505(B)(2)(i)(C) states that, "The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order." An option is being added to the aforementioned task orders instead of issuing logical follow-on task orders due to the administrative ease of adding options. This requirement was originally competed in accordance with the applicable contract ordering procedures. Due to the nature of the acquisition for services currently being performed by the contractor under this MATO, it is in the best interest of the Government to negotiate option periods allowing for the most effective use of resources. Recompeting the services currently being filled would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. Such costs include the time of technical and contracting personnel to review and evaluate the requirement, proposal and task order; as well as the costs associated with re-credentialing if a new contractor is chosen. No other vendors under this MATO will be disadvantaged as these services would have been extended through a logical follow-on with the same contractor. The option period will be added to the aforementioned task orders based on there being no change in scope to the current requirement and no changes to the Statement of Work. 5. Determination by the ordering activity Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable. In order to determine whether the contractor's proposed price is fair and reasonable for the additional option period, the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer will review the proposed price against current market research information available. If the contractor's proposed price appears to be questionable for reasonableness, a justification from the contractor will be required in order to determine whether the proposed price is fair and reasonable. The Contracting Officer will determine the price to be fair and reasonable before adding the additional option period. 6. Any other facts supporting the justification. This contractor is successfully providing services and has already worked through recruitment costs and has established a system for tracking and providing staff that works well at the requiring MTF. Changing contractors could require a complete change in current staff, adding the costs associated with reviewing new credentialing packages and conducting orientation (during which time no services are provided). 7. Statement of actions to remove or overcome barriers that led to the exception to fair opportunity. At this time there are no actions being taken to remove or overcome barriers leading to the exception to fair opportunity under this contract. The current contractor is successfully providing services under this contract. If the contractor does not continue to perform successful services under this contract, then it is possible that these services would be recompeted to all contractors under this MATO through a future competitive task order proposal request (TOPR) to allow contractors to propose pricing and competitively be awarded a task order.
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