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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 23, 2010 FBO #3133
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R -- VISN 23 AUTO DECREASE CLEAN UP PROJECT SOLE SOURCE RECIEVIA - Justification and Approval (J&A)

Notice Date

6/21/2010
 

Notice Type

Justification and Approval (J&A)
 

NAICS

561440 — Collection Agencies
 

Contracting Office

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;VA MEDICAL CENTER;2101 ELM STREET (04-S);FARGO ND 58102-2417
 

ZIP Code

58102-2417
 

Solicitation Number

VA26310RP0218
 

Response Due

5/29/2010
 

Archive Date

7/30/2010
 

Point of Contact

STU EIDENSCHINK
 

E-Mail Address

Contracting Officer's Email Address
(stuard.eidenschink@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Award Number

VA263-P-1000
 

Award Date

6/18/2010
 

Description

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FARGO NORTH DAKOTA #437 JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION JUSTIFICATION In accordance with the requirements of FAR 6.302-1, I submit the following justifications: 1. VISN 23 utilized a Business Software tool entitled śAuto Decrease ť for about a 6 year period. Faults were discovered with this program during a recent audit and action must be taken and completed to review 75,000 records NLT Sep 30, 2010. Projected performance period is 90 days. VISN 23 cannot complete the review internally and must pursue a contracted option. 2. In a memorandum from the Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management (10N) Subj: Blanket Purchase Agreements “ Revenue Operations - dated: May 6, 2009; the announcement of multiple BPAs were introduced to reduce administrative efforts and allow for quicker turnarounds on orders. A review of 15 existing Revenue Cycle Activity Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) revealed no contractor offers the required services, nor is the service available via GSA or existing contracts. The national Contracting Officer Technical Representative has assisted and indicated the work we require is not procurable via existing Revenue Cycle Activity BPAs. 3. The VISN 23 Business Office is currently utilizing BPAs awarded to Receivia Corp for three different services. Because this company is currently offering these services, they already have system access, have met security compliance requirements and have obtained background checks, etc. Attempting to set-up the computer access and meet security requirements with different contractor could take 45-60 days after contract award. In order to meet the required deadline, these services need to commence NLT June 1, 2010. 4. To assist in my determination of price reasonableness, I have identified and reviewed the current Blanket Purchase Agreement for billing services between the VA and Receivia, which offers similar services and comparable effort. The established price is $2.75 per bill. The total estimated value for this BPA is $250K. 5. I have determined there are no alternative solutions that will work for this requirement that would meet our deadline, and be practicable for a 90 day period of performance, and facilitate full and open competition. 6. A notice of this sole source will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities web site upon receipt of concurrence from the Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization. APPROVAL Based on the foregoing findings, I hereby determined, within the meaning of FAR 6.302-1 and in accordance with VAAR 806.304, that it is in the best interest of the Fargo ND VA Medical Center to acquire the required services from Receivia Inc. Upon the basis of these justification, I hereby authorize the sole source solicitation for this procurement and by signing this document certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my, the contracting officer ™s knowledge and belief. //signed//May 19, 2010 _____________________________________________ Contracting OfficerDate
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/FVAMROC/DVAMROC/VA26310RP0218/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Justification and Approval (J&A)
 

File Name: VA263-P-1000 VA263-P-1000_1.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=131745&FileName=VA263-P-1000-000.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=131745&FileName=VA263-P-1000-000.doc

 

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Record

SN02183539-W 20100623/100621235054-b91d87db156bd9d8e91cb537a890e135 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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