SPECIAL NOTICE
Q -- J&A Notice - Bridge Action - N6264519F0572
- Notice Date
- 12/21/2023 12:02:09 PM
- Notice Type
- Justification
- NAICS
- 622110
— General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- Contracting Office
- DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY FALLS CHURCH VA 22042 USA
- ZIP Code
- 22042
- Solicitation Number
- N6264519F0572
- Archive Date
- 01/20/2024
- Point of Contact
- Christine Russman
- E-Mail Address
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christine.l.russman.civ@health.mil
(christine.l.russman.civ@health.mil)
- Award Number
- HT005018D0027
- Award Date
- 12/12/2023
- Description
- Justification and Approval (J&A) for an Exception to Fair Opportunity Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 16.5 Indefinite-Delivery Contracts Title: Podiatrist, Optometrist, Ophthalmology Techs at NMCP. (N6264519F0572) 1. Identification of the agency and contracting activity: Tidewater Contracting Division� 2. Nature and/or Description of Action being Approved: Modification to an existing contract / Individual This request is for a bridge action to add a 3-month extension and a 3-month option to the current�task order (HT005018D0027 N6264519F0572) to allow time for contracting to complete the Task Order�Proposal Request which will allow for fair opportunity for all contractors on the Multiple Award�IDIQ MQS contract vehicle. 3. Description of Supplies/ Services: Podiatrist, Optometrist, Ophthalmology Techs in support of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE� � � � � � � � � � � �BASE POP: From 1/1/2024 to 6/30/2024 � � � � � � �POP: From 1/1/2024 to 3/31/2024 Estimated Value $1,096,832.44� � � � � � � � � Estimated Value $548,416.22 Type of Contract (Primary):� � � � � � � � � � � � �OPTIONS FAR 16.202 Firm-Fixed Price� � � � � � � � � � � Number of options: 1 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �POP (All options): From 4/1/2024 to 6/30/2024 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Estimated Value (all options): $548,416.22 Funding Type: Operations & Maintenance (O&M) 4. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 4104, and Regulatory Authority�(see FAR 16.505): FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) � 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 Justifying Use of the Statutory Authority Cited: This requirement is a bridge in order to mitigate a lapse in services to support the mission of�NMCP and supporting BHCs and TPCs. A lapse in service would impact patient care severely enough to�necessitate shutting down services within the MTFs. Sole source procurement to the incumbent is�recommended because the labor categories included on this task order have unique qualifications,�and there is not sufficient time to allow for a new contractor to recruit for all services�required. The PALT allowing for fair opportunity under the Multiple Award IDIQ is 160 calendar�days, including time (60 calendar days) to allow a potential new awardee to recruit or retain�incumbent employees. The current task order expires 31 December 2023. 6. Determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the�Government will be fair and reasonable: The contracting officer will use an IGCE and comparison to historical rates to make a determination�that the anticipated cost to the government will be fair and reasonable for this short-term bridge�action. 7. Description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results, or a�statement of the reason market research was not conducted: Market Research Conducted? No Provide Rationale: Market research has been completed at the enterprise level for all MQS efforts. The MQS contract�vehicle is a mandatory source of supply for Medical Q-coded Services, which these are. Sources are�limited to those contractors with an award under the MQS contracting vehicle. All awardees under�this Multiple Award IDIQ were small business contractors at time of award of the base contracts. 8. Other Facts: Services provided by incumbent are already established at the MTF and performance under the current�contract is considered satisfactory. If fair opportunity procedures were followed, the re-competed�contract would be awarded 31 January 2024. Allowing for the vendor�s 60-day start-up period would�mean services would not start until 1 April 2024. If this bridge action is not allowed, the MTF�will lose critical services for 90 days and may not be able to provide healthcare services to the�affected patient population. Due to time constraints, a 3-month sole source bridge extension w/ an�additional 3-month option period to the current task order is being added in order to mitigate a�lapse in service while the competitive requirement is being worked. 9. Actions to overcome barriers: The long-term plan for this acquisition is to allow fair opportunity under the current MQS�contracting vehicle. A completed package for this requirement was assigned to the Contract�Specialist on 18 September 2023. Due to workload at fiscal year-end, there was a delay in starting�the acquisition process. As of 8 November 2023, the contracting team is still working to solidify�the departments� needs for the re-competed effort. As such, it has been determined that there is�not enough time to complete the fair opportunity award and allow a 60-day start-up period for the�successful offeror. This bridge action will allow the contracting staff additional time to get the fair opportunity awards in place in time for services to begin by 1 April 2024. �
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Portsmouth, VA 23708, USA
- Zip Code: 23708
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 23708
- Record
- SN06919454-F 20231223/231221230044 (samdaily.us)
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