Q--STAT Lab Testing

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 1, West Haven VA Medical Center (VAMC), 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516 2. Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Processed: Service Area Office (SAO) East intends to award purchase request (PR) number 523-13-1-2765-0035 as a new firm fixed-price (FFP), indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with an affiliate contractor (the Yale-New Haven Hospital). 3. Description of Supplies/Services Required to Meet the Agency's Needs: The West Haven VA Medical Center (VAMC) intends to acquire commercial STAT (i.e., "statim," i.e., "emergency") lab testing services through a minimum of one year and a maximum of five years. The base period of performance would run from the date of contract award through one calendar year, in accordance with successive task orders issued under the IDIQ. Four year-long option periods would run from their date of exercise. 4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition: Authorized or Required by Statute FAR 6.302-5 5. Demonstration that the Contractors Unique Qualifications or Nature of the Acquisition Requires the Use of the Authority Cited Above: FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i) permits other than full and open competition when a statute expressly authorizes an acquisition from a specified source. 38 U.S.C. 8153 further permits other than full and open competition in acquisitions of commercial services from institutions affiliated with the VA in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7302 ("health care personnel education and training programs").