GE Healthcare VHA Maintenance JEFO

Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Acquisition and Logistics
National Acquisition Center
P.O. Box 76
Hines, IL 60141

JOFOC TRACKER ID: FY27-NCO17-70

Class Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) – Only one capable source
(1) Identification of the agency and the contracting activity. This class justification for an exemption to fair opportunity (JEFO) is on behalf of the Equipment Lifecycle Management (ELCM) program within the Veteran’s Healthcare Administration (VHA) and will be executed by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) National Acquisition Center (NAC) located in Hines, IL. (2) Nature and/or description of the action being approved. This activity proposes to issue sole source delivery orders against Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract VA797H-17-D-0024 awarded to GE Healthcare for the purchase of annual service maintenance to existing equipment located at individua l VHA medical facilities. Requirements that are executed by VHA local contracting offices can be processed under the authority of the class JEFO. A copy of the class JEFO must go in the award file for all requirements processed under authority of this class JEFO. This class JEFO will apply to all service maintenance agreement orders placed under the subject contract commencing with the date of approval of this class JEFO through February 17, 2027 at the end of the contract period of performance.
(3) A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs, including the estimated value.
The VHA has ongoing requirements for post-warranty maintenance services for previously acquired and installed GE Healthcare Radiology and Imaging Systems. Service Maintenance Agreement (SMA) orders are awarded annually, and cover high tech medical equipment (HTME) which includes, but is not limited to, Computed Tomography (CT) scanners, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems, radiographic systems (X-Ray), nuclear medicine, ultrasounds, computed radiography, magnetoencephalography, Positron Emission Tomography (PET)-CT, PET-MR scanners, cyclotrons, angiography, cardiac catheterization, and mammography systems, etc. There are approximately 170 medical facilities across the VHA and facilities house high tech medical equipment. Each SMA will be awarded on its own delivery order or in certain instances when needed, such as, multiple agreements on one delivery order. Past pricing has shown that SMAs range from