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WMTS Frequency Coordination, Registration,
and Allocation

Control Number VA-26-00057913

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity:

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Office of Procurement, Acquisition, and Logistics
Technology Acquisition Center

23 Christopher Way

Eatontown, NJ 07724

2. Description of Action: This proposed sole source action is for a firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery requirements contract for Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS) coordination, registration, and allocation, to be issued to Outdoor Wireless Networks, LLC (OWN), 21515 Ridgetop Cir., Suite 300, Sterling, VA 20166-6509 (Cage Code 11UR8).
3. Description of Supplies or Services: The proposed action is to provide frequency coordination, registration, and allocation services for WMTS to the VA. VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT) requires WMTS spectrum frequencies for remote monitoring of patients’ health at all VA medical facilities located in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and United States territories. WMTS includes devices that measure patients’ vital signs and other important health parameters, as well as the devices that transport the patient’s data, via a radio link, to a remote location. VA OIT has a need for WMTS frequency coordination, registration, and allocation services to provide medical care to our Veterans in alignment with 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Ch1 Part 95 Subpart H, Wireless Medical Telemetry Systems. The anticipated period of performance is 60 months. The total estimated price of the proposed action, inclusive of all options, is .
4. Statutory Authority: The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for this acquisition is 41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(5), as implemented by Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-5(b)(1), titled “Authorized or Required by Statute.”
5. Rationale Supporting Use of Authority Cited Above: OWN is the only source for WMTS frequency coordination, registration, and allocation services. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is charged with regulating interstate and international communications for the United States, and, thus, is responsible for promulgating the service rules for WMTS. To protect patients using medical telemetry equipment from electromagnetic interference, the FCC dedicated a portion of the radio spectrum for WMTS. CFR, Title 47, Part 95.2309, WMTS frequency coordination, states, “Operation of WMTS devices is subject to the frequency