Justification Notice Butterfly Burundi Signed

RESTRICTING COMPETITION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED

ACQUISTION THRESHOLD

SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND THE CONTRACTING

ACTIVITY

Department of
State Contracting ‫ ܈‬Acquisition Management
Activity
Requiring
United States Military Group – Burundi Office
Activity

SECTION 2: NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING

APPROVED

Approval is requested to award on a sole source basis to Butterfly Operations, Inc at 1600 District Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA for the supplies and/or services described in Section 3 on behalf of the Requiring Activity.

SECTION 3: DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE

AGENCY’S NEEDS

The requirement is to provide Butterfly iQ3 Ultrasound System and Butterfly iQ3 Charger Kits (Type C) at the US MILGP - Burundi. The estimated value for the entire period of performance is $262,580, including options. These supplies/services require that Butterfly delivers 50 Ultrasound Systems and 50 Charger Kits. Butterfly will also provide Individual Global Health Memberships, as well as training workshops. There will be onsite training workshops for thirty (30) learners to achieve the intended learning outcomes. This will allow the Office of US MILGP – Burundi to accomplish their mission of providing ultrasound capability to local hospitals in need of this technology. The purchase of this equipment strengthens the nation's health services and the partnership between the United States and Burundi.
Each Butterfly iQ3 System is a single-probe, whole-body ultrasound device that includes a 1.5meter Lightning® and USB-C 2.0 cable, along with a three-year manufacturer's warranty. The accompanying Individual Global Health Ultrasound Memberships provide each user with a single-user license, customized archive storage, and anonymized study-sharing capability, allowing clinicians to store and access ultrasound studies via mobile and web platforms.

The training component, delivered through the Global Ultrasound Institute (GUSI), consists of a six-week Train-the-Trainer program for the thirty (30) learners referenced above. This includes two weeks of in-person, hands-on didactic instruction in obstetric point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) fundamentals—covering fetal anatomy, biometry, gestational age assessment, and report writing—followed by four weeks of longitudinal, precepted mentorship at antenatal clinics in Bujumbura. The program concludes with a structured clinical examination and certification of competency, and includes twelve months of access to the