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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION UNDER SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RFO 12.201-1 Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C263-26-AP-0408 Contracting Activity : Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23), 3600 30th St. Des Moines, IA. Organizational Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Black Hills Health Care System, 113 Comanche Dr. Fort Meade, SD. Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Processed : The VA Black Hills Health Care System, Fort Meade and Hot Springs Campuses, require a base +4 option years sole sourced firm fixed price contract to provide highly specialized security system maintenance and upgrade services for the VA Police Department security system. The VA requires services for scheduled maintenance, emergency support, software/hardware updates and upgrades, and system optimization. Description of Supplies/Services Required to Meet the Agency's Needs : This requirement is for security system maintenance & upgrade services for the VA Black Hills Health Care System Police Department's Johnson Controls Incorporated C-Cure 9000 security system. S300 hardware, utilizing P2000 licensing software, serves as the backbone to the C-Cure 9000 security system. System maintenance and upgrades are required to maintain optimal performance and security for VA personnel and veteran patients. These upgrade and maintenance services include: scheduled maintenance, emergency support, software updates, equipment updates from the current S300 hardware, and system optimization. Statutory Authority Permitting Restricted Competition: RFO 12.201-1 Simplified Procedures for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The statutory authority for applying the Simplified Procedures for Commercial Products and Services of RFO 12.201-1 is 41 U.S.C. § 1901 and is implemented by RFO 12.102 for restricting competition on this procurement. Competition is restricted on this procurement for the reason below : (X) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements ( ) Unusual and Compelling Urgency ( ) Industrial Mobilization, Engineering, Developmental or Research Capability or Expert Services ( ) International Agreement ( ) Authorized or Required by Statute ( ) National Security ( ) Public Interest Demonstration that the Contractor's Unique Qualifications or Nature of the Acquisition Requires the Use of the Authority Cited Above (applicability of authority) : The VA Black Hills Health Care System's C-Cure 9000 security system, which includes S300 hardware and P2000 software, is proprietary to Johnson Controls Incorporated (JCI). The security system is monitored by the police department to ensure the safety of patients and VA personnel. Maintenance and upgrades are required to maintain these security measures. Johnson Controls Incorporated provid…

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