The Department of Veterans Affairs issued a Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other than Full and Open Competition on April 12, 2018, to allow prime vendors currently performing “distribution” contracts under the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor Next Generation program (MPSV-NG) to choose potential suppliers. Currently, the VA conducts a more traditional procurement process to identify supply sources and awards BPAs to suppliers who can meet the VA’s price requirements. The VA does not place orders under the BPAs; rather the BPAs serve as authorization for prime vendors under the program to enter distribution agreements with those suppliers, and the prime vendors distribute those products to VA facilities. Under the J&A, which converts these existing contracts to “distribution and supply” contracts, prime vendors now will identify potential sources for clinical products and submit them, along with pricing information, to the VA Strategic Acquisition Center and the MSPV Program Office for approval. Once both entities approve, the VA will add those items to the Government’s master product list, and prime vendors may execute distribution agreements with those suppliers and distribute the items to VA facilities as they do currently.
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