Notice of intent to enter into a sole source contract
Added: Sep 21, 2011 4:44 pm
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.201(b)(1)(i), this is a notice of the West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center's intent to enter into a sole source contract with Superior Optical Inc. to provide eyeglass dispensary services at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center from October 1, 2011 through November 11, 2011. This action is authorized by FAR 6.302-1: only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
This action is necessary due to a pending competitive procurement for a long-term contract to provide these services, the transition time that may be necessary to allow for a new contractor, and the unacceptability of a lapse in continuous service. A competitive service-disabled veteran-owned small business set aside procurement is currently in progress to provide a new long-term contract for eyeglass dispensary services at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center. The solicitation was issued on June 29, 2011 to enable a new contract to be issued effective October 1, 2011 following the current contract with Superior Optical Inc. which expires on September 30, 2011.
Due to two challenges to the solicitation - one that challenged the application of the Service Contract Act with the Department of Labor and another that challenged the NAICS code with the Small Business Administration - the solicitation has been delayed for approximately 6 weeks. Although both challenges were dismissed, the time required to respond to each of these issues required a revised solicitation response date of September 22, 2011. The evaluation of offers is expected to require up to 4 weeks due to the requirement for 3 higher level reviews plus a legal review. In addition, up to 2 weeks may be needed to provide adequate notice to the successful offeror and the incumbent for the purpose of contract transition.
In light of this situation, the currently proposed acquisition is required to avoid an unacceptable break in service. Due to the need for adequate transition time and procurement evaluation, Superior Optical, the incumbent service provider, is the only possible source for providing eyeglass dispensary services until the new contract is established.
Responses are not being solicited to this notice. Any comments should be submitted by September 26, 2011 to eric.sullivan2@va.gov. The approved justification document will be posted following contract award.
VA24811RP1667 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8
9/21/11, 4:44 PM Optical Dispensing
Added: Nov 19, 2009 9:18 pm
SOLICITATION NOTICERFQ VA-69D-09-RQ-0593
ON-SITE OPTICAL DISPENSING SERVICES
The GLAC (Great Lakes Acquisition Center) is soliciting quotations to On-site Optical Dispensing Services for beneficiaries for the following VISN 12 Medical Centers: Edward Hines VA Hospital, Fifth Avenue & Roosevelt Road, Hines, Illinois 60141; Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 South Damen, Chicago, Illinois 60612; and for Adam Benjamin Jr. VA Outpatient Clinic, 9330 South Broadway, Crown Point, Indiana for the period of January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010, with up to two one-year options to extend at the Governments discretion in accordance with all specifications, work statement, terms and conditions contained therein. All qualified offerors/firms who believe they can satisfy the solicitation requirements are invited and encouraged to provide their proposal. Offers shall be evaluated for fair and reasonable pricing, technical competency/capability to perform services and satisfactory past performance record. The Government anticipates award of a commercial item contract to the responsible offeror whose offer provides the best value to the Government. The VA reserves the right to select the service providers from different contractors resulting in multiple awards. This is a Firm Fixed Price contract and this acquisition is a 100% Small Business Set-aside. The size standard for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 446130 $7.0M. Offerors are reminded to complete all sections of the solicitation, including the Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will also be available at the URL address. The Contracting Officer for this solicitation may be contacted at patrice.bond@va.gov.
VA-69D-09-RQ-0593 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12
11/19/09, 9:32 AM (NEW) - Optical Dispensing Services
SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FOR SMALL BUINSESSES ONLY.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify Veteran Owned Small Business or Small Business parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement to furnish eyeglasses to eligible Veterans that require eyeglasses and are eligible for assistance at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 South Damen, Chicago, IL 60612 and at the Adam Benjamin Jr. VA Outpatient Clinic, 9310 Madison Street, Crown Point, IN 46307. The fabrication of the eyeglasses will be performed by a VA-owned laboratory in Indianapolis, IN. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 446130 – Optical Goods Store
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.
Requirements: PLEASE SEE SOW ATTACHED
See attached document: P01 - SOW.
36C25220Q0578 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12
5/27/20, 10:51 AM Sources sought synopsis for information and planning purposes forfeasibility study relating standardization of Lab Management software suiteacross DOD Optical Enterprise
Added: Jan 27, 2009 11:19 am
This announcement constitutes a sources sought synopsis for writteninformation only. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and nocontract will be awarded from this announcement.
The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk, Virginia is seeking forinformation and planning purposes, qualified and experienced sources for afeasibility study relating to the standardization of Lab Management softwaresuite across the entire DOD Optical Enterprise.
The Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity, Yorktown, Virginia isresponsible for improving and standardizing optical fabrication servicesthroughout the Department of Defense (DOD). The DOD Optical FabricationEnterprise (OFE) is a Tri-service entity consisting of 26 labs world-wide,providing optical fabrication support for the Armed Forces and other federalagencies. The OFE's mission is to provide key elements of vision readiness andoptical support to the Armed Forces of the United States. These elementsinclude the manufacturing of eyeglasses, protective mask inserts and specialtylenses. The OFE currently fills over 1.2 million prescriptions for eyewear peryear.
The DoD Optical Fabrication Enterprise (OFE) is performing a feasibility studyrelating to the standardization of Lab Management Software suite (LMS) acrossthe entire DoD Optical Enterprise. The primary focus of the study is todetermine if a single vendor can provide a standardized Lab Management Software(LMS) suite across the OFE in an effort to streamline processes and to improvethe OFE's vision for improving customer service.
This study will encompass the development, deployment, timelines, and support ofan automated optical fabrication management system for the OFE. Key features ofOFAMS involve integration and interfaces with current SRTS legacy and theplanned SRTS2/AHLTA DoD electronic eyeglass order entry and order managementsystem, logistic (DMLSS), and a wide variety of OFE operated equipment (Blocker,generator, edger, etc.) and allow for an optical order to be received from anexternal customer, validated, tracked, calculated, manufactured, verified, andshipped to an external customer.
Standardizing the OFE LMS suites will enhance the optical device order entry andtracking systems currently in place. Key enhancements include:. Detailed job tracking that allows users to know current and paststatuses of the job as well as who was involved in key fabrication steps and theequipment used during fabrication.. Integration/interfaces with internal and external DoD applications toupdate job statuses, initiate inventory management, perform order validation anderror identification, and share key order information.. Highly granular and highly detailed user friendly reporting functions toprovide metrics, alerts and other user defined reports in common exportableformats; such as Excel, CVS, delimited, SQL, Crystal Reports, etc.. Barcode and other job identification and tracking such as RFID functionsto minimize keystrokes.. Integration with user defined optical fabrication related equipment toallow for two-way information exchange required for fabrication, tracking, andquality verification.. Inventory verification to ensure material pulled for each job iscorrect.. A graphical user interface (GUI) that is highly configurable by the userto allow for all current and past jobs to be identified and recalled accordingto user defined sorts. This master order management screen allows the user toview all or specific subsets of jobs and recall a complete history for each jobas needed. Alerts for key user defined situations that are integrated into theorder management screen.. Comply with applicable MHS AIS security, patient privacy and datatransmission requirements. Help desk and system change request process for ongoing systemmaintenance and enhancements
Interested sources are invited to respond to this sources sought synopsis bysubmitting a technical proposal and cost proposal for their system. A list oftheir system's capabilities, standards compliance, interoperability withrobotics and automation equipment. If feasible, a demonstration video, computeranimation or screenshots of their LMS suite's user interface should be provided.Some areas to consider: Design, Development, Customization per lab (26 labsworld-wide), Graphical User Interface (Required), Support, Maintenance,Upgrades, Security, Fault Tolerance, Metrics, Granular & Custom Reporting, RFIDTracking, Shipping, Single-Vision, Multi-Vision, Progressives, Facilities,Manpower, Interfaces, Data Flow, HIPPA, Privacy Act, System Hardware. Responsesshould be e-mailed to both Patty Black at patricia.black@med.navy.mil and toMaria Swift at maria.swift@navy.mil by 27 February 2009 at 4:30 p.m. EST. Thisis not a request for proposal. The Government does not ! intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or otherwise pay forthe information solicited.
N0018909T0001 Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command
1/27/09, 11:19 AM