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This requirement will be IAW FAR clause 52.211-6, “Brand Name or Equal” which requires that the offeror indicate each product that is being offered as an “equal” product. For each equal product, the offeror must include a description reflecting the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics of the equal product(s) specified in the solicitation. The offeror also must clearly identify the item by brand name (if any) and make/model number. Finally, the offeror must include descriptive literature, such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the contracting officer, and clearly describe any modifications it plans to make to a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements.

Salient Characteristics (SC) Literature Review

Reichart Refractors

*Identify the location in the literature where it indicates that the product meets the salient characteristics (i.e. page, para).

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking vendors who can provide Reichert® Phoropter VRx Digital Refraction System w/Prism as listed above or equal commodities which meet all of the following salient characteristics: