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This is a Presolicitation Notice for a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contract to provide national prescription eyeglasses manufacturing services. The solicitation (36C24126R0001) is set-aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with a planned release date of November 6, 2025. The contract will be a ten-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement, consisting of a five-year base period and one five-year option period, covering prescription eyeglasses (both dress and safety) for eligible veterans at VA Medical Centers nationwide, including CONUS and OCONUS locations.
The VA will host a Virtual Industry Day on November 5, 2025, at 12:30 PM Eastern Time, with interested parties required to email Jeremy Boston and Jeremy Parker to receive an invitation by November 4, 2025. The solicitation will result in multiple awards, with delivery orders to be awarded to at least two contractors. The contract will be structured as a firm-fixed price with economic price adjustment. Offerors must meet Nonmanufacturer Rule requirements or qualify under current class waivers. Pricing is not being requested at this presolicitation stage, and the solicitation explicitly does not include optician services.
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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| National Prescription Eyeglasses Manufacturing |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 04330 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24126R0001 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 11-04-2025 17:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 99 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| SET-ASIDE |
| SDVOSBC |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 6540 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 339115 |
| PLACE OF PERFORMANCE |
| Nationwide VA Medical Centers and their entire |
catchment areas (including outpatient clinics)
CONUS and OCONUS
POSTAL CODE
COUNTRY
CONTACT INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Network Contracting Office 1 (NCO 1) Contracting Officer (90C) 1 VA Center Augusta ME 04330
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist Jeremy J. Boston Jeremy.Boston@va.gov
DESCRIPTION
PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to solicit for prescription eyeglasses manufacturing for eligible beneficiaries on or about November 6, 2025.
Virtual Industry Day: VA will host a Virtual Industry Day/Presolicitation Conference detailing expectations for proposal submission on November 5, 2025, at 12:30 PM Eastern Time. The link will not be posted publicly. Interested parties shall email Jeremy Boston, Contract Specialist and Jeremy Parker, Contracting Officer at Jeremy.Boston@va.gov and Jeremy.Parker2@va.gov to obtain an invitation no later than November 4, 2025 at close of business to ensure an invitation can be sent for participation. This Virtual Industry Day is not mandatory. No questions will be accepted during the Virtual Industry Day.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has an ongoing program to provide prescription eyeglasses (both dress and safety) for eligible Veterans. The Contractor is to provide prescription eyeglass manufacturing for beneficiaries of all sites of care detailed in the Statement of Work (SOW) and their entire catchment areas (including outpatient clinics) within the VA including all CONUS and OCONUS locations. The solicitation does not include services for opticians.
This solicitation is set-aside for SBA certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB’s).
Offerors shall meet Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) requirements or fall under current NMR class waiver(s) which can be found at:
www.sba.gov/document/support-non-manufacturer-rule-class-waiver-list
The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to establish firm-fixed price with economic price adjustment, IDIQ contracts. This solicitation will result in multiple awards. The IDIQ’s will cover the entire nation. Delivery Orders will be single award, and VA intends to award Delivery Orders to at least two contractors. The contract performance period for the is for ten-years inclusive of a five-year base period and one, five-year option period.
The Government is not seeking pricing at this time. Please do not include pricing in your response to this notice.
Please ensure both Points of Contact (POC) are included in all correspondence and solicitation identifier 36C24126R0001 is within the subject line of your email.
Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted.
Questions will not be accepted until the solicitation is posted and shall be submitted in accordance with the solicitation requirements.
Presolicitation Notice and Solicitation POC’s:
| Jeremy J. Boston | Contract Specialist | Jeremy.Boston@va.gov |
| Jeremy J. Parker | Contracting Officer | Jeremy.Parker2@va.gov |
See attached document: Presolicitation Notice - 36C24126R0001.
| *=Required Field |
| Presolicitation Notice |
Presolicitation Notice
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