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V9 PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES CONTRACT

37129 36C24919R0105 04-01-2019 N 339115 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 9 1639 Medical Center Parkway Suite 400 Murfreesboro TN 37129 LaShanda Harrington Contract Specialist VISN 9 VA Healthcare System LaShanda.Harrington@va.gov Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 intends to enter into a firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery requirements contract (ID/R) for prescription eyeglasses on behalf of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 9 VA Healthcare Systems (Medical Centers and Outpatient Clinics). The contract will be composed of one (1) base period and four (4) one-year option periods, for a potential total contact period of five (5) years. Interested parties shall review the full solicitation 36C24919R0105. The full solicitation will be released on FedBizOpps.gov at www.fbo.gov on or about April 1, 2019.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 339115 – Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing with size standard of 1,000 employees. The product service code (PSC) is 6540 – Ophthalmic Instruments, Equipment and Supplies. It is the intent of NCO 9 to procure these items from a service-disabled small business (SDVOSB) reseller. An individual waiver of the Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR) is approved for this proposed procurement.

The contractor shall provide prescription eyeglasses for the following locations: VAMC Mountain Home, TN; CBOC Knoxville, TN; VAMC Nashville, TN; VAMC Murfreesboro, TN; CBOC Chattanooga, TN; CBOC Clarksville TN; VAMC Memphis TN; CBOC Nonconnah, TN; CBOC Jackson, TN; VAMC Louisville, KY; VAMC Lexington, KY; and CBOC Somerset, KY.

The contractor shall provide prescription eyeglasses to eligible veterans. All Lenses shall be fabricated and provided in accordance with the standards set forth in the current edition of “American National Standards for Prescription Ophthalmic Lenses - Recommendation” ANSI Z80.1 or latest edition. All ophthalmic lenses shall be in accordance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regulation (2) CFR, Parts 3 and 4 for impact resistance, unless otherwise specified in the order.

All frames shall be provided in accordance with the current edition of the “American National Standard Requirements for Dress Ophthalmic Frames” ANSI Z80.5 or latest edition.

The contractor shall supply a licensed Dispensing Optician/On-Site Fitter to each VA Medical Center/facility in VISN 9, five days a week, Monday through Friday, 40 hours a week, excluding federal holidays. If a State does not require an American Board Certified Dispensing Optician, the Dispensing Optician must abide by the State Licensing Requirements. Proof of State licensing requirements must be provided.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of proposals. No specific response to this pre-solicitation notice is required. No potential offeror list is maintained. All potential offerors should register with Federal Business Opportunities if interested in this acquisition. No additional information is available other than what is noted herein. Offerors are instructed not to call requesting additional information and to monitor the Federal Business Opportunity website for the actual posting of the solicitation package.