36C26327Q0044.docx

This is a Sources Sought document for the Iowa City VA Healthcare System Research Department seeking a microperimeter device for clinical and research applications. The Iowa City VA requires an iCare MAIA 3.0 microperimeter (fundus-based microperimeter) and is soliciting responses from vendors offering domestically produced equal or equivalent versions of this device. The solicitation is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23. All interested vendors must submit responses no later than 5:00 PM Central Time on Thursday, October 15, 2026, via email to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov with the solicitation number 36C26327Q0044 included in the subject line.

This pre-solicitation represents an exploratory phase to identify potential sources and gather information about available alternatives to the specified iCare MAIA 3.0 device prior to formal solicitation. The sources sought process allows the VA to assess market availability and competitive options for domestically manufactured microperimeters that meet their clinical requirements for the Research Department at the Iowa City facility. Vendors responding should emphasize domestic production capabilities and demonstrate how their equipment provides functional equivalence to the iCare MAIA 3.0 specifications.