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This Justification and Approval Notice is for a sole source procurement by the Department of Veterans Affairs for Carl Zeiss optometry equipment maintenance and repair services. The contract will be awarded to Proaim Americas, LLC for $504,810.13.67 for a base period plus 3 years, covering the Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center (VAACC) and its Community Based Outpatient Clinics. The specific equipment includes seven ATLAS 9000, seven CIRRUS 5000 HD OCT, seven HUMPHREY HFA 860, one ZEISS FORUM SERVER, one IOL MASTER, one CLARUS 700 DIGITAL CAMERA, one VISULAS VAG III, one VISULAS 532S LASER, one TIVATO 700, and one LUMERA 700 devices requiring annual maintenance and repairs. The procurement is being executed under FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, with Proaim being the only authorized vendor to license and support the Zeiss optometry equipment.

The contract was digitally approved by multiple VA officials, including Can Van (Supervisory Biomedical Engineer), Michael Groneman (Contracting Officer), and John Ryan (Branch Chief), with an effective date of 11/15/24. The sole source justification is based on Proaim's proprietary capability as the only vendor authorized by Zeiss to license or support the optometry equipment, with market research confirming no alternative sources capable of performing the required maintenance and repairs.

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Justification and Approval Notice

*= Required Field Justification and Approval Notice

SUBJECT* Carl Zeiss Service Maintenance Agreement | Follow on Base+3 Columbus VAACC

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 45219

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C25025Q0904

DELIVERY/TASK ORDER NUMBER 36C25025Q0904

BASE NOTICE TYPE

ARCHIVE 30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* J065

NAICS CODE* 811210

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10

260 E. University Avenue

Cincinnati OH 45219

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer - Services Team 1

Michael Groneman michael.groneman@va.gov

513-559-3706

AWARD INFORMATION

STATUTORY AUTHORITY* FAR 13.5 - Simplified Procedures for One Source

AWARD NUMBER* 36C25025P1708

MODIFICATION NUMBER

AWARD AMOUNT* $138,217.36

LINE ITEM NUMBER

AWARD DATE (MM-DD-YYYY)* 09-27-2025

AWARDEE NAME*

CONTRACTOR’S UEI

PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC.

KECHQ6LN3HN7

AWARDEE ADDRESS LINE 1*

AWARDEE ADDRESS LINE 2*

AWARDEE ADDRESS LINE 3* 16024 MANCHESTER RD STE 200

AWARDEE ADDRESS LINE 4*

AWARDEE CITY ELLISVILLE

AWARDEE STATE MO

AWARDEE ZIP CODE 63011

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