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SOURCES SOUGHT 36C26327Q0044 for an iCare MAIA 3.0 microperimeter.

The Iowa City VA Health Care System Research Department requires the purchase of an iCare MAIA 3.0 microperimeter (Fundus-based microperimeter).

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE seeking American manufactured equipment only. Respond if your firm can provide a domestically produced equal or comparable model. This Sources Sought is for market research purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS OR PRICING AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. This notice shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Buy American Act, FAR 52.225-1, applies. Interested vendors shall include the place of manufacture in their responses.

No response is required for foreign manufactured products.

Responses to this notice will be treated only as information for the Government to consider as part of their market research efforts. This information will assist the Government in understanding the application of Buy American Statute and will be used by the Government in developing its acquisition strategy regarding possible set aside for Veteran Owned and other socio-economic categories of small business. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this notice and parties responding will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs incurred in responding to this notice.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, with an SBA Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees.

To respond:

All responses must be received no later than 05:00 PM CT, Thursday, October 15, 2026.

All responses shall be emailed to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov.

All emails shall have this number in the subject line: 36C26327Q0044

Description:

iCare MAIA 3.0 microperimeter.

Salient Characteristics:

Fundus-based microperimeter MAIA 3.0 with 60° TrueColor confocal fundus image, matching the spatial extent of LSFG blood flow retinal imaging and enabling complete registration of LSFG blood flow maps with sensitivity data across the retina. Scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO)-based confocal active retinal tracker operating at 25 Hz, providing real-time, high-fidelity compensation for eye fixation instability. Onboard custom grid editor that allows the operator to import patient-specific stimulus locations derived directly from multimodal imaging, including LSFG blood flow maps. Mesopic background luminance (4 asb) as its standard testing condition.

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