Sources Sought_Comined Cataract and Retina Surgery Equipment.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

This notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation of the government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this notice will be used for informational purposes only and only for Network Contracting Office 5. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs from the government will arise as a result from a response to this announcement. No contract will be awarded from this notice.

The information requested in this notice will be used to determine available sources of a vitreoretinal cataract system (VCS) and place(s) of manufacture.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 5 is seeking sources for the following procurement:

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 334516. The NAICS size is 1,000.

Contractors that deem themselves capable of meeting the requirement shall provide the below information to Dylan Gore, Contract Specialist, at dylan.gore@va.gov no-later-than April 10, 2026 at 12 PM NOON, Eastern Time.

Background

The selected vendor must provide a vitreoretinal cataract system authorized to be utilized in for both cataract and retinal surgeries.

Type of Contract

Network Contracting Office 5 intends to award an estimate of one single-award firm fixed price contract based on results of market research.

mailto:dylan.gore@va.gov

Statement of Work / Salient Characteristics

The Contractor(s) shall provide all labor and supplies associated with the following:

Part # Description Quantity

9004844665………. Alcon 4D Phaco Handpieces…………………………….10

8065000315………. Alcon Unity VCS VLPT w/ VCS Console,……………..…2

Remote, Laser, Large Tray, VCS 6 Button

Footswitch, CS 4 Button Footswitch, Laser

Footswitch, BSS Rack, 2 UNITY 4D Phaco

Handpieces, & Ozil Frag Handpiece

8065000215……….Alcon Ozil Fragmentation Handpiece..……………..…….1

*Manufacturer’s Warranty, Installation & Training Included

General Necessary Conditions

Technical Requirements

1. Equipment/Unit combines ability to perform cataract and retina surgeries in one piece of equipment for cases that require both.

2. Can be used during anterior segment surgery (i.e. phacoemulsification and removal of cataracts).

3. Can be used during posterior segment (i.e. vitreoretinal) ophthalmic surgery.\

Delivery Requirements

1. Contractor shall coordinate delivery with the on-site Point of Contact (POC) and provide shipment tracking information.

2. Orders shall be delivered to:

Washington DC VA Medical Center

50 Irving Street NW

Washington, DC 20422

3. Contractor shall verify delivery date and time with the on-site POC at least 3 business days prior to scheduled delivery.

4. Delivery is required within 90 days from award of the contract.

The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications. If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions:

(1) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.

(2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this sources sought (334510)?

(3) Are you the manufacturer or distributor of the items being referenced above (or equivalent product/solution)? What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items?

(4) If you are a small business and an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled;

modified?

(5) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number.

(6) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract?

(7) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes.

(8) Please submit capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics being provided and any other information for planning purposes.

Submissions addressing Section (8) should show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that all equal items meet all required salient characteristics.

Telephone responses shall not be accepted. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced on a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this sources sought. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.