6515--Combined Cataract & Retinal Surgery Equipment

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 5 is conducting market research for the procurement of a vitreoretinal cataract system (VCS) for the Washington DC VA Medical Center. The sources sought notice specifically seeks information regarding available sources and manufacturing locations for Alcon-brand ophthalmic surgical equipment capable of performing both cataract and retinal surgeries during anterior and posterior segment ophthalmic procedures. Responses must include company information, business size status designations (such as SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone, or WOSB), manufacturer or distributor status, country of origin, federal contract holdings, and detailed capabilities addressing the equipment's salient characteristics. This is a planning and informational notice only and does not constitute an invitation for bid, request for proposal, or any obligation to award a contract; no contract will be awarded from this notice and responses generate no entitlement to government payment. Interested contractors must submit responses by April 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time to Dylan Gore, Contract Specialist, at dylan.gore@va.gov, and the notice will be archived 90 days following the response deadline.

The procurement involves no set-aside designation and represents a single-award firm fixed price contract with no incumbent contractor identified. The government seeks 10 units of Alcon 4D Phaco Handpieces, 2 units of Alcon Unity VCS VLPT with VCS Console (including accessories and multiple handpieces), and 1 unit of Alcon Ozil Fragmentation Handpiece, with manufacturer's warranty, installation, and training included. Delivery to the Washington DC VA Medical Center at 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422 is required within 90 days from contract award, with verification of delivery date and time required at least three business days prior to arrival. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees and PSC code 6515 (Medical Equipment and Supplies). No budget range or award value is specified in the sources sought notice, as this is preliminary market research to inform the government's future formal solicitation.