6515--FY25 phaco packs alcon

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6, located in Hampton, VA, has issued a Special Notice regarding a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order for the Salisbury VAMC. The procurement is specifically for 1,150 Alcon Phaco Packs to be purchased from Alcon Vision, LLC, headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. The notice was posted on March 31, 2025, and falls under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339112 for Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, which has a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This procurement is being conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), which allows solicitation from a single source. The notice explicitly states that this is not a request for competitive quotations.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to provide an opportunity for responsible sources to demonstrate their capability to meet the government's requirements for these medical supplies. Interested contractors must submit their supporting evidence by April 10, 2025, at 09:00 EST, directly to Amy Balicat, the Contract Officer, via email at amy.balicat@va.gov. Telephone inquiries are expressly prohibited. The government retains full discretion to determine whether to compete the proposed contract based on responses received, and vendors should be aware that no costs associated with preparing responses will be reimbursed. Potential contractors must provide sufficient detailed evidence of their ability to comply with the requirement. While the notice indicates a sole source intent with Alcon Vision, LLC, it leaves open the possibility that alternative sources might be considered if they can convincingly demonstrate comparable capabilities. The ultimate decision to proceed with a sole source or competitive procurement remains entirely at the government's discretion.