6540--BRAND NAME ONLY: ALCON KEELER Laser Indirect Ophthalmoscope Headsets & Batteries

The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is soliciting brand name only ALCON Keeler Laser Indirect Ophthalmoscope headsets and batteries through a firm fixed-price contract under NAICS code 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing). The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 requires two Alcon Keeler Laser Indirect Ophthalmoscope headsets (P/N: 8065752987) and two batteries (P/N: 8065753010) that must be compatible with the Alcon Constellation Vision System XLT for the Surgery Service. All vendors must be properly registered in the System Award Management database (SAM), with SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) and SBA Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) registration if applicable. Price quotes must include the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number, Small Business Status, authorized distributor letter on manufacturer's letterhead if applicable, price list documentation, and completed FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Supplies certification. The solicitation was posted on August 18, 2025, with offers due by August 22, 2025, at 3:00 PM EDT.

This procurement has no set-aside designation and is unrestricted to all qualified vendors. The contract period spans from August 25, 2025, through September 30, 2025, with delivery requested as soon as possible to ensure timely availability for surgical operations. The equipment must be delivered to the VA Medical Center's Warehouse Building 36 for Equipment located at 10,000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, Florida 33744. The ophthalmoscope headsets must feature independent control of illumination and laser beams, ophthalmoscope filters, built-in surgeon laser protection, and wireless illumination capabilities with lithium batteries. All items must be new rather than refurbished or recycled products. While the solicitation notice does not specify award values or identify potential incumbents, the specialized nature of this brand name only procurement suggests it targets the specific medical equipment needs of the VA healthcare facility's surgical department.