6540--Brand Name or Equal – ARGOS Optical Biometer by Alcon

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
36C24226Q0913
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Syracuse, New York 13210, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 seeks quotation for one non-contact ophthalmic biometry system specified as Brand Name or Equal to the ARGOS Optical Biometer by Alcon, with quotes due August 28, 2026. The procurement is set-aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns, restricting competition to that pool.

Place of performance is Syracuse, NY. The scope includes the biometry system with installation, training, and warranty for the Syracuse VA Medical Center. The NAICS code is 334510, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees; the FSC/PSC is 6540, Ophthalmic Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies.

This is a combined synopsis and solicitation issued as an RFQ for commercial items under FAR Subpart 12.6. No separate written solicitation will be issued. Provisions and clauses in effect are those through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, effective March 13, 2026. The contracting office is Network Contracting Office 2, located at 20 Madison Avenue Extension, Albany, NY 12203.

SDVOSB contractors must comply with VA subcontracting limitations (VAAR 852.219-76), which restrict the percentage of work that may be subcontracted; the prime contractor must perform a specified percentage of work with its own employees or resources.

Notice text

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6. Quotes are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government intends to procure one Optical Biometer, Brand Name or Equal to ARGOS Optical Biometer by Alcon.

This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01 effective March 13, 2026.

This solicitation is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334510 with a small business size standard of 1,250 Employees.

The FSC/PSC is 6540.

The Network Contracting Office 2 (NCO 2) located at 20 Madison Avenue Ext., Albany, NY 12203 is seeking to purchase a single non-contact ophthalmic biometry system with installation, training and warranty for the Syracuse VA Medical Center. This is a solicitation for Brand Name or Equal, and the salient characteristics are identified.

Please see document 36C24226Q0913 Combined Synopsis for details.

Files

File Type Posted
36C24226Q0913 _ Combined Synopsis.docx DOCX document
VAAR 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting.docx DOCX document

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