6540--Lebanon Brand Name or Equal Multifocal IOL Consignment

The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center, is seeking to procure Brand Name or Equal Multifocal Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) through a consignment delivery contract. The full solicitation will be posted on www.sam.gov on or about April 28th, 2025, with an unrestricted competitive approach under NAICS code 339113 for Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. Potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and are responsible for monitoring the website for the solicitation package and any amendments. All questions must be submitted in writing to Contracting Officer Keri Hester via email at keri.hester1@va.gov, with no telephone inquiries accepted. The response deadline is set for May 5th, 2025, though the government emphasizes that this pre-solicitation notice does not obligate them to award a contract or cover proposal preparation costs.

The contract opportunity has no specific set-aside designations and is open to businesses with up to 800 employees in the surgical appliance manufacturing sector. No information is currently available about potential incumbent contractors or specific award values. The procurement is focused on obtaining multifocal intraocular lenses for medical use at the Lebanon, PA medical facility. Interested parties should carefully review the full solicitation when it becomes available, as the government has stated that no additional information will be provided prior to the solicitation's release. The procurement falls under Product Service Code (PSC) 6540 for ophthalmic instruments, equipment, and supplies, signaling a specialized medical equipment procurement with specific technical requirements that will likely be detailed in the full solicitation document.