6540--NX EQ eye lane (VA-27-00010051)

Special Notice

Special Notice

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NOTICE OF THE INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:

This notice is prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101 Presolicitation Notice. This announcement constitutes the only notice and synopsis of the proposed action.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Enterprise Procurement Office (EPO), on behalf of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Equipment Life Cycle Management (ELCM) Program intends to award Firm Fixed Price (FFP) sole source award in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-5 and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 819.7008 for the procurement Eye Lane or equal product and associated equipment with Corps Medical Supply LLC, 2211 N. Tradition Lane, Janesville, WI 53545.

The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing is most appropriate for this requirement. The size standard is 1,000 employees The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6540 Ophthalmic Instruments, Equipment and Supplies.

In accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 819.7008, the determination to make a sole source award to a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) is a business decision wholly within the discretion of the Contracting officer; therefore, the requirement to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as practicable is not applicable to this procurement. In addition, 819.7008(c) further authorizes the Contracting Officer to make the award without first determining that only one SDVOSB source can meet the requirement.

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(5), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-5 Authorized or required by statute. The applicable statute is Public Law 109-461: Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006; specifically, the Veterans First Contracting Program outlined in 38 U.S.C. § 8127(c) and VAAR 819.7008.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Supporting information must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirements. No solicitation package is available, and telephone requests will not be honored.

Responses received will be reviewed; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No cost to the government will arise as a result of contractor submissions of responses to this announcement or the government use of such information.

Eye Lane are multiple pieces of equipment/instruments needed to create complete eye examination lanes for expansion of eye care offered to Veterans, providing comprehensive eye exams to determine the health of the Veterans eyes. The following information regarding the needed equipment/instruments was modeled after multiple name brands. The equipment/instruments provided should be comparable to these name brands.

Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLIN):

Contract Line Items

Manufacture

Part Number

Description

0001

Volk

V20LC

Volk 20D Large Aspheric Lens with Black Ring

0002

Volk

V78C

Volk 78D Small Aspheric Lens with Black Ring

0003

Volk

V60C

Volk 60D Small Aspheric Lens

0004

Volk

V90C

Volk 90D Small Aspheric Lens with Black Ring

0005

Good-Lite Company

730029

Ishihara 14 Plate Color Test Book

0006

Gulden

12121

Maddox Rod and Red lens occluder

0007

Stereo Optical

SO-002

Stereo Randot Test (Standard)

0008

Marco

TF0MA7060

Marco Metal Trial Lens Frame

0009

Marco

TL0MA8408

Lombart full diameter trial lens set with minus cylinders in case

0010

Heine

C-008.15.353

Heine BETA 200 LED Retinoscope Head (C-008.15.353)

0011

Heine

C-002.17.080

Heine Finoff Transilluminator LED Head (C-002.17.080)

0012

Heine

C-008.30.100

Heine BETA 200 LED Ophthalmoscope Head (C-008.30.100)

0013

Heine

X-002.99.411

Heine BETA NT Handle for Instrument Stands (X-002.99.411)

0014

Gulden

11116

Gulden Horizontal Prism Bar

0015

Gulden

11117

Gulden Vertical Prism Bar

0016

Keeler

2215P1034

Amsler grid book

0017

Good-Lite Company

251000

Near Vision Card

0018

Good-Lite Company

700010

Lorgnette Pinhole Occluder

0019

Marco

MIRL

Front Surface Mirror Set

0020

Volk

VBIRID

Iridotomy Lens

0021

Volk

VCAPS

Capsulotomy Laser Lens

0022

Volk

VMSLT

Rapid SLT Lens

0023

Volk

VSQUAD160

Super QuadR 160 PRP Laser Lens, with Flange

0024

Volk

VSQUAD160NF

Super QuadR 160 PRP Laser Lens, No Flange

0025

Volk

VHRWF

HR Wide Field PRP Laser Lens, with Flange

0026

Volk

VAC

Area CentralisR Lens, with Flange

0027

Volk

VACNF

Area CentralisR Lens, No flange

0028

Volk

VG3

G-3 Gonio Lens

0029

Volk

VG4LNF

G-4 Mirror Gonio Lens

0030

Volk

VG4HAN2

G-4 Mirror Gonio Lens, No Flange, 2-in-1 Handle

0031

Good-Lite Company

621100

Feinbloom Chart Low Vision Reading Chart

0032

Reichert

230650

Reichert AVIA Tonopen

0033

Marco

EX0MAEX

Marco Prism Exophthalmometer

0034

Visionix

8226-0015-02

Retinomax K+Screen handheld autorefractor/keratometer

0035

Volk

VPRC

Volk Pan Retinal 2.2 Lens with Black Ring

0036

Luneau Technology

12.20.84`

Luneau Retinoscopy Rack

0037

Marco

BAT-2000

Marco Brightness Acuity Tester

0038

Welch-Allyn

71670

Welch Allyn 3.5v NiCad Well Handle

0039

Stereo Optical

SO015

Randot Stereo Test (Distance)

0040

Gulden

15115

C Daylight Glasses

0041

Gulden

11L22

S-22 Loose Prism Set

0042

Volk

VSFNC

Volk Superfield NC Lens

0043

Volk

VDGTLWF

Digital Widefield 90D Lens

0044

Stereo Optical

SO-001

Stereo Fly Test

0045

Good-Lite Company

484025

Hand-held +/- .25 Jackson Cross Cylinder

0046

Good-Lite Company

484050

Hand-held +/- .50 Jackson Cross Cylinder

0047

Gulden

12136

Maddox Phoria Measure

0048

Good-Lite Company

494300

Red/Green Reversing Flipper

0049

Good-Lite Company

151170

Neutral Density Filter Bar

The following details are applicable salient characteristics:

SC #

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

Apply to CLIN #

1

Field of View: must be at least 46 degrees static / 60 degrees dynamic

0001

2

Image magnification must be at least 3X

0001

3

Must be non-contact design.

0001

4

Field of View: must be at least 81 degrees static / 97 degrees dynamic

0002

5

Image magnification must be at least 0.9X

0002

6

Laser Spot Magnification factor must be at least 1.08X

0002

7

Field of view: must be at least 68 degrees static/81 degrees dynamic

0003

8

Laser spot magnification must be at least 0.086x

0003

9

Image Magnification must be at least 1.1x

0003

10

Field of View: must be at least 74 degrees static / 89 degrees dynamic

0004

11

Image magnification must be at least 0.76X

0004

12

Laser Spot Magnification factor must be at least 1.32X

0004

13

Must consist of 14 pseudoisochromatic color plates arranged in a bound album/book format

0005

14

Must screen for red-green color vision deficiencies

0005

15

Must have standardized color reproduction

0005

16

Must include special diagnostic plates for determining the type and severity of color vision defect

0005

17

Must include administration and scoring instructions.

0005

18

Must be handheld instrument consisting of a full-eye occluder on one end and optical-quality red lens on the other end in a double-ended configuration

0006

19

Overall length shall be at least 24cm

0006

20

Reusable design must be smooth surface easily cleanable using routine clinical disinfecting procedures.

0006

21

Must measure stereopsis/depth perception.

0007

22

Must have stereoacuity range /= 400 arc sec

0007

23

Must use standardized scoring methodology.

0007

24

Must have PD adjustment range of 48-80mm minimum.

0008

25

Must be adjustable fit

0008

26

Must hold multiple lenses.

0008

27

Must be compatible with CLIN 0008 trial lens set

0008

28

Must have sphere range >/= +/-20D

0009

29

Must have cylinder range >/= +/-6D

0009

30

Increments must be /= 95 degrees

0042

102

Must provide wide field of view suitable for examination of the posterior pole and mid-peripheral retina through a dilated pupil

0043

103

Must be compatible with standard slit lamps for non-contact retinal examination

0043

104

Must be high-resolution optical glass with anti-reflective coatings to minimize glare and maximize image clarity.

0043

105

Must provide measurable stereoacuity levels

0044

106

Must evaluate gross stereopsis and fine depth perception.

0044

107

Must be cross-cylinder power +/- 0.25D

0045

108

Must be handheld

0045

109

Must be cross-cylinder power +/- 0.50D

0046

110

Must be handheld

0046

111

Must permit measurement of horizontal and vertical phoria/anisophoria

0047

112

Must provide a prism measurement range of at lease 0-10 PD with a readable indication of effective prism power

0047

113

Must incorporate a red Maddox lens/rod assembly with an approximately 25mm aperture

0047

114

Must incorporate red and green optical filters in a reversing/flipper configuration that permits the red and green filters to be alternated between the right and left eyes

0048

115

Must provide sufficient red-green dissociation for clinical assessment of the binocular vision, suppression, or related visual function

0048

116

Must be handheld, reusable, and constructed of durable, cleanable materials suitable for repeated use.

0048

117

Must provide multiple neutral-density attenuation levels suitable for controlled reduction of transmitted illumination, with each density level permanently identified on the filter bar

0049

118

Filters must attenuate visible light uniformly across the intended operating wavelength range without materially altering the color or spectral characteristics of the transmitted light

0049

119

Filter elements must be optical-grade material

0049

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION/PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE.