6540--VISN 7 Notice of Intent to Sole Source Eyeglasses VISN Wide Two Month

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 published a Special Notice to sole source an eyeglasses contract. The notice aims to award Superior Optical Labs, Inc. a bridge contract to provide an estimated 25,133 pairs of prescription eyeglasses over four months to eligible veterans across eight VA medical centers in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and Mississippi.

The objective is to supply prescription eyewear and optician services on a sole source basis to Superior Optical Labs, Inc. from March 15, 2020 through July 14, 2020. This bridge contract will allow time to competitively award a follow-on five-year contract to a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business for the same scope, which includes providing an estimated 128,800 pairs of eyeglasses annually at firm-fixed prices. Eligible contractors must be able to furnish all parts, materials, labor, delivery, and manufacturing services required per pair of eyeglasses. Optician services are also needed at VA locations in Atlanta, Augusta, Birmingham, Charleston, Columbia, Dublin, Central Alabama, Tuskegee, and Tuscaloosa.