Brand Name or Equal Comprehensive Optical Biometer

The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, is seeking to procure a Brand Name or Equal Comprehensive Optical Biometer for the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. The reference brand for this medical device is the Carl Zeiss IOL Master 700 comprehensive system, and the full solicitation will be posted on www.sam.gov around March 28, 2025. Potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and are required to submit any questions in writing to the Contract Specialist, Joanne Skaff, via email. The procurement falls under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339112 for Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. While specific evaluation criteria were not explicitly detailed in the pre-solicitation notice, interested parties should carefully review the full solicitation when it becomes available.

The contract opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, meaning only small businesses qualifying under the specified NAICS code can compete for the award. No specific incumbent contractor or current provider was mentioned in the documentation. The pre-solicitation notice does not provide explicit details about potential award values or precise quantity requirements for the optical biometer. The solicitation is specifically for the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center located in Philadelphia, PA 19104. Potential offerors should note that this pre-solicitation notice does not obligate the government to award a contract or reimburse proposal preparation costs. The deadline for submission is March 28, 2025, and interested parties are advised to monitor www.sam.gov for the complete solicitation package and any potential amendments.