Contact Lenses for Andrew Rader Health Clinic
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- PANHCA25P0000026178
- Agency
-
Medical Command
Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 339115 Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Fort Myer, Virginia 22211, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The East Services Branch, Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO) at Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, is conducting market research to identify qualified vendors capable of supplying contact lenses for Andrew Rader Health Clinic. The procurement falls under NAICS code 339115 (Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing) and PSC code 6650 (Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories). Interested parties must submit capability information including organizational details, tailored capability statements, and supporting documentation addressing their ability to deliver the specified contact lens products and services. The government will evaluate responses to determine potential market capacity to provide all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, and related services required for this procurement. Organizations anticipating significant subcontracting or teaming arrangements must address their administrative and management structures for such relationships. This sources sought synopsis is issued for market research purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation or request for proposals; responses are voluntary and submitted at no government expense. The deadline for submitting capability information is January 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST via email to specified government contacts.
This procurement utilizes no set-aside designation and may be conducted as either a small business set-aside or full and open competition as a single award. The government file identifies 87 specific contact lens products required from various manufacturers including Acuvue, Biotrue, Air Optix, and Dailies, available in multiple pack sizes ranging from 6 to 180 lenses, with specifications addressing astigmatism, presbyopia, and standard wear applications. Minimum requirements mandate FDA approval, precise product specification matching, provision of free diagnostic lenses, sterile packaging, and acceptance of returns. Both soft contact lenses and Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) lenses are included with detailed material requirements and specific refractive power ranges to ensure ocular health and patient comfort. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice, nor is a quantity of lenses specified in the available documentation. Based on responses to this market research, the government will determine whether to issue a formal solicitation for this requirement.
Notice text
SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS
The East Services Branch, Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO), Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for procurement of Contact Lenses. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 339115, Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing.
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.
If your organization has the potential capacity to provide these contract supplies, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
[Note: In accordance with FAR 10.001(b), agencies should not request potential sources to submit more than the minimum information necessary.]
The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, contractor transportation, tools, materials, supervision, other items and non-personal services necessary to procure Contact Lenses defined in this APPENDIX 1, except for those items specified as government-furnished property and services.
BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION but will be awarded as a single award. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by January 13, 2026 at 10:00AM EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to kathryn.r.quinones.civ@health.mil and cotrena.y.brownjohnson.mil@health.mil
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS.pdf |
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