N065--Slit Lamp Installation for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), located at 3001 Green Bay Rd. , North Chicago, IL 60064.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 is soliciting quotations for slit lamp installation at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Illinois, with quotations due November 13, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. CST. The set-aside is Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. The attached solicitation identifies the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center as the issuing office.

The work is performed at 3001 Green Bay Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064. The contractor must assemble, mount, align, and functionally check nine slit lamps currently stored in a non-climate-controlled warehouse, then relocate them to designated optometry clinic rooms, per Haag-Streit/Reliance specifications, OSHA guidance, and infection control protocols. The contractor must hold a letter or certification from Haag-Streit/Reliance authorizing it to install this equipment. Work must finish within 60 days of award, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time, excluding federal holidays. Deliverables are installed, operational lamps, alignment and functional test verification, and an installation report. The contractor furnishes personnel, materials, equipment, labor, and manuals, and the VA provides no tools or diagnostic software. Personnel require Tier 1/Low Risk background investigations and must comply with facility security, privacy, and VA policies, including drug-free workplace rules and VHA influenza vaccination or masking directives.

A site visit is scheduled for November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., and attendance notification is required by email. Questions are due November 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. CST, with consolidated answers issued by solicitation amendment.

Service Contract Labor Standards apply under Lake County, Illinois wage determination 2015-4935, which lists an Optical Instrument Repair rate of $33.76 per hour plus 30 percent fringe benefits. Payment is made in arrears upon electronic invoice submission through the Tungsten Network after work completion.

Evaluation factors are Price, Technical Capability, and Relevant Experience. Award goes to the responsible contractor whose quotation is most advantageous to the Government considering all factors. The NAICS code is 339115, Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing, and the PSC is N065, Installation of Equipment, Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies.