SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- 65-Optometry and Ophthalmology Services
- Notice Date
- 3/22/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs So. Texas Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas 78229-4404
- ZIP Code
- 78229-4404
- Solicitation Number
- 671-50Q-04
- Response Due
- 4/2/2004
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - Sally A. Lanoue, Contracting Officer, Ph: (210) 617-5153, Fx:(210) 617-5255, Contracting Officer - Sally A. Lanoue, Contracting Officer, Ph:(210) 617-5153, Fx:(210) 617-5255
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Sally A. Lanoue
(sally.lanoue@med.va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought synopsis seeking potential contractors to provide optometry and ophthalmology services to beneficiaries of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System in the Lower Rio Grande Valley; areas include McAllen, Laredo, and Victoria, Texas. Eye care service shall consist of comprehensive, new patient; immediate, established patient; and comprehensive, established patient. Ophthalmologic services shall consist of medical examination, and evaluation with initiation of diagnostic and treatment program intermediate, new patient. Contractor will be responsible for documenting results of patient optometry exam. Service shall be available Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. It is anticipated McAllen will receive approximately 221 visits per year, Laredo will receive approximately 83 visits per year and Victoria will receive approximately 185 visits per year. In response to this Sources Sought at a minimum interested businesses shall provide the Government with the following information (1) Name of Company-include a contact person's name, telephone number, and email address; (2) Company Address; (3) Company Size (please specify large, small, hub-zone, 8(a)); (4) Specify whether the services identified above are of a type offered and sold competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace based on established catalog or market prices and whether these services are exclusively provided to the Government; (5) Commercial policies and practices as it relates to the following areas; minimum qualifications of the candidates; candidate rejection/acceptation policy, professional liability insurance limits, billing and payment terms and other standard commercial contract terms and conditions that would apply (6) Describe experience and past performance with similar types of requirements of similar scope and magnitude and whether they were performance-based - include the contract number; Government agency name and address; contract funded amount; (7) Identify existing or potential pricing structure in support of this type of work; and (8) Identify qualifications of technical and management personnel. ***** THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP. Interested parties should respond to this notice by March 22, 2004, 5:00PM CST. Responses will be accepted via fax, electronic mail, or regular mail, all responses require a follow-up phone contact to ensure receipt of response. Please address your responses to the points of contact provided in this announcement.
- Web Link
-
RFI 671-50Q-04
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=671-50Q-04)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Lower Rio Grande Valley
- Zip Code: N/A
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: N/A
- Record
- SN00551485-W 20040324/040322211954 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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