SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- UPGRADE OPHTHALMOLOGY EXAM ROOMS
- Notice Date
- 6/10/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 339115
— Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 9;1639 Medical Center Parkway;Suite 400;Murfreesboro TN 37129
- ZIP Code
- 37129
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24919Q0324
- Response Due
- 6/17/2019
- Archive Date
- 8/16/2019
- Point of Contact
- Contract Specialist
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 36C24919Q0324 Page 3 of 3 SOURCES SOUGHT UPGRADE OPHTHALMOLOGY EXAM ROOMS **This is not a request for proposals, bids, or quotes. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for information received because of this announcement. ** This is a Sources Sought notice to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. The NAICS code is 339115 with a size standard of 1000 employees. BASIC REQUIREMENT: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Memphis, Tennessee (TN) Medical Center [FACILITY] at: 1030 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104 is seeking qualified business contractors, preferably SDVOSB/VOSBs, to buy from and install the following products: P/N Qty: Manufactuer Description 11635B 6 Reichert Reichert Ultramatic RxMaster Phoropter 12034 3 Topcon Visichart Visual Acuity Chart 71670 27 Welch Allyn Well Handle 41100 9 Welch Allyn Finnoff Transilluminator 11720 9 Welch Allyn Coaxial Ophthalmoscope 18245 9 Welch Allyn Allyn Elite Streak Retinoscope Keeler 9 Keeler Wireless slimline charging system 5346 9 Reliance Pneumatic Stool FX920L 3 Reliance Exam Chair 942 3 Reliance Chair Glide 7900-IC 3 Reliance Floor Unit w/wheelchair Mod BM900 3 Haag-Streit Slit Lamp R900 3 Haag-Streit Tonometer Lombart 3 Lombart Trial Lens Cabinet (4 drawer) Lombart 3 Lombart Trial Lens Set w/ minus cylinders Lombart 3 Lombart Metal Trial Frame Lombart 9 Lombart Standard Refraction desk with Console, Right Hand, Requires Pre-wire kit and Slit Lamp switch with a pre-wire kit BACKGROUND: Current exam room equipment is several years old nearing the end of their life cycle and in need of replacement. Last year the Facility upgraded three of the twelve exam rooms with the exact make and model of products listed above, which is their set standard.. MARKET RESEARCH: Market research of GSA found Lombart Instruments as the only provider of this complete package of products; primarily, because Lombart s own products were not found to have third-party resellers. INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS: Reliance exam chairs and stand are the only items requiring installation, all other items come preassembled and ready-to-use once removed from their packaging. Installation and setup of all nine rooms should take no more than two days. DIGITAL CONSIDERATIONS: None. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: Equipment or products must be new not refurbished or grey market. No actual design or construction work will be performed. Options are not considered. The Facility is in the process of determining the availability and capabilities of potential small businesses meeting the previously-described requirement before possibly issuing a solicitation for a firm-fixed price contract that represents the best value for the government. If no responses are received from potentially responsible sources, LEX VAMC and its supporting contracting office NCO-9 - under FAR part 19.501(b) will have completed its due diligence regarding setting this procurement aside for small businesses and will proceed with procuring this requirement on an unrestricted basis or sole source basis. RESPONSE CONSIDERATIONS: All information submitted is subject to verification. Additional information may be requested to substantiate responses. If interested, please respond via email to the following: Identify the socioeconomic status of your business (For additional information on small business concerns visit www.sba.gov). SDVOSB/VOSB must be listed as verified in VIP database at: https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. Identify the Manufacturer product you distribute Include a manufacturer brochure Include an authorized distributor or reseller letter Identify whether you: (1) touch the product before delivering to the end-user? Or, (2) do you just forward the order to the manufacturer and they direct-ship to the end-user? Identify whether this requirement can be completed entirely under a GSA FSS delivery/task order, NASA-SEWP, other contract vehicle, or Open Market. Provide current and active FSS or NASA-SEWP, or other contract number. Each response shall be reviewed by the Contracting Officer/Specialist for determining whether there exists reasonable expectation of obtaining enough offers from responsible small businesses that are competitive in terms of market prices, quality, and delivery. A determination not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All information furnished to the Government in response to this notice will be used for review purposes only. The complete packaged response should be emailed to Sascha Hertslet at Sascha.hertslet@va.gov under the subject line Sources Sought Notice # 36C24919Q0324. **Interested parties are encouraged to point to any part of this solicitation that they feel is not reasonable or in-line with current commercial practices and offer alternative solutions/ corrective points.** The DUE DATE for responses is Wednesday, June 17, 2019 by 3:00 p.m. (CST). Any responses past that due date and time will be considered non-responsive. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (10-JUN-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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