Department of Veterans Affairs, Chief, A&MMS (90C), 1055 Clermont St, Denver, CO 80220

Q -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT FOR OPTOMETRY SERVICE DUE 081197 POC David Herndon (303) 393-2858 The Network Acquisition Service Center located at the VA Medical Center, Denver, CO, seeks to develop a program to provide Optometry services for its veteran patients located in the VA Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19) comprising the states of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah; the counties of White Pine and Elko, Nevada, and the southestern portion of the state of Idaho which includes the cities of Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Rexburg. This Network area serves Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers located in; Denver, Grand Junction, Fort Lyon, Colorado; Cheyenne and Sheridan, Wyoming; Fort Harrison and Miles City, Montana, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Various VA Out Patient Clinics are also located throughout this geographic region. The proposals should particularize and explore a wide range of optical needs and services to be adapted to a commercial practice including; measurement of range and power of vision, eye examination measuring errors in refractions, prescribing glasses to correct defects,services including fittings, and eye ware fabrication, both lenses and frames, which is all to be accomplished in a SINGLE PATIENT VISIT. Proposals should describe distribution, geographic coverage ability alluding to the specific locations referenced in this notice, product and site locations, telecommunications capability which are routinely accepted and in current use throughout the industry, electronic funds transfer payment capable, centralized billing/invoicing, payment methods including the use of Government Impact Cards or other means of payment as possibly the use of electronic vouchers, etc.. This initiative incorporates the Networks interest in: Quantifying and making specific recommendations in developing a business plan emcompassing the best value to the Network in patient service and cost. This proposal is unrestricted, SIC 5995. If your firm is interested in this solicitation process, please submit your proposed plan/concept package to the following address no later than August 11, 1997; DavidL. Herndon, Contract Specialist, Network Acquisition Service Center (90-NASC), VA Medical Center, 1055 Clermont Street, Denver, CO 80220. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, therefore no solicitation packages are available. (0204)

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