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Sources Sought Notice

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Sources Sought Notice

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is an Unrestricted/Open Market request for information in support of the Walla Walla VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, for market research purposes only to determine the availability of potential vendors capable of providing the requirement below. Results from this Sources Sought will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition.

The intended contract is a firm-fixed price supply purchase.

The SBA Non-Manufacturer Rule is applicable, and a waiver will not be sought for this potential acquisition.

Potential contractors shall provide, at a minimum, the following information:

1) Company name, address, and point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and SAM.gov UEI number/code.

2) Anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 339112. The largest a firm can be and still qualify as a small business for Federal Government programs is no more than 1000 Employees. Please indicate whether you are a Small Business, SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business Manufacturer, Other Small Business, or Large Business, and whether you are the manufacturer of the item listed below.

3) The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse, any costs associated with responding to this sources sought notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application in the System for Award Management (SAM).

4) Any Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the U.S. Small Business Administration at Veteran Small Business Certification ( https://www.sba.gov ).

5) If not a manufacturer, only authorized representatives/providers/distributors of the manufacturer will be considered. Equipment must be new, no used or refurbished equipment accepted. Please provide a proof of authorized dealer or reseller letter from manufacturer.

6) This is a brand name or equal requirement. As such, the salient characteristics reflect the physical, functional, or performance characteristics that equal products must meet to satisfy the Government s needs. To be considered for any potential solicitation, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must:

(a) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this sources sought; clearly identify the item by Brand name, if any and make/model number.

(b) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to descriptive data or information available that identifies that the equal item meets or exceeds the salient characteristics required by the Government.

(c) Identify the manufacturer name (OEM) and manufacturer part number, as well as any warranty information.

(d) Please provide a courtesy quote in response to this request to evaluate price reasonableness for any set-aside determination, and any applicable contract vehicle information.

7) Please identify the country of origin for all items.

It is the intent of the VA to use the information gathered for market research purposes only. If a formal solicitation is released, it will be posted via the Contracting Opportunities website located at beta.sam.gov. or GSA eBuy.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT:

The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to obtain information on vendors who can provide the products as outlined below. This is an Unrestricted/Open Market Brand Name or Equal To Request for Information/Sources Sought Notice.

Deliver and install address:
Department of Veterans Affairs
77 Wainwright Drive
Warehouse B81
Walla Walla, WA 99362

Equipment:

6 EA REICHERT Illuminated Phoropter minus cylinder
Manufacturer Part #11636B
1 EA TOPCON KR 800S Auto Kerato Refractor
Manufacturer Part #15097
Salient Characteristics: REICHERT Illuminated Phoropter minus cylinder:

Lighted sphere, cylinder power and cylinder axis scales
Utilizes cool-running, energy efficient LEDs
Light only what you need to see without affecting the darkened refracting environment
LED design for maintenance-free illumination without the need to change a bulb
Single illumination control
Minus cylinder

Sphere:
-19.00D to +16.75D
0.25D Steps
+0.12D Sphere in auxiliary dial included

Cylinder Power:
0.00D to -6.00D
0.25D Steps
0.12D and 2.00D accessory cells included

Cylinder Axis:
360 degrees (Double 0 to 180 degrees scale)
5 degrees graduations

Cross Cylinder:
± 0.25

Prism:
0 to 20 Prism Diopter, 1 Prism Diopter graduations

P.D.:
48 mm to 75 mm, 1 mm graduations

Vertex Distance:
13.75 mm (normal)
Graduations extend range by 6 mm

Reading Distance:
5 to 28 inches
Centimeter and diopter scales included

Auxiliary Dial:
10 lenses plus 2 open apertures

Accessories:
± .25 Flip cross cylinder
+ 1.50 Retinoscopic Lenses
Rotochart
Reading rod with card holder

Flip cross cylinder lenses:
+ .37D Flip cross cylinder
+ .50 Flip cross cylinder
Salient Characteristics TOPCON KR 800S Auto Kerato Refractor:

Rotary prism autorefraction with keratometry
Touch screen control panel
Includes visual acuity check for near and far distance
Includes contrast sensitivity testing, grid testing, and glare testing
Printer included

Sphere Range
-25 to +22D (0.12D/0.25D steps)
Cylinder Range
0D to 10D (0.12D/0.25D steps) *1
Axis Range
0°to 180° (1°/5° steps)
Minimum Measurable Pupil Diameter
2mm
Corneal Curvature Radius
5.00mm to 10.00mm (0.01mm display unit)
Corneal Refraction
67.50D to 33.75D (0.12D/0.25D steps)
Refraction Index
1.3375
Corneal Astigmatism
0D to 10D (0.12D/0.25D steps)
Corneal Astigmatism Axial Angle
0 to 180° (1°/5° steps)
PD Measurement Range
20-85mm (0.5mm display unit)
Input/Output
USB(for Import), RS-232C(for Export), LAN(for Export)
Power Supply
100-240V AC, 50-60Hz

If your business is interested and capable, please provide, at a minimum, the above requested information, and a courtesy market research quote to Maureen.Sundstrom@va.gov by 3:00pm PST on April 07, 2023. NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.

Again, this is not a request for quote, and no solicitation is available at this time.

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