6515--691 | Optical Coherence Tomography System w/ Table and Software

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its Regional Procurement Office West in McClellan, California, has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract under solicitation number 36C24W26Q0183 for the supply and installation of an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) system with a table and associated software for the Bakersfield VA Clinic within VISN22. The required equipment must meet stringent technical specifications including cSLO, SD-OCT, Active Eye Tracking, Noise Reduction, and Auto Rescan capabilities, with multimodal imaging for retina, glaucoma, and infrared-reflectance, and OCTA technology operating between 85 kHz and 125 kHz. The system must feature IR laser and OCT-SLD light sources, support visualization of up to ten retinal layers with 3.9 μm axial resolution, and include an integrated widefield/ultra-widefield retinal imaging lens, anterior segment OCT with dual-angle capability, and a widefield imaging module. Seamless EMR connectivity is mandatory, ensuring compatibility with existing and planned systems without disruption. The contract includes one OCT system, one widefield lens, one anterior segment OCT unit, one widefield imaging module, specialized software, and comprehensive installation and training services, all to be delivered and installed at the Bakersfield VA Clinic, 900 Old River Rd., Bakersfield, CA, under FOB Destination terms with a 60-day delivery window after award. The procurement is conducted as an unrestricted open market solicitation under NAICS code 339112 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Offerors must demonstrate technical capability through detailed compliance with performance requirements, provide verifiable past performance referenced through CPARS data, and submit a complete, all-inclusive firm-fixed-price proposal for each line item, with pricing based on estimated quantities. Evaluation follows a comparative analysis methodology under FAR 12.203(a) to determine the best value, allowing the government to select a non-lowest priced offer that provides additional benefits. Mandatory certifications include the Buy American Certificate and, if applicable, the Trade Agreements Certificate. Contractors must comply with VA Directive/Handbook 0710, conduct Tier 3 or Tier 5 background investigations for personnel requiring facility or data access, and ensure all employees obtain and retain PIV/identification cards with full reporting. Invoicing is required only after receipt, inspection, acceptance, and installation of the