6515--CTX Indirect Ophthalmoscope

The contract solicitation, identified as 36C25726Q0569, is a firm-fixed-price procurement issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through the 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 in San Antonio, Texas, for the acquisition of five Indirect Ophthalmoscopes under a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. The solicitation, issued on May 20, 2026, with a response deadline of August 10, 2026, incorporates standard Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses including 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 for commercial item acquisition, 52.219-28 Alternate I for post-award small business representation, and clauses addressing trafficking in persons, conflicts of interest, and debarment. The item must comply with medical device safety standards as Class II, Type B, and adhere to environmental specifications during transport and storage, including temperature ranges from -40°C to +70°C and humidity levels of 10% to 95% non-condensing, with cleaning requiring 70% isopropyl alcohol. Delivery is to the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System in Temple, Texas, with a performance period from June 26, 2026, to September 25, 2026, under f.o.b. destination terms. The contract requires electronic invoice submission via the VA’s EIPPS system through Tungsten Network, and payment will be processed via Electronic Funds Transfer. Although pricing details are not provided in the contract document, the procurement is restricted to SDVOSB entities, who must certify their small business size status and ownership, and are subject to subcontracting limits of up to 85% for non-construction contracts, with material costs excluded from those calculations. Offerors must hold a current Unique Entity Identifier and be registered in SAM.gov, and are subject to compliance with Executive Orders on wage and leave requirements, as well as prohibitions on the use of covered unmanned aircraft systems and foreign-owned entities. No specific technical specifications or statement of work beyond compliance with contract terms and applicable standards are detailed in the provided materials, and no formal list of attachments, evaluation factor weights, or assigned contracting officer’s representative is included, implying these may be finalized post-award.