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6515--VISN-wide Prescription Eyeglasses and Optician Services IDC

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36C25721Q0477Federal

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The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 17 plans to award a sole source contract to PDS Consultants, Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, for the provision of prescription eyeglasses and onsite optician services across multiple VA health care systems within the Veterans Integrated Services Network 17. This contract will cover facilities in Texas, including Amarillo, Temple, El Paso, San Antonio, Dallas, Harlingen, and Big Spring. The service involves manufacturing and delivering prescription eyeglasses, as well as fitting and adjusting frames by licensed opticians at VA locations. The types of lenses to be provided include single vision, bifocal, trifocal, and progressive designs, all based on medical necessity determined through VA clinical exams in accordance with relevant VHA directives and regulations. The contract will be a one-year Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity agreement, with a base period from February 28, 2021, to February 27, 2022, and an option for an additional six months through August 27, 2022. The procurement follows Federal Acquisition Regulation Parts 12 and 13.5, under NAICS code 339115, and adheres to small business size standards. This sole source bridge contract is intended to provide uninterrupted services while allowing time to compete for a long-term SDVOSB contract for the same scope of work. All responses to this notice will be considered informational only as this is not a solicitation for proposals or quotes.

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Sole source contract to PDS Consultants for eyeglasses and optician services at VA Texas facilities.

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Department Of Veterans Affairs → 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 (36C257)

NAICS

339115 - Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing

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36C25721Q0477 - VISN-wide Prescription Eyeglasses and Optician Services

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PostedFeb 19

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 (36C257)

Contacts1 person available

OfficeSan Antonio, TX, 78240, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 (36C257)

Office AddressSan Antonio, TX, 78240, USA

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source announcement only. This is not a request for formal proposals or quotes. Any responses to this announcement will be treated as information only. INTRODUCTION: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17 (NCO 17) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to PDS Consultants, Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concern, for the provision of prescription eyeglasses and optician services to the veteran beneficiaries of the following healthcare systems and their entire catchment areas within the Veterans Integrated Services Network 17 (VISN17): Amarillo VA Health Care System (Amarillo, TX) Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (Temple, TX) El Paso VA Health Care System (El Paso, TX) South Texas Veterans Health Care System (San Antonio, TX) VA North Texas Health Care System (Dallas, TX) VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (Harlingen, TX) West Texas VA Health Care System (Big Spring, TX) The VA has an ongoing program to provide prescription eyeglasses to eligible veterans. The provision of corrective eyeglasses is required for eligible veterans to meet their optic and low vision medical needs. The VA eye clinic prescribes corrective lenses based upon a medical exam. The clinical judgement and assessment are used to determine medical necessity in conjunction with VHA Directive 2008-070 -- Prescribing Hearing Aids and Eyeglasses -- and 39 CFR 17.149 -- Sensory-Neural Aids. Eyeglasses are not an emergent service and follow the administrative standard for assessment and procurement practices. The Contractor shall provide all labor and materials necessary to provide prescription eyeglasses and in house -- onsite at VA facilities -- optician fitting services. This requirement is for the manufacturing and delivery of prescription eyeglasses to include fitting services provided by a licensed optician. Contractor shall offer eyeglass frames, as well as single vision, bifocal, trifocal, and progressive lenses. The sole source contract will be for a one-year Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with one six-month option period. The approximate performance period will be February 28, 2021 February 27, 2022 for the base period and February 28, 2022 August 27, 2022 for the six-month option period. Federal Acquisition Regulation -- FAR -- Parts 12 and 13.5 procedures will be used. The North American Industry Classification System -- NAICS -- code for this requirement is 339115 with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. This bridge contract is written only to allow additional time to compete a long-term SDVOSB contract for the same scope.