6540--St. George CBOC Optometry Equipment

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 5 of 5 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 5 This is NOT a solicitation or request for quote (RFQ). This is NOT a request for proposal (RFP). This is NOT a job advertisement for hiring employees. The VA is seeking QUALIFIED VENDORS to provide a very brief response to this notice including only just what is asked for in this notice below. This is sources sought notice to industry and the only information is posted on Contract Opportunities web page at SAM.gov. Sources sought means seeking qualified vendors. The attachments included on the Contract Opportunities page do not include any additional information. If your company is interested, please read this notice entirely and submit the required information, as requested herein. St. George VA Outpatient Clinic Optometry Activation Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Utah BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK (This is for information only) IMPORTANT NOTE: This Sources Sought is for market research purposes only (to determine the socioeconomic status of interested companies). No award will be made off this posting. The Salt Lake City VA Health Care System requires the following equipment for use in their newly activated St. George Optometry outpatient clinic. Line # Description Qty 0001 Power Table - Topcon AIT-250W Wheelchair - Accessible 1 0002 Ophthalmic Exam Chair 1 0003 Ophthalmic Floor Unit/ Instrument Stand 1 0004 Full Diameter Trial Lens Set with Cylinders, Tray, and Case 1 Salient Characteristics: Power Table Topcon AIT-250W Wheelchair Accessible Topcon brand strongly preferred but other equal products acceptable Wheelchair accessible ADA compliant Height: 23 retracted; 49 full stroke Dimensions (approx..): 36 x 24 x 29 Ophthalmic Exam Chair (Haag-Streit Reliance brand preferred) Diameter: 24 1 /4 , Depth of chair (without headrest) table position: 60 Seat: 18 3 /4 wide, 18 1 /4 deep Two base heights. HIGH: 23 5 /8 lowered, 34 1 /4 raised. LOW 21 1 /8 lowered, 29 5 /8 raised. Distance between armrests: 19 Standard electric: 120 volts, 50/60 Hz, 6.3 amperes total. Optional electric: 230 volts, 50 Hz, 4.0 amperes. Ophthalmic Floor Unit/ Instrument Stand (Haag-Streit Reliance brand preferred) Floor unit arm adjusts for instruments weighing between 12 and 60 lbs The Upper Refractor arm have a 10 vertical range, and handle instruments weighing up to 20 lbs. Height to console: 36 Height to pole top: 71 Base: 21x 21 Electrical (Standard UL Listed), 115 volts, 60 Hz, 3 amperes Full Diameter Trial Lens Set with Cylinders, Tray, and Case 70 Spherical Concave Lenses: 0.12 to 20.00 Diopters (0.12 / 0.25D increments) 70 Spherical Convex Lenses: 0.12 to 20.00 Diopters (0.12 / 0.25D increments) 34 Cylindrical Concave Lenses: 0.12 to 6.00 Diopters (0.12 / 0.25D increments) 34 Cylindrical Convex lenses: 0.12 to 6.00 Diopters (0.12 / 0.25D increments) 12 Prismatical Lenses: 0.5 (2), 1 (2), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 8 Accessory Lenses: Red, Green, Slit, Occluder, Pin Hole (2), Cross Cylinder (2) Must come with tray and case to store trial lenses keeping them organized. The Contractor, its employees, agents, and subcontractors shall not be considered VA employees for any purpose of fulfilling the PWS and shall be considered employees of the Contractor. Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, shipping, transportation, insurances, licenses, certifications, and supervision necessary to provide services in accordance with this Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor is responsible for all charges and fees related to disposal of materials generated by the Contractor. This is anticipated to be a commercial supply acquisition under the authority of FAR Part 12, Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Commercial Items. The product will be delivered to the following location: George VA CBOC 585 East Riverside Drive, Suite 300 St. George, UT 84790-7141 IMPORTANT NOTE: This RFI (Request for Information) is for information only. No award will be made from this RFI. QUALIFIED VENDOR: A qualified source has the a) necessary equipment, vehicles, personnel, resources and current operations as well as b) recent experience (within past 3 years) of performing services of a comparable size, scope and complexity, AND c) OEM certified technicians to perform services with unrestricted access to the facility during inclement weather, as well as immediate access to OEM software updates. A qualified source also has current and valid registration in System for Award Management (SAM), https://www.sam.gov). A qualified source will also be able to comply with Limitations of Subcontracting pursuant to FAR 19.507. Please communicate via e-mail to contact@example.gov by 12:00 MST on March 14th, 2025, as to your company s ability to perform service per this brief Scope of Work. If interested, please provide the following: Provide company s capability statement describing ability to provide equipment that meets or conforms to the salient characteristics listed above *include specification or brochure documents for confirmation of equivalent products* Company s business size in relation to NAICS 339115 and socio-economic category (SDVOSB/VOSB/WOSB/Large Business): SAM UEI: FSS/GSA contract # (if applicable): Estimated lead time: Where are the products manufactured/COO: Only written responses, to items 1 through 6 above, will be accepted at this stage. Information is being gathered for market research purposes only. Industry exchanges and vendor teleconferences are at the discretion of the Contract Specialist. This is not a request for quotes. DISCLAIMER: This is a Request for Information (RFI) from industry in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e) and on the requirement, that exists for the VA Medical Center(s) identified in this RFI. 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