6540--VISN 7 Notice of Intent to Sole Source Eyeglasses VISN Wide Two Month

The contract involves a sole source award to Superior Optical Labs, Inc. for providing prescription eyeglasses to VISN 7, which covers multiple locations across Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. The contractor is responsible for supplying prescription eyeglasses at firm-fixed prices that include all parts, materials, labor, delivery, and manufacturing services for each pair. VISN 7 estimates the need for approximately 128,800 pairs of eyeglasses annually to serve eligible veterans, with optician services required at each VISN 7 facility in cities such as Atlanta, Augusta, Birmingham, Charleston, Columbia, Dublin, Tuscaloosa, and Tuskegee. This contract serves as a short-term bridge agreement lasting four months from March 15, 2020, through July 14, 2020, designed to provide continuity of service while the Department of Veterans Affairs prepares to compete a five-year contract designated for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) with the same scope. The period of performance ensures no disruption in the provision of eyeglasses to veterans during this interim phase, maintaining critical optical health services across the VISN 7 network.