SAM #VA-27-00010051

VA Market Research for Eye Lane Equipment and Instruments

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Enterprise Procurement Office is seeking qualified vendors to supply Eye Lane equipment for comprehensive eye exams across VA medical centers nationwide. - Government Buyer: - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - Enterprise Procurement Office - OEMs and Vendors Mentioned: - Volk - Good-Lite - Gulden - Welch Allyn - Marco - Lombart - Reichert - Luneau - Products Requested: - Over 50 ophthalmic products, including lenses, diagnostic instruments, and vision testing tools - Each item specified with part numbers and quantities (typically 1 each) - Examples: - Volk 20D Large Aspheric Lens (V20LC) - Welch Allyn Elite Streak Retinoscope (18245) - Marco Metal Trial Lens Frame (TF0MA7060) - Reichert AVIA Tonopen (230650) - Ishihara 14 Plate Color Test Book (730029) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Vendors must demonstrate compliance with salient characteristics for each item - Technical literature required to support brand-name-or-equal submissions - Nationwide delivery to VA medical centers - Compliance with SAM registration and SBA Veteran Small Business Certification for SDVOSB/VOSB respondents - Contract structure: 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods (up to 60 months total) - NAICS code: 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing), size standard 1,000 employees

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Enterprise Procurement Office (EPO) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice in accordance with FAR 10.002(b)(2) as a means of conducting market research to identify qualified sources with the capability and resources to meet the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Non-Expendable Equipment National Program requirement for Eye Lane.

The EPO in conjunction with VHA is seeking a qualified source to supply brand name, brand-name-or-equal, or sole-source specification for Eye Lane and associated equipment on an agency-wide basis. VA intends to award a single Requirements Contract with Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) orders IAW FAR 16.503, Requirements Contract to a supplier of this equipment. Vendors will be required to deliver the required products to VA medical centers and facilities throughout the United States.

The period of performance is for a base of 12-months with four 12-month option periods.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339112 and the associated size standard is 1,000 Employees.

The FAR Provision found at 52.204-7(b)(1) requires that an offeror be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation and at time of award. All respondents should have the appropriate NAICS code reflected in SAM. SDVOSB/VOSB respondents should maintain current certification in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification program, as applicable.

Submissions for this “sources sought” shall be submitted by email no later than September 18, 2026, at 9:00am ET to: Kimberly.LeMieux@va.gov.

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