Optical Lab Equipment
This is a pre-solicitation notice for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 11, to upgrade the Optical Laboratory's existing equipment to meet the increasing demand of a growing Veteran patient population while at the same time lowering the per unit cost. This requirement is for an automated eyeglass fabrication system. Work performed under this contract shall constitute the delivery and installation of a system that is compatible with the current fabrication system enabling them to fabricate a minimum of thousand (1000) jobs per eight-hour shift. The system shall be a "cut to polish" system. The system shall consist of automated surfacing and finishing modules and shall have all the necessary components such as conveyer belts, switching devices, scanners and applicable software. The system will be compatible with the existing Optical Laboratory equipment and Optifact's software.
The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 333314. The SBA size standard is 500 employees. The solicitation documents will be issued on or about June 30, 2014. Potential offerors MUST register at https://fbo.gov in order to receive notification and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package.
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract neither does it obligate the Government to pay for any quotes or proposal preparation costs. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. All interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines prior to award. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.
Connie McKay
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