Corneal Analyzer OPD-Scan III Wavefront Aberrometer

Updated Oct 21, 2026

Sources Sought from the Department of Veterans Affairs, for work in California. Due Nov 3, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC-6), 13 days left.

Official notice and attachments

Description

This will be a Firm Fixed Price requirement and for market research. DISCLAIMER This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources Sought is that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly.

In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is publishing a Sources Sought Notice for the procurement of a Corneal Analyzer - OPD Scan III Visual System.

This is a Sources Sought notice and not a request for quotes. This request is solely for the purpose of conducting market research to enhance VHA s understanding of your company s offered services and capabilities. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted in response to this Source Sought Notice.

This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their capability and availability to provide the service requirement described below. Vendors are being invited to submit information relative to their potential to fulfill this requirement, in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. This Sources Sought is to facilitate the Contracting Officer a review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy.

A solicitation will be posted at a later date. Please subject Title the email as follows: RFI 36C24W27Q0010 Corneal Analyzer - OPD Scan III Visual System General Requirements: Brand name or equal this analyzer is needed for the San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA 94121 in accordance with the following requirements and stated in the Statement of Work (SOW): The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking both manufacturers and/or distributors of the exact match or functionally equivalent equipment to the following listed above.

Please provide the Place of Origin for Brand Name or Equal 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. As prescribed in 11.107(a), insert the following provision: Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as “brand name or equal,” the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must- (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by- (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements.

Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate “equal” products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an “equal” product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

(End of clause) VAAR 852.212-72 Gray Market Items: a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers' (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical equipment only for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. (b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM's warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM.

All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. (End of clause) The Buy American Statute applies; Clause 52.225-1 Buy American – Supplies and Provision 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate will be included in the forthcoming solicitation. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items: A copy of the authorized distributor letter from the contractor to verify that you are an authorized distributor of the products/services SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE QUOTE WITH THE SOLICITATION AND IS MANDATORY.

Contracting contact

• Lisa Watkins · [email protected]

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

Is your business small enough?

For NAICS 339115, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

Companies that win this kind of work

Federal contractors paid for ophthalmic goods manufacturing work, who also hold VA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

• PDS Consultants, Inc $55.2 million in this trade

About the buyer

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $84.2 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., Mckesson Corporation and Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp. See what VA is buying now.

Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing contracts right now

There are 12 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 339115), 3 posted in the last 7 days; 83% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Army and Federal Prison Industries, Inc. Most of the work with a stated place is in California, Michigan and North Carolina.

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Coming up in this trade

Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.

Recent awards in this trade

• PDS Consultants, Inc $3.7 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 1, 2026

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