Inactive 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)

This is an open market competitive 8(a) acquisition for one Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Refractive Surgery Optometrist, five FTE Ophthalmic Technicians, one FTE Clinic Manager and two FTE Medical Recor... This is an open market competitive 8(a) acquisition for one Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Refractive Surgery Optometrist, five FTE Ophthalmic Technicians, one FTE Clinic Manager and two FTE Medical Records Clerk to provide service for Keesler Medical Center located at Keesler Air Force Base, MS. The period of performance for this contract is expected to be 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2022 with options to extend for an additional 48 months. The small business standard is $8 million and the applicable NAICS code is 621320. The anticipated date the solicitation will be posted to beta.sam.gov, on or about 6 July 2021. The government anticipates award of a firm-fixed price contract as result of the solicitation using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the authority of FAR 13.5. The solicitation may be downloaded from https://www.beta.sam.gov, since copies of the solicitation will not be available for mailing. All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of contract with any DoD agency. Registration may be accomplished at https://www.beta.sam.gov/. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor the website for any postings and/or solicitation changes, amendments and closing date. No paper copies of the solicitation will be available and no verbal responses to this synopsis will be accepted. Proposal questions will ONLY be accepted once the solicitation is posted. Proposal questions must be submitted in writing (via email), and answers will be posted for all interested parties to review. Address any questions to the attention of Samantha Conger, (228) 377-1832 or email samantha.conger@us.af.mil.