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Page 3 of 3 This is a SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE in support of the Boise Health Care System in Boise, ID for market research purposes only to determine the availability of potential businesses with capabili... Page 3 of 3 This is a SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE in support of the Boise Health Care System in Boise, ID for market research purposes only to determine the availability of potential businesses with capabilities to provide the services described below. Potential offerors are invited to provide feedback via e-mail to Sharon.ploor@va.gov. Responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. All responses due by Monday, May 31, 2021. Potential contractors shall provide, at a minimum, the following information: 1) Company name, address, and point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and DUNS. 2) Anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519 Other computer related services. The largest a firm can be and still qualify as a small business for Federal Government programs is no larger than $35.0 Million. If you believe a different NAICS is more appropriate, please indicate with your response. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program. [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other (please specify) 3) What types of information is needed to submit accurate offers? 4) Provide a brief capability statement (Max 2 pages) with enough information to determine if your company can meet the requirement. The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a Request for Quotations, Request for Proposals or Invitation for Bids, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather the Government is requesting a short statement regarding the company s ability to provide the services outlined below. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities statement. Submission of capabilities statement will assist our office in tailoring the requirement to be consistent with industry standards. The capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining to Set-Aside for the Small Business (SB) Community or to conduct as an Unrestricted Procurement. Other than small businesses may respond to this notice in the event the market does not indicate SB interest. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Note: Do not include Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in responses. Not responding to this Sources Sought does not preclude participation in any future or potential solicitation, or Request for Quotation. It is the intent of the VA to use the information gathered for market research purposes only. If a formal solicitation is released, it will be posted via the Contracting Opportunities website located at beta.sam.gov. DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT: The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise ID (VAMC) has an ongoing program to furnish eyeglasses to those veterans that require them and are eligible for assistance. It is VA s intention to solicit proposals and award a single IDIQ on a competitive basis. The contractor shall provide all LMS software, programming support, labor, equipment, IOT digital lens calculation data, access points for Opticom and VisionWeb for all lens materials, styles required to provide complete and continual LMS software operating support to produce ophthalmic eyewear for beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Administration, VISN 20 Optical Fabrication Laboratory (OFL). The contractor shall provide all general calculation data and all IOT Freeform digital lens calculation data for Single Vision and PAL lenses using any standard spherical Single Vision Semi-Finished CR-39 plastic, 1.55 mid-index, 1.67 hi-index, Polycarbonate, Trivex, Polarized, Transitions, Photo-chromatic, SunSensor blank, or any other material as it becomes available. Digital lenses are back surface progressives where the front surface is spherical or rotationally symmetrical and the back surface combines the progressive and prescription surface to form an asymmetrical surface including but not limited to lenses incorporating optical optimization covered by patients owned by Carl Zeiss Vision and/or its affiliated companies ( CSV ) and Seiko Optical Products Inc. The Contractor s Lab Management Software is required to be compatible and interface immediately upon award with governmental systems which include CPRS, VISTA, and CERNER. The Contractor must provide evidence with their solicitation response that their lab software is already accepted for use by VHA IT systems. The Contractor shall be 100% compatible and show evidence that they are actively functioning with fully active remote ordering capabilities and Satisloh Digital surfacing equipment. Contractor support is with LMS Contractor to operate the LMS in-house at the VISN 20 OFL. Contractor shall be able to provide 24 hour telephonic technical support, 24 hour online technical support, unlimited remote order entry that consists of work ticket entry from multiple VA locations to the centrally located VISN20 OFL located at the Boise VA medical center campus (VAMC) in Boise, ID, unlimited Remote Job Checking, unlimited electronic messaging, and multiple customizable reports. The software and hardware provided will be maintained in the VISN 20 OFL. It is anticipated that the VISN 20 OFL will manufacture and produce an estimated (EST) 100,000 to 200,000 pairs of ophthalmic eyewear per year with an estimated average of 150,000 pairs of ophthalmic eyewear per year. It is also anticipated that the VISN 20 OFL will manufacture and produce an estimated (EST) 2,000 to 90,000 pairs of digitally calculated ophthalmic eyewear per year with an estimated average of 5,000 pairs of digitally designed ophthalmic lenses per month. The VA does not guarantee or imply that any number of orders will be placed under this contract. The quantities identified herein are estimates only. The actual quantity may vary. The actual quantities will be based upon the number of patients who are determined eligible by the VA to receive ophthalmic eyewear. If your firm is interested and capable, please send the capability statement, outlined above, to sharon.ploor@va.gov by 1600 on Monday, May 31, 2021. NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE. Again, this is not a request for quote, and no solicitation is available at this time.