6515--FY25 PHACO PACKS ALCON
ID: 36C24625Q0597Type: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)HAMPTON, VA, 23667, USA

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

PSC

MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (6515)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/974291deb37942ba813f946738adc1a5/view
Timeline
  1. 1
    Posted Mar 31, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC
  2. 2
    Updated Mar 31, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC
  3. 3
    Due Apr 10, 2025, 1:00 PM UTC
Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the Network Contracting Office 6, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to Alcon Vision, LLC for the procurement of 1,150 Phaco Packs for the Salisbury VA Medical Center in North Carolina. This procurement is critical for ensuring the availability of necessary surgical supplies for veterans' care and will be solicited exclusively from Alcon under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), which permits single-source procurement. Interested parties who believe they can meet the requirement are invited to express their interest and demonstrate their capabilities by submitting information to Contract Officer Amy Balicat via email by 09:00 EST on April 10, 2025. The government retains the discretion to determine whether to pursue a competitive procurement based on the responses received.

Point(s) of Contact
AMY BALICATContracting Officer
(757) 315-3072
AMY.BALICAT@VA.GOV
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36C24625Q0597.docx
Mar 31, 2025, 6:05 PM UTC
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 is issuing a Special Notice regarding an intent to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to Alcon Vision, LLC for FY25 Phaco Packs. This action involves a procurement of 1,150 surgical packs for the Salisbury VA Medical Center in North Carolina, intended to be solicited from only Alcon under FAR 13.106-1(b) which allows for single-source procurement. The notice is not a request for competitive quotations, but invites other responsible sources to express their interest and demonstrate capability by April 10, 2025. Responses must be submitted via email to Contract Officer Amy Balicat. The document underscores the government’s discretion in determining whether to initiate a competitive procurement based on the responses received. This notice is part of the federal government's contracting activities aimed at ensuring necessary medical supplies for veterans’ care.
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