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The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates soliciting proposals and intending to award a contract for a project titled VISN 1 Optical IDIQ . Any acquisition that follows this pre-solicitation notice will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation, and other applicable regulations. The solicitation will be advertised as a Total Set Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. Locations will be at all VA Hospitals under VISN 1: VA New England Health Care System and their outpatient clinics for fabrication of eyeglasses and optician services. The Government intends to award one firm fixed price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, with a 5-year ordering period. Facility (Ordering Activity) Address Togus VA Medical Center 1 VA Center, Augusta, ME 04330-6796 Manchester VA Medical Center 718 Smyth Road, Manchester, NH 03104-7007 White River Junction VA Medical Center 163 Veterans Drive, White River Junction, VT 05001-0001 Northampton VA Medical Center 421 N. Main Street, Leeds, MA 01053-9764 Providence VA Medical Center 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence RI 02908-4734 West Haven VA Medical Center 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516-2770 Brockton VA Medical Center 940 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02301-5596 Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center 150 S. Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-4817 West Roxbury VA Medical Center 1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA 02132-4927 Bedford VA Medical Center 200 Springs Road Bedford, MA 01730-1114 Causeway VA Clinic 251 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114-2104 Worcester VA Clinic 403 Belmont Street, 1st Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-1020 Lowell Outpatient Clinic 130 Marshall Rd, Lowell, MA 01852-5130 Newington VA Clinic 555 Willard Avenue, Newington, CT 06111-2631 Eagle Square VA Clinic 623 Atwells Avenue, Uncas Building, Providence, RI 02909-7403 John J. McGuirk Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic 6 Shaw's Cove, Suite 104, New London, CT 06320-4969 Bangor VA Clinic 35 State Hospital Dr, Bangor, ME 04401 Lewiston VA Clinic 15 Challenger Dr, Lewiston, ME 04240-1041 Portland VA Clinic 141 West Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04102-3905 Burlington Lakeside VA Clinic 128 Lakeside Ave Ste 260, Burlington, VT 05401 Exact delivery points will be indicated on each individual delivery order. NAICS: 339115 PSC Code: 6540 FOB: Destination The solicitation, 36C24124R0073 is anticipated for release in three to six weeks from the date of this notice. This date is subject to change. The solicitation will contain the required technical information and a specified due date and time. Hard copy documents will not be available all documents for proposal purposes will be posted at this website for download. Proposals will be due approximately 30 days after issuance of solicitation unless extended by amendment. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of proposals. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. CAUTION: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is, in fact, unable to maintain a mailing list. The burden is therefore on any interested parties to periodically access the above internet address (sam.gov) to obtain any amendments and to respond to them prior to the solicitation closing date and time. Failure to obtain and acknowledge any amendment(s) may render your proposal nonresponsive and result in the rejection of the proposal. NOTICE TO ALL CONTRACTORS: All contractors who provide goods/services to the Department of Veteran Affairs must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). You may register via the internet and obtain further information at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/loginFAQ.jsf . If you have further question, contact the Contract Specialist, Divianna Mathurin, via electronic mail at Divianna.mathurin@va.gov.