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VA VISN 20 OFL Lenses BPA RFQ   5

ID: 36C26025Q0268 • Type: Solicitation • Match:  85%
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Description

Posted: March 17, 2025, 11:42 a.m. EDT

AMENDMENT 0001:

a. Release Exhibit Demand History - VSIN 20 OFL Lenses (Quantities DO NOT guarantee future ordering requirements.)

b. Answer a question pertaining to tariffs.

c. Extended deadline for RFQ submission due date from 19 March 2025 at 17:00 ET to 21 March 2025 at 17:00 ET.

Vendor to provide lenses for veterans' eyeglasses for the Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 Optical Fabrication Lab.

This Request for Quote (RFQ) is for a multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). The VA intends to award two or more BPAs to manufacturer suppliers of ophthalmic lenses.

Posted: March 12, 2025, 7:16 p.m. EDT
Background
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 (VISN 20) Optical Fabrication Lab (OFL) administers a program to furnish eyeglasses to eligible Veterans. To ensure uninterrupted operations, VISN 20 OFL seeks to establish multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) with qualified suppliers of ophthalmic lenses, allowing for a simplified method of fulfilling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies.

Work Details
The contractor will provide various types of ophthalmic lenses as detailed below:

1. **Single Vision Finished Lenses**
- Available in Plano, Spherical, Plano-cylindrical, and spherical-cylindrical from +6.00 to -8.00 spherical and 0.00 to -4.00 cylindrical power.
- Anti-Reflective coated options available in both clear and Photo-chromatic.

2. **Single Vision Semi-Finished Lenses**
- Available in clear, Photo-chromatic, and polarized with base curves from 0.00 to 12.00.

3. **Bi-Focal Lenses** (FT-28, FT-35, FT-45)
- Available in clear, Photo-chromatic, and polarized with base curves from 0.00 to 12.00 and ADD powers from +0.50 to +6.00.

4. **Tri-Focal Lenses** (7x28 and 8x35)
- Available in clear, Photo-chromatic, and polarized with base curves from 0.00 to 12.00 and ADD powers from +1.00 to +6.00.

5. **Progressive Adaptive Lenses (PAL)**
- Available in clear, Photo-chromatic, and polarized with base curves from 0.00 to 12.00 and ADD powers from +0.50 to +6.00.

All lenses must meet the current standards set by ANSI Z80 series and FDA regulations for impact resistance.

Period of Performance
The BPA will be effective from April 11, 2025, through April 10, 2030.

Place of Performance
Products will be delivered to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the Boise VA Medical Center located at VISN 20 OFL, Bldg. 28, 500 W Fort Street, Boise ID 83702.

Overview

Response Deadline
March 21, 2025, 5:00 p.m. EDT (original: March 19, 2025, 5:00 p.m. EDT) Past Due
Posted
March 12, 2025, 7:16 p.m. EDT (updated: March 17, 2025, 11:42 a.m. EDT)
Set Aside
None
Place of Performance
Boise, ID 83702 United States
Source

Current SBA Size Standard
1000 Employees
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Average
Est. Value Range
Experimental
$1,000,000 - $5,000,000 (AI estimate)
Vehicle Type
Blanket Purchase Agreement
Signs of Shaping
The solicitation is open for 8 days, below average for the VISN 20: Northwest Network. 58% of similar contracts within the Veterans Health Administration had a set-aside.
On 3/12/25 VISN 20: Northwest Network issued Solicitation 36C26025Q0268 for VA VISN 20 OFL Lenses BPA RFQ due 3/21/25. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 339115 and PSC 6540.
Primary Contact
Name
Craig Ritchey   Profile
Phone
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Contracting Officer William Havens None None

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)
FPDS Organization Code
3600-00260
Source Organization Code
100186526
Last Updated
April 6, 2025
Last Updated By
craig.ritchey@va.gov
Archive Date
April 5, 2025