Brand Name or Equal: Intraoperative Digital Guidance System for Cataract Surgery

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS. THIS RFI IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 4, to provide a Brand Name or Equal Intraoperative Digital Guidance System for Cataract Surgery. The brand name for reference is the Carl Zeiss Callisto Eye System.

This equipment requirement is for the Lebanon VA Medical Center located in Lebanon, PA 17042. If issued, the full solicitation will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website at www.sam.gov. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will ONLY be available on this site.

Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all amendments. All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist at joanne.skaff@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing; the size standard is 1,250 employees.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract neither does it obligate the Government to pay for any quotes or proposal preparation costs. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation because of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. All interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines prior to award. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. The point of contact is Contract Specialist, Joanne Skaff, email: joanne.skaff@va.gov.