# 6540 - MEI Trend Max Edging System

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- Solicitation number: N0018924R0041
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Redhawk IT Solutions, LLC
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: NAVSUP FLT Log CTR Norfolk (N00189)
- NAICS: 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Product or service code: 6540 Ophthalmic Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
- County: Prince William County (FIPS 51153). https://abierto.us/counties/prince-william-county-va-51153
- City: Woodbridge. https://abierto.us/cities/woodbridge-va-5187312
- First posted: July 23, 2024
- Last posted: July 23, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f7e4af657a584798ab84c3968a4166c7/view

## Description

The Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity Detachment Yorktown requires an edging system to create shelf bevels utilizing current LMS capabilities and pre-installed software from specific frame manufacturers. Optical fabrication is a Military Health Service readiness requirement produced by both Army and Navy fabrication labs. Those labs comprise the DoD Optical Fabrication Enterprise (OFE). The OFE fabricates approximately 1.5M pairs of eyewear annually for the warfighter.

Fabrication is mission critical to readiness. NORA Yorktown is the largest laboratory in the OFE, producing about 560K pairs of spectacles annually, or 37 percent of the OFE annual output. The need to have adequate lens edging capabilities for the optical fabrication of safety eyewear and for those in theatre is critical. NORA’s machinery performs lens cutting and edging. Adequate edging capabilities enable mission tasks that produce prescription eyewear for the DoD (35K plus monthly).

The lack of an edging system capable of producing shelf bevels for ANSI Z87.1 safety lenses will drastically reduce optical fabrication operations, causing production output delays. This pitfall can negatively impact patient care and the Navy’s readiness mission. Meisystems Inc. is the only source capable of providing the necessary components to accurately create a shelf bevel utilizing our Lens Manufacturing System (LMS), existing airlines, power source and current frame selections.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Redhawk IT Solutions, LLC (UEI QGAAEMCMJXQ7)
- Contract: N0018924FZ881 under NNG15SD38B, delivery order
- Obligated: $27,522.30
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 4 offers received
- Link: solicitation number N0018924R0041 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office N00189 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_N0018924FZ881_9700_NNG15SD38B_8000/


## Publications

- July 23, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due July 24, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT. Notice f7e4af657a584798ab84c3968a4166c7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f7e4af657a584798ab84c3968a4166c7/view

## Points of contact

- Dakota Laughlin 757-651-9195, dakota.w.laughlin.civ@us.navy.mil

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