Sources Sought
Sources Sought -- Slit Lamp Installation James Lovell FHCC
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C25227Q0049
Due in 10 daysSDVOSB
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The VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center is asking for interested vendors to install a slit lamp (eye exam equipment) at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL. This is a Sources Sought notice, not a solicitation, and it is marked as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside. Bidders must have manufacturer authorization to install Haag-Streit/Reliance equipment.
Watch out for
- Manufacturer authorization required. Only companies authorized by Haag-Streit/Reliance can respond, which limits who can bid.
stating they are trained and authorized by Haag-Streit/Reliance to install Haag-Streit and Reliance equipment
- SDVOSB set-aside. Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses can win if it is set aside this way.
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Full brief
What they want
- Install a slit lamp at the Lovell FHCC, 3001 Green Bay Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064
- Place of performance
- Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, 3001 Green Bay Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064
- Offers due
- Monday, October 19th, 2026 at 16:00 (Central Time)
- How to submit
- Email to Eric King, Contract Specialist, at eric.king2@va.gov
What to include when you submit
- Include a letter or certification from Haag-Streit/Reliance showing training and authorization
- Include socio-economic status
- Include SAM UEI number
- Include a capabilities statement
- Include a point of contact number
- Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or returned
You must have
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside (per notice fields)
- Letter or certification from Haag-Streit/Reliance that the company is trained and authorized to install their equipment
Any company submitting a quote must include a letter and/or certification from Haag-Streit/Reliance
Not in the notice text
- Full scope, which is in the attachment Attachment1_PWS_7Oct2026
- Contract type, period and estimated value
- Evaluation method for any future solicitation
- Whether the slit lamp equipment is supplied by the government or the contractor
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 19, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 36C25227Q0049
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- 252-Network Contract Office 12 (36C252)
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- NAICS
- 339115
- Product/service code
- N065
- Business type
- Medical & healthcare
- Place of performance
- North Chicago, IL, 60064
- Contracting contact
- Eric Kingeric.king2@va.gov414-844-4800
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, bids, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to fulfil a potential requirement. Responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) is soliciting businesses for SLIT LAMP installation for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) located at 3001 Green Bay Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064. Any company submitting a quote must include a letter and/or certification from Haag-Streit/Reliance stating they are trained and authorized by Haag-Streit/Reliance to install Haag-Streit and Reliance equipment. Responses should include the following: (a) a letter or certification from Haag-Streit/Reliance demonstrating training and authorization by Haag-Streit/Reliance, (b) socio-economic status, (c) SAM UEI number, (d) a capabilities statement, and (e) a point of contact number. All information must be received no later than Monday, October 19th, 2026 at 16:00 (Central Time). Email information to Eric King, Contract Specialist, at eric.king2@va.gov. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or returned. Additional details are provided in the attachment below: Attachment1_PWS_7Oct2026
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