Optical Fabrication Equipment

The Medical Readiness Contracting Office – West (MRCO-West) is issuing this Sources Sought notice to find potential sources to provide Optical Fabrication Lab equipment in support of the Optical Fabriation Lab at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX.

The Government will use responses to this notice in formulating its acquisition strategy. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regardless of submissions.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Government requires interested offerors who can provide the entirety of the brand-name items listed below:

Optical Fabrication equipment must support the Fabricaton Sysyem provided by Satisloh North America and shall be:

capable of utilizing non-alloy components to adhere a lens to a block
capable of UV-curing to minimize blocking component cooling time
capable of automatically adjusting prism angle, prism basis, and blocking chuck axis
capable of polishing lenses on alloy-free blocks
include a "no-touch" lens cleaning process; it shall not require manual pre-cleaning of the lenses
capable of separating alloy-free blocks and adhesive material from the lens
capable of drying both side of the lens, making...