Q--Optometry Services

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY - Solicitations are not available at this time. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. The South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS), Audie L. Murphy Division has a future requirement for professional Low Vision Optometrist expertise. Contractors are needed to perform routine Low Vision optometry exams, visual field testing, acute eye care, provision of specialized lenses and filter, fitting of glasses, Glaucoma testing, other listed procedures, and follow-up for veterans in San Antonio, Kerrville, and Victoria, Texas locations. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 621320 (Size Standard: $6.5 million). The Government contemplates a multiple award, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract with prices in accordance with contract percentage of current published Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) rates-STVHCS will use Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes in reference to the pricing schedule. The resulting contract shall consist of a 12 month base period with four 12 month option periods for renewal. A Government solicitation document to provide these services is currently being developed, and a contract may or may not result. Market research is being conducted at this time for the purpose of determining interest and capability of potential sources currently available for this requirement. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary. The Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The future solicitation will be available on or about April 1, 2011, through the Federal Business Opportunities web site at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The site provides downloading instructions and all future information about this acquisition, including solicitation and/or amendments, will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. The response date for the market research is Monday, March 21, 2011. No telephone requests will be accepted-if able to provide such services, written responses will be submitted by sending an e-mail to: [email protected]; by fax to: (210) 694-6300 (Attn: Arlisa Harley) or mailed to the VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network, VISN 17 Network Contracting Activity (10N17/671C), 7400 Merton Minter Blvd, San Antonio, Texas 78229 Attn: Arlisa Harley, Contracting Officer. NOTE: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The website for registration is www.ccr.gov.