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Slit Lamp Installation for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), located at 3001 Green Bay Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064.

Due: November 13, 2026
Location: North Chicago, IL
Buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs
Who can bid: SDVOSB set-aside
NAICS: 339115
Notice ID: 36C25227Q0055

Please quote slit lamp installation at 3001 Green Bay Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064.

Facility: Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center.
Eligibility: Reserved for small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.

Please confirm availability and send your quote by November 13, 2026.

The original documents

Deadline: November 13, 2026

Attachment 1 PDF · 45 pages
Attachment 2 PDF · 29 pages

See the original on sam.gov

Bidding it yourself? Search notice 36C25227Q0055 on SAM.gov and submit before November 13, 2026. You need an active SAM.gov registration.

What they need

The workProfessional installation of nine (9) slit lamps in the optometry department at Captain James A Lovell FHCC.Source: Attachment 1, page 9
Relocate equipment from warehouse storage to designated clinic rooms, then assemble, mount, align and run functional checks.Source: Attachment 1, page 9
Coordinate with biomedical engineering staff and verify proper operation to reach full clinical readiness.Source: Attachment 1, page 9
Provide all personnel, materials, equipment and labor, and work per OSHA, FHCC Safety, Infection control and manufacturer specifications.Source: Attachment 1, page 9
Additional repairs essential to the intended operational condition are in scope, with contracting officer approval and a bilateral modification if cost is added.Source: Attachment 1, page 3
How longAll work shall be completed within sixty (60) days after the contract is awarded.Source: Attachment 1, page 11

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What you have to submit

Pulled from the 2 solicitation documents (74 pages). Each item links to the page it came from. Check the originals and any amendments before you bid.

1How and where to submit

Follow FAR 52.212-1 and the addendum for quote submission instructions; the text does not state a portal or address.Source: Attachment 1, page 3

2Deadline

Offers are due 11-13-2026 at 18:00 CST per box 8 of the SF 1449, or per the most recent amendment.Source: Attachment 1, page 1

3Forms to fill out

Wage determination

Attachment 1: Department of Labor Wage Determination, Lake County Illinois.Source: Attachment 1, page 37

4Site visit

Site visit (not stated as mandatory) Thursday, November 5, 2026, 10:00 A.M. local time at Captain James A Lovell FHCC, 3001 Green Bay Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064.Source: Attachment 1, page 3
Notify Eric King (eric.king2@va.gov) and James Egan (James.Egan3@va.gov) if you plan to attend the site visit.Source: Attachment 1, page 3

5Questions deadline

Written questions by e-mail to Contract Specialist Eric King no later than Monday, November 9, 2026, at 18:00 CST.Source: Attachment 1, page 3

6Licenses you need

Quotes must include a letter or certification from Haag-Streit/Reliance stating the bidder is trained and authorized to install Haag-Streit and Reliance equipment.Source: Attachment 1, page 9
SDVOSBs must be listed as certified by the Small Business Administration on its Small Business Search website to have quotes considered, per VAAR 819.7003.Source: Attachment 1, page 39

7Pricing format

Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract.Source: Attachment 1, page 3
Complete the B.2 Price Schedule.Source: Attachment 1, page 40

Past history: who won Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing work in Illinois

Recent federal contract awards in the same industry in Illinois, from USAspending.gov. These are comparable jobs, not earlier rounds of this exact solicitation.

Typical award: $4,075 to $26Kmiddle half of 15 recent awards · median $8,622

Who won	Amount	Buyer	Date
Accu-Lab of Illinois, INC.EO 14398 specialty lenses	$570,000	Department of Veterans Affairs	Nov 2026
Accu-Lab of Illinois, INC.Minimum guarantee - national prescription eyeglasses manufacturing	$10,000	Department of Veterans Affairs	Sep 2026
Meisystem, INCMeisystem 4D tracer	$39,490	Department of Veterans Affairs	Sep 2026
Stereo Optical Company, INC8512226075!STEREOSCOPE,VISION	$8,622	Defense Logistics Agency	Jul 2026
Stereo Optical Company, INC8512162969!STEREOSCOPE,VISION	$4,316	Defense Logistics Agency	Jun 2026
Burhani Enterprises INC8512057315!BOTTLE,EYE wash STA	$10,051	Defense Logistics Agency	Apr 2026
Stereo Optical Company, INC8511938034!STEREOSCOPE,VISION	$4,075	Defense Logistics Agency	Feb 2026
Saf-T-Gard International, INC.8511858080!SPECTACLES,INDUSTRI	$3,497	Defense Logistics Agency	Jan 2026

Losing bids are not made public on most government buys, so only the winner and price are shown.

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