SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Visual Acuity Screening
- Notice Date
- 6/28/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 621320
— Offices of Optometrists
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Jacksonville, Kings Bay Det, 930 USS Hundley, Bldg 2012 Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, GA, 31547
- ZIP Code
- 31547
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-N4446662751B50
- Response Due
- 7/14/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/29/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Items prepared in accordance with the Format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Solicitation Number N4446662751B50 is issued as a request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 97-19. This Solicitation is One Hundred Percent Small Business Set-Aside. NAICS 621320. Trident Refit Facility, Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, GA requires services to PROVIDE A VISUAL ACUITY SCREENING AND BASIC; FRAME, LENSES AND SIDE SHIELDS FOR TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY (TRF) EMPLOYEES ON THE SIGHT CONSERVATION PROGRAM. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE A COMPLETE VISUAL ACUITY SCREENING/EYE EXAMINATION, PERFORMED BY A LICENSED OPTOMETRIST (IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GENERAL EYE HEALTH AND GLAUCOMA SCREENING. TRAVEL DISTANCE FOR NEEDED EXAMS, FITTINGS, ISSUE AND REPAIR TO SAFETY PRESCRIPTION EYEWEAR MUST BE AVAILABLE WITHIN A RANGE NOT-TO-EXCEED TEN (10) MILES FROM TRIREFFAC KINGS BAY. DISTANCE MUST BE CONTROLLED TO REDUCE LOST DUTY TIME AND PREVENT THE INCURRANCE OF ADDITIONAL TRAVEL AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT EACH EXAM WILL REQUIRE MULTIPLE VISITS NOT ONLY FOR THE EXAM, BUT ALSO FOR FITTINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS. FAILURE TO LIMIT DISTANCE WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIR PERFORMANCE OF MISSION ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS. A 10-DAY TURN-AROUND TIME FOR GLASSES RECEIPT IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS AS WELL AS MISSION CAPABILITIES. AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES WILL POSSESS A VISUAL ACUITY SCREENING AUTHORIZATION FORM, PROVIDED AND SIGNED BY SPECIFIED EMPLOYEES IN THE TRF SAFETY OFFICE (A SAMPLE AUTHORIZATION WILL BE PROVIDED UPON AWARD AS WELL AS A SIGNATURE LIST). THE AUTHORIZATION WILL HAVE AN ORIGINAL SIGNATURE AND BE PROVIDED TO THE CONTRACTOR AT THE TIME OF AN APPROVED VENDOR THROUGH THE SAFETY OFFICE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DETERMINE THE PROPER EYE SIZE, BRIDGE SIZE, TEMPLE LENGHTS, INTERPUPILLARY DISTANCE AND SEGMENT HEIGHTS. THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS UNDER THIS CONTRACT FOR OVERSIZED, PHOTO GREY, TRANSITION OR PROGRESSIVE LENSES. OVERSIZED LENSES ARE AUTHORIZED, ONLY, WHEN ?MEDICALLY NECESSARY? AND WILL BE ANNOTATED ON THE PRESCRIPTION. A PERMANENT TINT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR ANY EMPLOYEE, DUE TO SHIFT WORK POTENTIAL. ELIGIBILITY FOR AN EXAM IS DEFINED AS (1) AN EMPLOYEE IDENTIFIED BY NAVMEDCLINKBY AS HAVING A PRESCRIPTION CHANGE OR (2)AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY AN OPTOMETRIST/OPHTHALMOLOGIST IN 2 YEARS. PERSONNEL WITH SCRATCHED LENSES, BROKEN FRAMES, MISSING SCREWS OR LOST GLASSES WILL BE EVALUATED BY THE SAFETY OFFICE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. THE CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE REPAIR. EITHER THE SAFETY OFFICE (LIMITED TO SCREW REPLACEMENT AND SIDE SHIELD ATTACHEMENT WHEN THE PROPER ATTACHMENTS ARE AVAILABLE) OR THE CONTRACTOR WILL MAKE REPAIRS. REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT, UNDER WARRANTY, ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR. EMPLOYEES WILL BE ADVISED TO REUSE THEIR FRAMES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IF DETERIORATION IS EXCESSIVE, AND THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME IS OBVIOUSLY QUESTIONABLE, NEW FRAMES WILL BE AUTHORIZED. EMPLOYEES WILL MAKE THEIR OWN APPOINTMENTS AND PLAN THEM WITH THEIR SUPERVISOR?S APPROVAL TO MINIMIZE WORK LOAD INTERRUPTIONS. APPOINTMENTS SCHEDULED FOR DAY SHIFT EMPLOYEES, WORKING A REGULAR 8-HOUR DAY, ARE RECOMMENDED FOR 1430 HRS. EXCEPT FOR WHEN THE WORKLOAD PERMITS OTHERWISE. REUEST THAT THE AWARD INCLUDE MINIMAL OPERATIONAL HOURS OF 10:00 AM TO 6:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO ACCOMMODATE EMPLOYEE AVAILABILITY. THE CONTRACTOR WILL FAX THE PRESCRIPTION/RECEIPT TO GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACT.THE PRESCRIPTION/RECEIPT WILL CLEARLY INDICATE THE INDIVIDUAL CHARGES FOR FRAMES, LENSES AND SIDE SHIELDS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ENSURE THAT ALL FRAMES AND LENSES ARE ANSI Z87.1 APPROVED AND HAVE PERMANENTLY MOUNTED SIDE SHIELDS. PERIOD OF SERVICE WILL BE 01 OCT 2006 THRU 30 SEP 2007. The following Provisions apply: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, and Citing: 52.219-6, 52,222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37 and 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registered; 52.232-18 Subject to Availability of Funds; 52.232-36 Payment By Third Party, Credit Card; and 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisition Of Commercial Items, and Citing 252.225-7001. Offers are due by close of business on July 14, 2006 and may be faxed to 912-573-2191 or email to nina.miller@navy.mil (See Numbered Note 1)
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