Scleral Contact Lenses

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source

The Medical Readiness Contracting Office-West, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas

intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed-Price contract to Alden Optical Laboratory, Inc, 6 Lancaster Parkway, Lancaster, NY 14086-9713 for Scleral Contact Lenses for use at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC). The statutory authority permitting acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a)(1)(ii), sole source (including brand name) under the authority of the simplified procedures for certain commercial items.

Alden Optical Laboratory, Inc is the only source capable of satisfying the BAMC Scleral Lenses.

The North American Industrial Code System (NAICS) code is 339115, Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000. Points of contact (POCs) are Ms. Geraldine Hernandez, Contract Specialist, geraldine.i.hernandez.civ@health.mil and Mr. Wayne Shavers, Contracting Officer, wayne.shavers.civ@health.mil.

This is a sole source notice of intent published for informational purposes only and not a request for competitive quotes. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, all responsible parties interested in responding to this notice are invited to submit a capability statement including costs by 10:00 AM CST, 10 Jun 2025 via email to geraldine.i.hernandez.civ@health.mil. The government shall consider all timely responses received that provides sufficient details for consideration by the Government.