6540--Brand Name or Equal – ARGOS Optical Biometer by Alcon
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
- Solicitation number
- 36C24226Q0913
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334510
- Product service code
- 6540
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Posted
- 2026-08-14
- Response deadline
- Aug 28, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Place of performance
- Syracuse, NY
- Contracting contact
- Myra.Green2@va.gov
Market intelligence
Comparable awards under NAICS 334510 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
Statement of work, as posted
Contact
- Point of contact
- Myra F. Green
- Role
- the contracting officer
- Myra.Green2@va.gov
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
Open emailAsk for attachments, drawings or specifications referenced in the notice but not posted.
Open emailAsk to be listed as an interested vendor so other bidders can find you for teaming.
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