Bureau of Prisons, Mid-Atlantic Regional Contracting Office, 3600 Spurr Road, Quarters #14, Lexington, KY 40511

Q -- OPTOMETRY SERVICES FOR FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION ELKTON, OH SOL RFQ 446-0003-0 DUE 111799 POC Michelle L. Davy, Regional Contract Specialist, 606-253-8892 The Federal Bureau of Prisons intends to award a non-personal service contract tothe qualified individual/business to provide optometry services for the Federal Correctional Institution Elkton, OH. This procurement is 100% set aside for small business. Duties include but are not limited to: evaluation of visual acuity of patient, determine need for corrective lenses, determine need for follow up and frequency of follow up examinations, evaluate patients for need fo referral to Opthalmologist, evaluate for glaucoma, determine level of blindness, determine specific medical need for contact lenses, determine specific medical needs for sunglasses, supply prescription for corrective lenses, consult with staff physician/medical director on further or immediate treatment needed on a patient, evaluate eye injuries, treat or recommend treatment through referral, evaluate level of malformations/eye deformities, document evaluation/treatment/recommendations/referrals on consult form, provide continued medical education/training to medical staff on injuries and needs for immediate referrals, and make recommendations for medications needed on patients to the staff physician/medical doctor for prescriptions as needed with appropriate approval. Requirements include: the contractor must be a licensed/certified optometrist in the state of Ohio. They must be a graduate of an approved school of optometry. The contractor will conduct approximately 6 sessions per month. Each session is defined as three hours in length. Sessions will be scheduled between the hours of 7:30 am and 4:00 pm Monday through Friday, (excluding federal holidays). The schedule shall be coordinated with the Contracting Officer Technical Representative. Total work hours shall not exceed 30 hours per week. This will be a non-personal service contract and not a personnel appointment. The contract period shall include a base year, not to exceed 12 months, and four one year options. The anticipated solicitation issue date is October 21, 1999, with request forquote due date of November 17, 1999. Request for solicitation packages may be requested by 1)writing to 3600 Spurr Rd. Quarters 14, Lexington, KY, 40511, 2) faxing to 606-253-8882, or 3) e-mail to MLDavy@BOP.GOV. No phone requests will be accepted. Posted 10/10/99 (W-SN390601). (0283)

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