Description
The City of Lima, Ohio is soliciting proposals from qualified occupational health firms to provide comprehensive firefighter physical examinations and related fitness‑for‑duty services for the Lima Fire Department over a three‑year period (January 1 2027 – December 31 2029). The contractor must conduct annual physicals, new‑hire exams, return‑to‑work and fitness‑for‑duty evaluations, and a full suite of medical testing in accordance with NFPA 1580 standards. Services include vision, audiology, laboratory panels, imaging (chest X‑ray, stress tests, CT), vaccinations, cancer screenings, and documentation of results. The firm must maintain an occupational health physician on staff, be located within five miles of the central fire station, and may subcontract testing as needed. Pricing must be submitted for each calendar year with allowances for cost changes.
• Provide annual and new‑hire firefighter physicals per NFPA 1580.
• Conduct Fitness‑for‑Duty, Return‑to‑Work, and Functional Capacity exams.
• Perform extensive laboratory, imaging, and screening tests (CBC, metabolic panel, EKG, stress test, colonoscopy, mammogram, PAP, HPV, etc.).
• Administer required immunizations and vaccine titers.
• Maintain all health records and deliver Fitness‑for‑Duty reports to the City.
• Must have an Occupational Health physician on staff and be within 5 mi of 433 S Main St., Lima, OH.
• Submit sealed proposals by 10:00 AM, Nov 4 2026; award to lowest‑responsible bidder.