Sources Sought: Optometrist Services to be provided at the Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center, Sisseton, SD.

The Indian Health Service is seeking sources for optometrist services to be provided at the Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center in Sisseton, South Dakota. The contractor will be responsible for providing optometrist coverage, including examination, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care, as well as participating in patient-centered medical home model and educating patients on optometry-related conditions. The contract will be for a period of 12 months, and the contractor will be required to provide qualified optometrists who can interact with patients and clinical staff in a customer-friendly and culturally sensitive manner. • The contractor will be responsible for locating, credentialing, and providing sufficient staffing to provide optometrist coverage at the Service Unit during periods of permanent staffing absences. • The contractor will be required to provide a full orientation of the scope of work to the contract optometrist prior to submitting the confirmation service agreement. • The contractor will be responsible for ensuring that the contract optometrist possesses the requisite credentials to allow for performance of all tasks identified. • The contractor will be required to maintain medical liability insurance and assume sole and exclusive responsibility for employee federal taxes, social security, unemployment insurance, and workman's compensation.