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

Sources Sought: Optometry Services to be provided for 12 months at the Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center (WWKMHCC), Sisseton, SD. Sources Sought Notice Number: IHS-SS-26-1525158 This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation, an obligation or commitment by the Indian Health Service. This notice is intended strictly for market research to determine the availability of Indian Small Businesses Economic Enterprise (ISBEE), Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE), or Other Small Businesses. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. The anticipated applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 621320 – Offices of Optometrists. 1.0 BACKGROUND The IHS is an agency within the Department of Health & Human Services and is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Indian Health Service provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 567 federally recognized tribes, in 35 states. The Indian Health Service Headquarters is located in Rockville, MD and then divided into twelve (12) physical areas: Alaska, Albuquerque, Bemidji, Billings, California, Great Plains, Nashville, Navajo, Oklahoma, Phoenix, Portland, and Tucson. The Great Plains Area Office (GPAO) works in conjunction with 19 Indian Health Service Units and Tribal Managed Service Units to provide health care to approximately 130,000 Native American located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. WWKMHCC falls under the GPAO and provides medical care to approximately 7,000 tribal members living on the Lake Traverse Reservation. The Service Unit was built in 2007 to provide an expanded level of outpatient health care services specifically designed to meet the needs of our population. Services include: Behavioral Health, Community Health, Dental, Laboratory, Nutrition Services, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Public Health Nursing, Purchased & Referred Care Services, and Radiology. 2.0 OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this project is to provide uninterrupted Optometry services to the Optometry Department at WWKMMHCC. The Contractor shall utilize up to two (2) contract optometrists to deliver services that are compatible with the facilities, equipment, and operating capacity of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Medical Service Unit. The scope of care shall be equivalent to that typically provided in a rural civilian practice of similar size. 3.0 SCOPE Upon award, the Contractor shall locate, credential, and have available sufficient staffing to provide optometrist(s) coverage at the Service Unit during periods of permanent staffing absences. The Contractor(s) shall provide a full orientation of this scope of work to the Contract Optometrist prior t…