NIGP 94868: Optician/Optometrical Services (Non-Physician)

NIGP 94868 Optician/Optometrical Services (Non-Physician), an Item code, encompasses on-site eye examinations, eyeglass prescription filling and repair, contact lens fitting and provision, and laboratory services for optical prescriptions delivered to state and local facilities. Recent state and local solicitations show the code used primarily for healthcare services at secure facilities and juvenile detention centers where medical staffing is centralized. The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice issued RFP 523 2600000351 in April 2026 soliciting comprehensive optometry services—including eye exams, laboratory work to ANSI standards, and contact lens provision—for juvenile residents across multiple facilities statewide, with clinics scheduled three to five times annually per facility and telephone consultation availability outside office hours. The code draws activity from state departments operating corrections and juvenile-justice infrastructure, county detention and prison systems, and specialized healthcare procurement offices managing multi-facility medical networks. Evaluation criteria across recent opportunities emphasize years of clinical experience, laboratory quality performance, professional licensure verification (pass/fail), and service flexibility to accommodate scheduling constraints at high-security or high-volume facilities.

Geographic activity in the recent opportunities centers on Kentucky, with the KYDJJ solicitation representing the most directly aligned procurement under this code. The broader state-local healthcare procurement landscape includes Georgia (Muscogee County Prison medical services via Columbus Consolidated Government), Texas (Houston-Galveston Area Council health maintenance), and New Mexico (Bernalillo County opioid-settlement grant process), though only the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice opportunity directly names optometry as a discrete line item. The KYDJJ contract term runs July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, with renewal options for two additional two-year periods. The solicitation requires bidders to maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance of $1 million per occurrence and Professional Liability Insurance of $1 million per claim, submit responses electronically through Kentucky's Vendor Self Service System by April 30, 2026, and quote compensation as a daily rate per visit covering all services within scope. No award value or budget threshold is disclosed; the Commonwealth reserves the right to reject any proposal and negotiate pricing based on submitted bids.