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STATE OF WYOMING

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION & INFORMATION

PURCHASING SECTION

January 21, 2025 INVITATION FOR BID Buyer: Debi Walker The Department of Administration and Information, Purchasing Section, will receive bids through the Public Purchase On-Line Bidding System on this form, until 2:00:00 p.m. on FEBRUARY 4, 2025. All in accordance with bidding conditions, specifications and/or special provisions attached.

(For: Department of Health, Wyoming Life Resource Center) Bid Number: 0137-K

Medical Consultant and Quality Improvement Specialist Vendor must meet the minimum requirements:

· Be licensed as a medical doctor in the State of Wyoming and provide Agency with a copy of said license.

· Be familiar with Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) standards, rules, and regulations.

· Must have at least twenty (20) years of experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities, preferably experience with the residents of the Agency.

· Be located within two hundred (200) miles of the Wyoming Life Resource Center facility of the Agency, located at 8204 Wyoming Highway 789, Lander, Wyoming 82520.

· Be able to attend Agency’s monthly Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) meetings, in person, at least nine (9) times per year.

· Must be willing to sign a contract with the State of Wyoming, Department of Health, Wyoming Life Resource Center.

· Contract will be a two (2) year contract with an option of multiple renewals for a total contract term of up to seven years.

Vendor must be able to perform, at a minimum, the job duties listed below:

· Be able to make appropriate recommendations to Agency for the development, revision, approval, and implementation of institutional policies, protocols, and work flows to maintain compliance with ICF standards, rules, and regulations.

· Serve on the Agency’s QAPI team to provide clinical guidance for performance improvement projects and identified trended clinical problems.

· Review and recommend key performance metrics for the Agency and participate in quality initiatives, identifying opportunities for quality improvement and resident care and safety.

· Monitor clinical case notes from the Agency Risk Manager for additional decision-making and follow-up.

· Complete mortality reviews and write reports for the Agency’s compliance with policy and ICF standards, rules, and regulations.

· Perform other clinical audits, as needed.

· Review and validate root cause analysis findings and recommendations.

· Review resident admissions to external facilities, as requested, for continuity of care management and provide recommendations on findings.

· Provide medical direction to the Agency Facility Administrator, as needed.

· Participate, as needed, in ICF regulatory discussions.

TOTAL BID (PROVIDE HOURLY RATE): $____________________________

Questions shall be submitted individually through Public Purchase by 2:00 p.m. (Mountain Time), on JANUARY 28, 2025. Questions submitted after the deadline may not be considered.

_______________________ All Awards contingent upon verification of Resident Certification Number (if applicable) (Resident Certification #)

Please contact the Department of Workforce Services, Division of Labor Standards at (307) 777-7261 for assistance in obtaining a Resident Certification Number.

(FILL IN THIS FORM COMPLETELY) Date: _______________________________________

In compliance with the above, and subject to all the conditions hereof, the undersigned offers and agrees to furnish all items upon which prices are quoted, at the price set opposite each item; if this bid is accepted within __________ days from the date of opening.

The undersigned also agrees to make delivery, or render the service, within _________ days after receipt of the order.

The undersigned certifies that no Federal, State, County or Municipal tax is included in the above quoted prices and that none will be added.

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VENDOR VERIFICATION

I certify under penalty of perjury, that I am a responsible official (as identified above) for the business entity described above as the bidder, that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this disclosure and all attachments, and that the information is true, accurate and complete. I may be charged significant penalties for submitting false information, including criminal sanctions, which can lead to fines and/or imprisonment.

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