STATEMENT OF WORK.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

OPTOMETRIST

Subject

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Field Acquisition Office, intends to make a single award of a contract for the provision of Optometrist services for the inmate population at the Federal Correctional

Complex (FCC) Victorville located in Victorville, California. Services will be provided within the Health

Services Departments at FCC Victorville. General information about the FCC can be found at www.bop.gov.

Place of Performance

Federal Correctional Complex

13777 Air Expressway Blvd

Victorville, CA 92394

Schedule

A session is defined as one hour. The contractor will normally provide eight (1) hour sessions per day, 9 days a month, excluding Federal Holidays. Work hours will normally be between

7:30am- 4:00pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. These hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution. The contractor shall not normally exceed 40 hours per week.

Due to the nature of the correctional setting, delays in performance of work may be experienced.

Such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather, electrical or mechanical problems, or other security matters. When contract employees report to the institution but are unable to perform services due to such delays, the contractor will be paid for one session.

Normally, any remaining sessions for that day will be suspended and the contractor will be free to leave and the contractor will not be paid for the remaining unperformed sessions. However, if the institution requests that the contractor remain at the institution for eventual performance, the contractor shall be paid for such sessions. In the event of any absence, the contractor may make up his/her time so long as it does not exceed 40 hours in any given week. If the contractor fails to provide coverage, the Government may seek contractual remedy.

Education and Experience

The Optometrist (contractor) must be certified to practice medicine in any state in the United States or territory. Providing verification of credentials (education, current licensor/status competency, continuing medical education), and proof of malpractice insurance, as required by the Joint

Commission. He/She must have at least one or more years of experience. Background clearance packets submitted by potential contractor employees shall be accompanied by a certified or photostatic copy of their current license.

The Contractor must be Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified, in accordance with the

American Heart Association Basic Life Support. The contractor must possess and submit with their quotation, evidentiary documentation of their graduation from an accredited school. In the case of a company, the qualified individual selected to perform these services on behalf of the http://www.bop.gov/ contractor must be identified at the time the quotation is submitted.

Supplies and Equipment

All supplies that the contractor’s employees may routinely use to fulfill the requirements of the BPA will be provided by the FCC. All records maintained by the contractor’s employees under the BPA will remain property of the FCC. No medical information shall be released by the contractor’s employees to any person without prior approval of the FCC Health Service Administrator or designee and the FOIA/Privacy

Act Branch of the Office of General Counsel in the Central Office, Washington D.C.

Health Requirements

The contractor shall ensure their employee is free of communicable diseases. Any individual who subsequently develops a medical condition which might reasonably be expected to place other workers, inmates, or the public at risk shall be immediately removed from affected activities. In any such case, the contractor shall be responsible, at no additional cost to the institution, for securing the services of any replacement personnel required to perform this contract.

The contract employee may be required to submit to testing for/or provide evidence acceptable to the clinical director of recent testing for tuberculosis of other communicable diseases. Failure to submit to testing for or providing acceptable evidence of recent testing for or immunity to selected communicable diseases shall be grounds for denying access to inmates. The contract employee shall immediately inform, in writing to the Contract Officer’s Representative (COR) and Administrative Contracting Officer, and adverse action taken by any regulatory body involving certification. This includes, but is not limited to, suspensions, revocations, restrictions on licensure as a Optometrist.

Description of Duties

The contractor shall be responsible for, but is not limited to:

Provide direct patient care services in accordance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards through the evaluation of patients and therapeutic treatment as ordered by

Health Services clinical staff

Perform duties within the scope of the current licensure

Provide Optometry services which conform to community standards and all local, state and Federal laws and regulations applicable to the delivery of health care to members of the general public.

Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services for the inmate

Take medical histories, examine patients, and order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays

Maintain accurate logs of all reports in accordance with Bureau of Prisons and JACHO policy Screen laboratory tests/results for normal/abnormal lad values and notify the physician or physicians

Ensure all tools, sharps and equipment are secured, accounted for, stored and disposed of according to institutional and national policy

Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality

Adhere to infection control policies and procedures

Make a diagnosis, provide treatment plans and prescribe medications

Utilize the Bureau of Prisons’ Electronic Medical Record to document the eye exam, recommend clinically necessary outside consultation, instruct and counsel, and order or carry out therapy

Emergency consultation to be performed by the contractor in instances where deemed necessary.

Work collaboratively with the staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) in planning, instituting, evaluating and revising program plans

Assists in determining conditions, resources and policies essential to delivery of the health care services

Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems

Attire

The contractor is expected to wear professional clothing while on duty (scrub uniforms are approved). No khaki or green scrubs. The attire worn shall also be appropriate for the correctional environment in which the contract employee will be performing.

Patient Management

The contractor will be responsible for receiving patients and explaining procedures to alleviate undue anxiety, submitting reports and evaluations as requested. The contractor will be responsible for following directives and comply with Bureau of Prisons Health Services Manual, local institutional mandates, and the Health Services Department’s policies in the management of all patient encounters.

Patients shall be afforded impartial access to treatment or accommodations that are available or medically indicated, regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, or religion. Staffing shall be commensurate with the expected needs of the patients and within the scope of services offered.

The contractor shall NOT provide information to the inmates(s). If the situation arises where inmate(s) are required to be provided information, the Clinical Director, Health Services

Administrator (HSA), or COR shall provide any information the inmate(s) are to receive. The contractor is required to maintain an open line of communication with the Clinical Director, HSA, and COR. The contract employee will be required to operate a system of records as identified for medical treatment documentation, and will require adherence to the Privacy Act of

1974.

Inmate Management

Provision of services will require frequent and unsupervised contact with inmates. The contract employee shall not be responsible for the management of any inmates, other than to ensure inmates involved within the contract’s scope of work abide by all rules to ensure their safety and well-being. The successful contractor shall attend the Institution Familiarization Orientation program prior to assuming institution involvement. Reimbursement to the contractor for the time spent in the institution orientation or other specific security related training will be at the contract rate, prorated hourly. The contractor is to constantly be aware of security and maintain a professional relationship with inmates at all times. Any violation of the institution rules and regulations are to be brought immediately to the attention of any Government employee employed at the institution. The contractor will be required to provide documentation to the

COR, or designee, of any infractions of institutional rules and regulations by inmates for proper action.

Institution Security

The contractor/contract employees shall agree to all regulations prescribed by the institution for the safety, custody, and conduct of inmates. The contract employee will be required to sign in and out of the institution for accountability purposes. A badge will be issued and worn at all times for proper identification. The contractor may, at any time, be removed from the institution at the discretion of the CEO.