Optometrist Services - OAX

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office is conducting a sources-sought market research effort for optometrist services at Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale in Oakdale, Louisiana, with responses due by October 28, 2026. This is an existing requirement; the prior contract with incumbent National Eye Care expired September 30, 2026, and no services are currently being provided. The government intends to award an indefinite delivery/requirements contract with firm fixed pricing structured as one base year plus four optional twelve-month renewal years at the government's discretion.

Place of performance is Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale at 1507 E. Whatley Road, Oakdale, Louisiana. The optometrist must be licensed to practice optometry in the United States and Louisiana, hold current ACLS certification, and possess CPR certification from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. The contractor must maintain professional malpractice insurance and medical indemnification insurance, submit verification of credentials and continuing medical education at quote submission, and pass drug screening and background checks. Candidates cannot have experienced negative employment termination within 36 months prior to contract performance.

The optometrist will work 48 sessions per month (576 annually) over six days per month, typically 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, completing 20 to 25 scheduled exams per eight-session day. Core duties include eye exams, tonometry, foreign object removal, lens prescription, and eyeglass fitting, with all findings documented in the Bureau of Prisons Electronic Medical Record. This is a non-personal services contract with no employer-employee relationship; the contractor will not supervise staff or participate in inmate accountability.

The NAICS code is 621320 (Offices of Optometrists) with a $9 million small business size standard. Completed market research questionnaires must be submitted to Contracting Officer LaShundra D. Thomas at ldthomas@bop.gov by October 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. The resulting solicitation will be posted solely to SAM.gov.