Optometry Services, FCI Beckley, WV

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office in Grand Prairie, Texas intends to make a single award for the provision of Optometry Service for the Federal Correctional Institution - Beckley, Beaver, West Virginia, located at 1600 Industrial Park Road, Beaver, West Virginia 25813. Services will include patient evaluation, dilated retinopathy exams, fundoscopic exams, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, and prescribing corrective lenses as appropriate. Optometrist must be licensed in the state of West Virginia. The contract shall consist of a base year with four (4) twelve (12) month option periods for renewal. The estimated quantities are 200 (1) one hour sessions for the base period and each option period excluding Federal Holidays (not to exceed 30 hours per week). The solicitation will be made available on or about August 28, 2008 and will be distributed solely through the General Administrations Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is September 25, 2008. Anticipated effective date of award is November 1, 2008. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit offers/bids equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.