Dermotologist Medical Services for Iowa Veterans Home

The purpose of this Request for Bids (RFB) is to solicit bids from qualified and credentialed providers to provide the medical services described further in this RFB to the Iowa Veterans Home (IVH) and any Participating Agencies. The Lead Agency intends to award a contract(s) beginning and ending on the dates listed in the solicitation, and the Lead Agency may extend the contract(s) for up to the number of annual extensions identified in the solicitation at the sole discretion of the Lead Agency. Any contract(s) resulting from the RFB shall not be an exclusive contract. Background Iowa Veterans Home (IVH) is a large long-term care facility that provides medical, rehabilitation, nursing and specialty services to an average daily census of 400 residents. The Iowa Veterans Home provides a continuum of care to Iowa's veterans and their spouses in an environment focusing on individualized services to enhance their quality of life. IVH provides both residential (domiciliary) care and nursing care. Iowa Veterans Home campus is located at 1301 Summit Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158. IVH has a medical clinic in the Sheeler Building. This is the clinic setting for contracted medical provider to use to provide services to IVH residents. This area also houses telemedicine and x-ray equipment. IVH will provide providing staff to assist a Contractor in performance of these services: secretary, nurse and runners. IVH has a pharmacy on site. IVH medical providers will need to use the IVH pharmacy and the VA formulary. IVH staff are not able to accept or administer medications filled by an outside pharmacy Typically, IVH medical providers also utilize UnityPoint Health for diagnostic testing. More information about the Iowa Veterans Home can be found here: https://ivh.iowa.gov/ Contract Term The term of the contract will begin upon Award and end on December 31, 2025. The Agency shall have the sole option to renew the contract upon the same or more favorable terms and conditions for up to two, two year extensions. The resulting contract will be available to all State Agencies. Objectives An Iowa licensed dermatology provider must provide professional dermatology services in a large long-term care facility, based on physicians' orders. Services must include basic dermatology services care, including, but not limited to the following: diagnose skin, hair, nail, and wound issues and problems and develop a treatment plan based on the resident's identified needs. At this time, the Iowa Veterans Home is the only Iowa facility requesting these services. All residents must be referred by the IVH primary provider or medical director. The Iowa Veterans Home is seeking the services of a qualified and credentialed Bidder to provide licensed dermatology services at the Iowa Veterans Home (IVH).There is no current dermatologist providing services on site. Currently residents are referred to outside providers and transported by IVH. In the last year 57 residents had 77 appointments for these services.