Dean Mcgee Eye Institute

Dean McGee Eye Institute is a non-profit organization and state-controlled institution of higher learning located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It provides ophthalmology services and eye care products to federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service.

Dean McGee Eye Institute has been awarded numerous prime contracts by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 to deliver ophthalmology physician services, clinical and surgical physician services, retinal consultation and laser treatment clinics, and other specialty ophthalmology care. These firm fixed price and definitive contracts range in value from tens of thousands to over $7 million and support the healthcare needs of veterans in the Oklahoma City region. Additionally, the Indian Health Service has contracted with Dean McGee Eye Institute to provide retinal clinics, general ophthalmology clinics, and retinal consultation and laser treatment services at facilities in Lawton and Pawnee, Oklahoma, serving Native American populations.

Through federal grant funding, Dean McGee Eye Institute has been engaged as a sub-awardee on projects sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies. This has included providing medical oversight, clinical vision examinations, data collection and analysis for vision research studies. As a sub-awardee to the University of Oklahoma, Dean McGee Eye Institute contributes expertise in reviewing medical records, determining participant eligibility, overseeing data acquisition and disseminating results through publications and presentations. It has also served as a sub-award site for long-term follow-up studies funded by federal grants to Pennsylvania State University.

Dean McGee Eye Institute holds an indefinite delivery contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 to provide ophthalmology clinical and surgical physician services. This single award IDV, without any set-aside designation, had a $119,685 ceiling value and allowed for the issuance of task orders through March 2021 to meet the healthcare requirements of veterans across VISN 19's service area in Oklahoma.