Specifications include, but are not limited to: This Invitation for Bid (IFB) is issued by the Office of State Procurement (OSP) on behalf of the Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ASBVI) to contract with a licensed and certified Optometrist or Ophthalmologist to provide vision services to students and non-students (via referral) at the ASBVI Low Vision Clinic located in Little Rock, Arkansas. A. The Contractor shall provide a minimum of two (2) comprehensive low vision clinical exams to ASBVI students per year and a minimum of one (1) comprehensive low vision clinical exam to non-student referrals per year as requested by ASBVI. B. The Contractor shall provide ASBVI with low vision services on School Days between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., Central Time, during the months school is in session (approximately August 12th through May 29th of each year) unless alternate hours have been approved in advance by ASBVI. 1. The Contractor shall make a request for alternate clinical hours to ASBVI in advance as determined necessary by ASBVI. The Contractor shall receive approval from ASBVI staff prior to providing low vision services outside of the clinical hours specified herein. ASBVI will only approve alternate hours in extenuating circumstances. 2. Each year during the contract terms, ASBVI will provide the Contractor with a finalized school calendar that will indicate professional development days, staff in-service days, and scheduled, periodic breaks (such as spring break and Christmas break) whereby the Contractor will not be required to provide clinical examinations. 1. At the time of solicitation posting, ASBVI’s school calendar for the 2019-2020 school year had not been finalized. Although the School Days indicated may vary somewhat from the finalized 2019-2020 school year calendar and subsequent calendars, Prospective Contractors may reference the 2018-2019 school year calendar listed as Attachment A to this IFB as a general overview regarding the anticipated School Days for each year the contract is in place. C. The Contractor shall request patient’s medical information from PCPs, ASBVI’s Low Vision Clinic Coordinator, ASBVI School Nurse, and attending Physician as necessary to provide quality vision care to ASBVI’s students. D. The Contractor shall participate in designing and/or procuring specialized low vision devices as needed for individual students. E. The Contractor shall refer ASBVI students to outside specialists, such as those specialized in vitreoretinal medicine, genetic testing, or to PCPs when additional medical treatment is indicated. F. On an individual basis, the Contractor shall evaluate the quality and effectiveness of assistive tools used by ASBVI students. The Contractor shall provide recommendations regarding such evaluations to ASBVI staff, parents, districts, PCPs, and other pertinent stakeholders regarding needed adjustments and any new technologies available to ASBVI’s low vision students.