Bid Number

005-RFP-0450-2023

Solicitation

Chiropractic Services for Iowa Veterans Home

Solicitation Type

Request for Proposals

County

Description

Background
Iowa Veterans Home 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.
At this time, the Iowa Veterans Home is the only Iowa facility requesting these services.
There is no current chiropractic provider on site. Currently residents are referred to outside providers and transported by IVH. In the last year 9 residents had 52 appointments for these services.
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 Contractor in performance of these service: 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 06/30/2025. The Agency shall have the sole option to renew the contract upon the same or more favorable terms and conditions for up to 2,2 year extensions. The resulting contract will be available to all State Agencies.
Objectives
The Iowa Veterans Home is seeking the services of a qualified and credentialed Respondent to provide licensed chiropractic services at the Iowa Veterans Home (IVH).
An Iowa licensed chiropractic provider must provide professional chiropractic services in a large long-term care facility, based on physicians’ orders. Services must include the examination and treatment of the neuromusculoskeletal system – the bones, nerves, muscles, tendons, an ligaments to helps manage back and neck pain through the use of spinal adjustments and manipulations to maintain good alignment.
Respondent must be skilled with elderly, chronically ill, dependent adults, and cognitively and physically challenged patients.
All residents must be referred by the IVH primary provider or medical director.

Number

005

Name

Administrative Services, Dept

Address 1

Address 2

City/State/Zip

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Contact Name

Julie Janssen

Contact Title

Contact Email

julie.janssen@iowa.gov

Contact Phone Number

(515) 240-2698

Contact Phone Extension

Contact Other Number

Contact Fax Number

From

5/1/2023 8:00:00 AM

Until

5/29/2023 3:00:00 PM