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Missouri MSSD vision therapy services for students at 21 schools

Missouri is seeking vision therapy services for students with disabilities at Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled locations statewide. - Government buyer: State of Missouri, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled (MSSD). Buyer contact named in the documents: David Percival. - Scope: Vision therapy for students at 21 designated MSSD schools, including direct and consultation services under student IEPs using an integrated classroom approach. - Quantity: The pricing information lists 7.5 units per week, with each unit equal to 30 minutes (3.75 hours weekly). One attachment associates this estimate with Bootheel School; another excerpt does not clearly link the quantity to a particular school. - Locations: Greene Valley (Springfield), Mapaville, H. Kenneth Kirchner (Jefferson City), Shady Grove (Poplar Bluff), Boonslick (St. Peters), Maple Valley (Kansas City), Bootheel (Clarkton), Parkview (Cape Girardeau), Special Acres (Park Hills), Ozark Horizon (West Plains), Verelle Peniston (Chillicothe), E.W. Thompson (Sedalia), B.W. Robinson (Rolla), Helen Davis (St. Joseph), Oakview (Monett), Mississippi Valley (Hannibal), Autumn Hill (Union), New Dawn (Sikeston), Current River (Doniphan), Cedar Ridge (Nevada), and Dale M. Thompson/Trails West (Kansas City). - Provider qualifications and delivery requirements: Services must be delivered by Missouri-certified teachers of the blind and visually impaired. Teletherapy and homebound services are not allowed. - OEMs and named vendors: No product OEMs or prospective service vendors are identified. David Percival is named as the buyer contact, not as a vendor. - Term: One initial contract year with up to two additional one-year renewal periods; the documents do not identify this as an annual subscription.

Description

The solicitation seeks vision services for the 2026–2027 school year at the MSSD Bootheel School in Clarkton, Missouri. The source states that 7.5 units of service are needed per week, with each unit equal to 30 minutes. Bids must be submitted electronically through MissouriBUYS; email and mailed hard copies will not be accepted. Responses are due October 9, 2026, and the contract period shown in the IFB is August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027.

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