Lima City School District Civicplus #602

Occupational health services and firefighter physicals for the Lima Fire Department

The City of Lima is seeking an occupational health provider for Lima Fire Department firefighter and prospective-employee medical services. - Government buyer: City of Lima, Ohio — Purchasing Department, for the Lima Fire Department; Lima, Allen County, Ohio. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, vendors, or specific product brands are named. No manufactured products or part numbers are requested. - Requested services: Annual and prospective-employee physicals; fitness-for-duty and return-to-work exams; diagnostic testing, laboratory work, screenings, vaccines, and other occupational medical procedures. The pricing form lists individual services but gives no quantities. - Annual physicals include medical history and exam, vision and hearing tests, urine dipstick, vital signs and body measurements, sleep-apnea screening, cancer and cardiovascular risk counseling and screening, pulmonary function testing, and occupational stress consultation. - Diagnostic and lab services include chest X-ray, 12-lead EKG, EKG stress test, blood tests, and urine microscopy. Blood testing covers CBC, electrolytes, BUN and creatinine, glucose, liver tests and bilirubin, cholesterol and lipids, and TB T-Spot. - Other requested services include colonoscopy with physician interpretation and polyp testing; mammogram with physician interpretation; PAP and HPV screening; PSA; occult stool testing; low-dose CT; non-DOT drug screening; and the listed immunizations and screening tests. - As-needed fitness-for-duty and return-to-work services include functional capacity exams, nuclear stress tests with physician interpretation, echocardiograms, cardiac catheterization, vascular screening, cardiac calcium score screening, and cancer screening to be determined. - Notable requirements: Examinations must comply with NFPA 1580. The provider must have an occupational health doctor on staff who is knowledgeable about the standard, be located within five miles of the Central Fire Station, provide completed fitness-for-duty reports, and maintain related employee health records. Third-party testing may be arranged by the provider, with charges billed through the provider. - Contract and pricing: Three-year term spanning 2027–2029. Proposals must show any price increases or decreases for the later contract years.

Description

The City of Lima is seeking proposals from qualified occupational health firms to provide firefighter physicals for the Lima Fire Department from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2029. Services include annual and potential new-employee physicals, fitness-for-duty and return-to-work examinations, and testing needed to assess fitness for duty. Services and examinations must comply with NFPA 1580, and the firm must maintain an occupational health doctor on staff and be located within five miles of the Central Fire Station. Sealed proposals are due November 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Lima time.

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