# Alaska Online Public Notices #2027-1600-0108

Statewide early-intervention vision consultation and services for Alaska infants and toddlers

**Posted:** October 22, 2026
**Respond By:** November 13, 2026
**Identifier:** 2027-1600-0108
**NAICS:** 624310, 621999

Alaska is seeking statewide early-intervention vision services for infants and toddlers with blindness or low vision.
- **Buyer:** State of Alaska Department of Health, Division of Senior and Disabilities Services, Early Intervention/Infant Learning Program (EI/ILP). The RFP identifies Ashley Palembas.
- **Services requested:** Vision screenings and functional vision evaluations; consultation and direct intervention; family coaching; participation in Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs); staff training and technical assistance; documentation and annual reporting. Services support up to 15 regional EI/ILP programs and may be delivered by telehealth or in person, including in rural and remote communities.
- **Estimated annual cost proposal:** 250 hours for pediatric vision services and consultation, 200 hours for professional training, consultation, and technical assistance, plus annual travel costs. Payment is based on actual hours at proposed rates; estimates do not guarantee a minimum or maximum purchase. Proposals over $100,000 per year are nonresponsive, and the maximum estimated budget including renewals is $800,000.
- **Notable requirements:** Providers need at least three years of recent relevant experience within the past five years and an applicable Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, or Orientation and Mobility Specialist certification. Relevant work includes functional vision assessment, early-intervention strategies, family-centered coaching, and collaboration on multidisciplinary evaluations and IFSPs. Services must meet IDEA Part C documentation and reporting expectations. A HIPAA Business Associate Agreement covers applicable electronic information handling, security, continuity, and recovery obligations.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product OEMs or service vendors are named; the Business Associate is unnamed.

### Description

The Alaska Department of Health, Division of Senior and Disabilities Services, Early Intervention/Infant Learning Program seeks a contractor specializing in vision services for infants and toddlers in Alaska. Services include pediatric vision services and consultation, as well as professional training, consultation, and technical assistance activities. The cost proposal requests hourly rates and travel costs; the State does not guarantee a minimum or maximum purchase. Amendment #1 extended the proposal deadline to November 13, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Alaska Time.

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