Independent Medical Examination, Fitness-For-Duty and Medical Cost Containment Services

The government authority in Boston, MA, requires a vendor to provide independent medical examinations (IMEs), fitness-for-duty evaluations, and medical cost containment services for injured workers. The buyer seeks medical management services that facilitate timely, objective, high-quality medical evaluations and related managed care. The requested scope includes coordinating and scheduling IMEs, accommodating urgent requests, and providing access to in-person and telehealth-based examinations. Vendors must maintain a statewide network of board-certified, credentialed physicians across specialties such as orthopedic surgery, neurology, psychiatry, and occupational medicine. The vendor must match referrals to appropriate specialists and provide sufficient network capacity to minimize scheduling delays. Only USA organizations performing work offsite are eligible to bid. Bidders must submit all questions by September 23, 2026. The buyer seeks proposals for the budget and provides no further details on evaluation criteria or additional key dates.