Health Information Technology Rural Infrastructure Fund Administrator Service

The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services is seeking a vendor to provide health information technology rural infrastructure fund administrator services in Providence, Rhode Island. The agency requires technical assistance and financial administration services to issue awards to rural Rhode Island providers for health information technology infrastructure needs. This initiative aims to solve the challenge of funding and implementing critical technology upgrades in rural healthcare settings. The project covers planning and evaluation services, technical assistance services, financial administration services, and special enhancement tasks. The administrator will manage the health information technology infrastructure fund through three structured subaward categories. These categories include equipment for currently billable services, achievable and targeted software upgrades aligned with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Interoperability Framework goals, and innovation and artificial intelligence tools that do not fit within the other categories. The agency limits eligibility to onshore organizations based in the United States. The selected administrator will perform all work offsite. The agency has not disclosed a specific budget and is looking for cost proposals from interested bidders. Bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than June 11, 2026. The agency will evaluate proposals based on the submitted bids, though specific weighted evaluation criteria are not detailed in the initial solicitation.