Rural Modernization Infrastructure and Sustainability Grant Services

The government authority located in Pierre, South Dakota is seeking rural modernization infrastructure and sustainability grant services. This statewide initiative focuses on strengthening rural healthcare systems and improving access to quality care. The agency is trying to solve challenges related to provider capacity, crisis services, information technology infrastructure, and workforce development in rural areas. The scope of work covers four main areas of activity to support Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic standards. First, the agency requires provider capacity building activities to help providers meet standards for same-day access, case management, peer support, and integrated screening. Second, the project includes crisis services expansion to establish or enhance mobile crisis teams and crisis stabilization services, ensuring 24/7/365 crisis care access across the service area. Third, the agency requires information technology infrastructure upgrades to enable real-time monitoring, streamlined payment processes, and interoperability between electronic health records and state reporting systems. Finally, the scope includes workforce development strategies to recruit, retain, and train licensed professionals and paraprofessionals. Only onshore organizations based in the United States are eligible to bid on this opportunity. The agency allows the selected provider to perform all work offsite. Bidders must submit their proposals digitally via email or through the online portal. The agency is requesting budget proposals from bidders to determine the cost of these services. The contract period will run for a duration of one year. The agency has not specified any additional evaluation criteria or key dates in the initial solicitation.