Loan Repayment Program Healthcare Professional Service
- Client
- Jackson, Mississippi
- RFP Number
- HEALTH-10546
- Posted
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- Category
- Health and Related Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe government authority in Jackson, MS, requires healthcare professional services for its loan repayment program. The program aims to recruit and retain healthcare professionals to serve in eligible practice sites within health professional shortage areas. These areas lack primary, dental, or mental health care providers. The contract period is two years, and the work can be performed onsite or offsite. Only onshore (USA) organizations are eligible. The authority is seeking proposals. All questions must be submitted no later than May 28, 2029.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from 2026_SLRP_Overview_&_Guidelines_FINAL_V1.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The Mississippi State Department of Health is seeking applications for the Mississippi State Loan Repayment Program to recruit and retain healthcare professionals in Health Professional Shortage Areas. Participants provide primary care, dental, or mental health services in exchange for educational loan repayment. Eligible applicants are United States citizens or nationals holding an MD or DO degree.
- Issued by
- Mississippi State Department of Health
- Questions due
- May 28, 2029
- 1st Quarter application deadline
- Sept. 15
- 2nd Quarter application deadline
- Dec. 15
- 3rd Quarter application deadline
- March 15
- 4th Quarter application deadline
- June 15
- How to submit
- Online
- Submission details
- Application forms found online at website specified in guidelines; complete application packets submitted on a quarterly schedule by the 15th of the ending quarter month.
- Contract term
- Two years
- Estimated value
- Up to $150,000 towards educational loan repayment per participant
- Place of performance
- Approved public or non-profit healthcare practice sites located in Health Professional Shortage Areas in Mississippi
- Funding
- American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
Scope of work
- Recruit and retain primary care, dental, and mental health providers in shortage areas
- Provide up to $150,000 in educational loan repayment for two years of service
- Deliver full-time or half-time primary healthcare services at approved practice sites
- Provide clinical care to underserved populations and accept Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP
- Submit required service and loan payment verifications
Minimum qualifications
- United States citizen or national
- MD (Allopathic Medicine) or DO (Osteopathic Medicine) discipline in eligible specialties
- No existing service obligations or conflicting employment contracts
- No federal judgment liens or defaults on federal payment obligations
- Have not breached prior service obligations to federal, state, or local government entities
- Not currently excluded, debarred, suspended, or disqualified by a federal agency
- Must practice at an eligible site located in a federally designated HPSA
Documents to include with the bid
- Provider Application
- Site Application
- Sponsor Application
- Loan Verification Form(s)
- Current lender statements dated within 30 days of application
- Statement of intent
- Documented experience providing healthcare services to rural or underserved populations
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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