What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe government authority in Concord, New Hampshire requires a contractor to provide hospital consumer assessment of healthcare providers systems (HCAHPS) for patient-experience performance improvement. The contractor must design, facilitate, and deliver a statewide HCAHPS improvement initiative for 13 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), including quality improvement training, virtual learning sessions, annual webinars, and technical assistance. Additional deliverables include a kick-off meeting, monthly review meetings, an annual work plan, progress reports, evaluations, and collaboration with the department's rural health quality improvement manager. Only onshore, United States organizations are eligible to bid, and the contractor will perform the work offsite. Bidders must submit all questions no later than October 9, 2026. The department requires proposers to submit inclusive costs for deliverables spanning state fiscal years 2027 through 2029, covering the period from Governor and Council approval around December 1, 2026, through August 2028.
Scope of work
- Design, facilitate, and deliver targeted improvement training activities for HCAHPS measures for Critical Access Hospitals
- Provide quarterly learning collaboratives meetings with participating CAHs to share best practices and review progress
- Develop and deliver targeted strategies for each participating CAH to improve selected HCAHPS measures
- Collaborate with the department's rural health quality improvement manager on agency measures and quality improvement activities
- Develop and maintain annual work plans in alignment with scope requirements
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Knowledge and Experience (Q1) | 200 Points |
| Capacity (Q2) | 200 Points |
| Ability (Q3) | 150 Points |
| Work Plan (Q4) | 150 Points |
| Vendor Cost | 300 Points |
Minimum qualifications
- Registered to do business in NH with the New Hampshire Secretary of State
Documents to include with your response
- Appendix C - Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Requirements
- Appendix D – Transmittal Letter and Vendor Information
- Appendix E – Technical Responses to Mandatory Questions
- Appendix F – Program Staff List
- Resumes for key personnel with personal information redacted
- Appendix G, Deliverables
- Copy of Federally Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) if applicable
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via email
- Instructions
- Submit responses via email to the Contract Specialist. Attachments exceeding 25 MB must be sent in multiple emails. Technical Response and Cost Proposal must be separate documents.