About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Alaska Coalition on Housing & Homelessness (AKCH2) seeks proposals to conduct an Alaska Homeless Management Information System (AKHMIS) user satisfaction survey, stakeholder interest review, and system administration analysis. The contractor will interview key partners and target feedback from 25% of participating agencies to deliver response spreadsheets, subgroup breakdowns, capacity assessments, and recommendations for future system design to improve care coordination between healthcare and housing service providers. Only Alaska-based organizations will be considered. Evaluators will score proposals out of 80 possible points across research team qualifications, research plan, itemized budget, timeline commitment, and rural Alaska experience. Applicants must email proposals of up to five pages to [email protected] by 5:00 pm on November 16, 2026. The buyer anticipates contract award by November 20, 2026, with all deliverables due by January 15, 2027.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- The Alaska Coalition on Housing & Homelessness
Scope of work
- Spreadsheets outlining positive, neutral, and negative responses to various AKHMIS functionality and user interface
- Breakdown of responses by subgroups including HMIS users, CoC Staff, and Stakeholders
- Contact information for all respondents
- Documentation of desired functionality in future system
- Ideas regarding care coordination with healthcare providers
- Analysis of HMIS user capacity, report generation, and applications
- Narrative outlining survey processes, AKHMIS utilization info, and relevant qualitative interview data
- Analysis of trends in responses and recommendations for future AKHMIS functionality
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Research Team | 10 |
| Research Plan | 15 |
| Itemized Budget | 25 |
| Timeline | 5 |
| Rural Alaska Experience | 25 |
Minimum qualifications
- Only Alaska based organizations will be considered
- Experience operating in rural Alaskan settings and knowledge of cultural values and norms
- Three completed projects that include a rural Alaska component and professional references
Documents to include with your response
- Proposal (maximum of 5 pages)
- Research team introductions and roles
- Research plan including draft deliverable spreadsheet
- Itemized budget with estimated hours and hourly rates
- Timeline commitment confirmation
- List of three completed rural Alaska projects and professional references
Key dates
- Proposals due
- 5:00pm on Monday, November 16, 2026
- Contract award expected NLT
- November 20, 2026
- Deliverables submitted and approved by
- January 15, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit proposals (maximum of 5 pages) as a Word document or .pdf with subject line 'AKHMIS Satisfaction Survey Proposal'.
Contract details
- Term
- Commence as soon as practicable through January 15, 2027
- Place of performance
- Alaska
- Funding
- Rural Health Transformation Program grant