About this opportunity
AI summaryThe County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health seeks proposals to provide comprehensive clinic-based, non-clinic-based, and high-impact HIV and STD prevention services. The requested scope includes controlling and preventing the spread of infections, monitoring morbidity and mortality, increasing care access, and eliminating sexual health inequalities. To qualify, United States onshore organizations must be licensed medical clinics in Los Angeles County, hold Medi-Cal and California PrEP Assistance Program certifications, and maintain third-party billing capability. Eligible proposers must also verify that they identified at least 25 individuals with HIV or out-of-care HIV-positive individuals during the preceding three years. Proposers must submit an electronic copy of the proposal in searchable Adobe PDF format without security restrictions, including required qualifications, forms, and certifications. A virtual pre-bid conference takes place on November 10, 2026, and all questions are due by November 16, 2026. Reviewers will evaluate submissions across three categories: background and experience, approach to providing required services worth 850 points, and a staffing plan worth 50 points, with an optional pre-decisional site visit. The resulting contract will run for a four-year term.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health
- Solicitation No.
- DPH-RFP-2026-007
Scope of work
- Clinic-Based Prevention Services
- Non-Clinic-Based Prevention Services
- High Impact Prevention Services (HIPS)
- Integrated HIV and STD testing
- STD treatment services
- Biomedical prevention services
- Prevention programming for persons at risk for HIV/STD infection
- Trauma-informed care and epidemiological monitoring
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Stage 1: Adherence to Minimum Mandatory Requirements | Pass/Fail |
| Stage 2: Proposer's Qualifications (Section A) | 30 possible points |
| Stage 2: Proposer's Background and Experience (Section C) | 100 possible points |
| Stage 2: Proposer's Approach to Provide Required Services (Section D) | 850 points for each category |
| Stage 2: Proposer's Staffing Plan (Section E) | 50 points for each category |
Minimum qualifications
- Identification and linkage to care of no less than 25 HIV individuals within the preceding three-year period
- Eligibility and ability to bill third-party payers such as Medi-Cal, Covered California, and Medicare
- Current and valid Medi-Cal certification
- Licensed medical clinic located in Los Angeles County approved by Public Health's Health Facilities Inspection Division
- Certified State of California Office of AIDS PrEP Assistance Program (PrEP-AP) provider or formal application submitted
- Submission of a Quality Assurance Plan and California-issued CLIA certificate
- Staffing of at least one provider with an active, unrestricted Medical Board of California medical license
- Operation of an on-site licensed pharmacy or an executed written pharmacy agreement
Documents to include with your response
- Cover Letter
- Table of Contents
- Exhibit i: Proposer's Submission Checklist
- Exhibit 1: Organization Questionnaire/Affidavit
- Exhibit 2: Certification of Compliance
- Exhibit 3: Debarment History and List of Terminated Contracts
- Exhibit 4: Community Business Enterprise (CBE) Information
- Exhibit 5: Minimum Mandatory Requirements
- Exhibit 5A: Eligibility to Bill Third-party Payer
- Exhibit 12: Declaration
Key dates
- RFP Release Date
- November 2, 2026
- Solicitation Requirements Review (SRR) Request Due
- November 9, 2026 by 3:00 PM PST
- Deadline to Register for Virtual Proposers’ Conference
- November 9, 2026 by 3:00 PM PST
- Virtual Proposers' Conference
- November 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM PST
- Written Questions Due
- November 16, 2026 by 3:00 PM PST
- Questions and Answers Released via Addendum
- November 30, 2026
- Proposals Due
- December 14, 2026 by 11:59 PM PST
- Anticipated Contract Term
- June 1, 2027 through June 30, 2031
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic submission
- Instructions
- One electronic copy of the entire proposal in searchable Adobe PDF format with no security provisions
Contract details
- Term
- June 1, 2027 through June 30, 2031, with an option to extend up to three additional years
- Place of performance
- Los Angeles County, California
- Insurance and bonding
- Commercial General Liability, Automobile Liability, Workers Compensation and Employers Liability ($1 Million limit), Sexual Misconduct Liability, Professional Liability/Errors and Omissions, and Cyber Liability Insurance ($2 Million limit).
- Funding
- Notice of Federal Subaward Information cited in Appendix A Exhibit I
