What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe buyer seeks temporary nursing staff services, including Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Medical Assistants, Medical Program Assistants/Schedulers, and Certified Nursing Assistants. Excluded classifications comprise physicians, advanced practice nurse prescribers, dentists, dental staff, psychologists, psychiatrists, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and therapists. Eligible vendors must perform all services and be located within the United States. All questions are due by November 24, 2026, and the contract term spans three years. Proposers must submit proposals by December 30, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. CT, providing sealed cost proposals separately from technical submissions or submitting through the Wisconsin eSupplier Portal. Proposals are evaluated across scored categories including organizational requirements, staff qualifications, transition plans, healthcare staff qualifications, recruitment systems, and cost.
Scope of work
- Temporary nursing staff placement services
- Filling contracted healthcare positions within 60 days of request
- Provision of unrestricted Wisconsin licensed or certified medical personnel
- Recruitment system and provider network management
- Management and tracking of personnel license renewals and credentialing
- System training for BHS Central Office staff
- Quarterly pricing trend research and billable rate analysis
- Comprehensive reporting and invoicing management
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| 5.1 Organizational Requirements | 475 points (23.75%) |
| 5.2 Proposer's Staff Qualifications | 50 points (2.5%) |
| 5.3 Proposer's Current and Past Contracts | 50 points (2.5%) |
| 5.4 Transition and Implementation Plan | 150 points (7.5%) |
| 6.1 Health Care Staff Qualifications, Experience and Training | 325 points (16.25%) |
| 6.2 Information Technology Requirements | 100 points (5%) |
| 6.3 Recruitment System Requirements | 300 points (15%) |
| 6.4 System Training for BHS Central Office Staff Requirements | 75 points (3.75%) |
| 6.5 Reporting Requirements | 75 points (3.75%) |
| 6.6 Performance Requirements | 200 points (10%) |
| 7.0 Cost Sheet (Attachment B) | 200 points (10%) |
Minimum qualifications
- Proposer and Participating Agencies must be located in the United States
- Minimum of five years experience placing licensed/certified medical personnel
- Provision of only unrestricted Wisconsin licensed or certified medical personnel
- Personnel must have current CPR/AED certification
- Verification of completion of blood-borne pathogens training
- Personnel must not be listed on the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Exclude Parties registry
- Personnel must not be listed on a sex offender registry
- Proof of current TB screening showing free of communicable disease
Documents to include with your response
- Attachment A - Mandatory Requirements Checklist
- Attachment B - Cost Sheet
- DOA-3832 Vendor Information and Reference form
- Client list from the last five (5) years
- DOC-3492 Employee Statement of Confidentiality of Protected Health Information
- DOC-1098D Security Background Check Form
- POC-0082 BHS Security Orientation verification
- DOC-1558 Acknowledgement covering Fraternization, PREA, and DOC policies
- Candidate resumes showing clinical healthcare experience
- Listing of staffing agencies in provider network
How to submit
- Method
- Wisconsin eSupplier Portal submittal (strongly preferred), or mailed/hand-delivered hard copy
- Instructions
- For paper submissions, provide an original plus one copy and all materials on a flash drive. Cost proposal must be sealed separately on 8.5 by 11 inch paper; PDF is not permitted for the cost proposal. File names in the portal must be no longer than 64 characters.