What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe government authority in Massachusetts seeks a vendor to provide rural digital health sandbox program services. The contractor must support testing and validation of products or services in a sandbox environment to help improve healthcare access, quality, and outcomes in rural communities. Only onshore USA organizations are eligible to bid, and the vendor will perform the work offsite. The buyer is looking for proposals, and the source does not state submission instructions, deadlines, evaluation criteria, contract term, or a specific budget.
Scope of work
- Testing and validation of digital health products or services in an authorized sandbox environment
- Partnerships with Massachusetts Digital Health Sandbox Network organizations
- Participation in the 2027 session of Mass Digital Health Connects virtual workshops
- Participation in the Sandbox Mentorship Program
- Final project report summarizing outcomes, barriers, and next steps
- Follow-up progress reports for five years after the grant period ends
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Potential commercial viability of the proposed solution and the uniqueness of the company or product in the digital health market | Not specified |
| Potential for the proposed solution to improve health care access, quality, and outcomes in rural communities | Not specified |
| Feasibility of the proposed project, including technical merit and economic viability | Not specified |
| Potential impact of the project on the growth path of the company | Not specified |
| Number of rural healthcare facilities that will be engaged through the project | Not specified |
| Ability to scale solutions across rural healthcare facilities | Not specified |
| Ability to engage with rural-designated patients living within rural communities | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Lack of debarment status by both the state and federal government
- Digital health company seeking to test and validate products or services
Documents to include with your response
- Pitch deck, video presentation, or other materials describing company and value proposition
- High-level project plan
- Project budget
- Signed letter of support from selected sandbox
- Brief bios for key team members
- Signed Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Authorized Applicant's Signature and Acceptance Form
- Applicant's W9
- Final project report from first Sandbox project (if previously funded)
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via online application form
- Instructions
- Complete the online application form and upload all required documents. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with an initial deadline of December 7, 2026.