CTE Building Intent to Award.pdf

This is an Intent to Award document from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division, announcing the award decision for Request for Proposal (RFP #5757-0) to procure a vendor for Commercial Tobacco Prevention Learning Communities. The selected contractor will lead the creation and facilitation of 3-6 Learning Communities supporting Community Based Organizations, Regional Health Equity Coalitions, and Local Public Health Authorities receiving commercial tobacco prevention funding during the 2023-2025 biennium. Key deliverables include planning, coordinating, and facilitating the learning communities; engaging with grantee organizations; maintaining communication; supporting evaluation; and providing technical assistance. The RFP process included a question submission deadline of December 8, 2023, with responses provided on December 14, 2023, and a proposal submission deadline of January 5, 2024. The Notice of Intent to Award was scheduled for January 19, 2024. The initial contract term is one year with potential renewals extending to a maximum of ten years, with the project period concluding on June 30, 2025.

The RFP established a budget cap of $125,000 for the biennium with proposals required to include detailed cost breakdowns covering personnel, supplies, administrative, and other associated costs. The OHA actively encourages participation from certified small businesses, including disadvantaged business enterprises, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, and emerging small businesses, with proposers required to submit a Certified Disadvantaged Business Outreach Plan detailing their engagement strategy for certified firms and subcontracting opportunities. Proposers must demonstrate organizational responsibility by providing comprehensive information regarding financial resources, expertise, organizational capabilities, and disclosure of any criminal or civil charges, contract terminations, lawsuits, outstanding judgments, financial distress, or licensing issues from the preceding three to five years. There is no incumbent restriction, and proposers need not be a Community-Based Organization to apply.