IFB 26-040 Addendum #1 Summary

This is an addendum issued by the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) to IFB 26-040 for an interoperability platform modernization project serving the state's mental health system. The project focuses on deploying PSYCKES clinical data onto a new interoperability platform utilizing HL7 FHIR protocols, including implementation of custom HL7 FHIR APIs, data ingestion from external providers, patient matching via Master Data Management, Clinical Decision Support services, and secure OAuth 2.0 client registration capabilities. Addendum #1 revises the project timeline with the Notice of Intent to Bid deadline of August 7, 2026 by 3:00 PM EST, questions from bidders due August 14, 2026 by 3:00 PM EST, and the proposal submission deadline extended to September 4, 2026 by 3:00 PM EST. Select/non-select letters are anticipated as soon as possible after bid opening, with a bidder protest deadline of 7 business days from the non-select letter date. The anticipated contract start date is September 15, 2026, with a three-year term concluding September 14, 2029.

Pricing consists of fixed three-year operations and support costs with no escalation or travel reimbursement permitted, including 225 standard support hours and 150 premium support hours annually at specified rates. The incumbent vendor is Smile CDR, Inc., which currently operates a production environment serving over 20 million clients across 1,700+ facilities with performance requirements of sub-one-second response times for approximately 5,000 Clinical Decision Support Hooks requests per minute and batch load capacity exceeding 1 terabyte. No set-asides or participation goals apply to this procurement (MWBE and SDVOB goals are 0.00%), though contractors must demonstrate good faith efforts toward certified business utilization. Bidders must have at least three years of relevant business experience and submit New York State Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits Insurance certification, vendor responsibility questionnaires, EEO staffing plans, and compliance certifications. Electronic bid submissions to bids@omh.ny.gov are required, with award going to the responsible and responsive bidder offering the lowest total bid amount.