Intent to Award Notice for RFP 6220 final.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent to Award issued by the Oregon Department of Human Services/Oregon Health Authority (ODHS/OHA) Shared Services Office of Contracts and Procurement regarding RFP 6220 for technical bed need analysis services of Certificate of Need applications. The Oregon Health Authority solicited proposals from qualified individuals or firms to provide financial analysis and bed need analysis services for hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities. The scope of work includes attendance at kick-off meetings, comprehensive application reviews, written analyses prepared in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rules and statutes, participation in pre-application meetings with applicants, evaluation of additional information, preparation of staff analyses and amended analyses as requested, and potential participation in hearings. The RFP required clarification requests by February 16, 2026, at 5:00 PM Pacific Time, with proposals due by March 2, 2026, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time. The notice of intent to award was published on March 5, 2026, identifying Baker Tilly US, LLP as the apparent successful proposer, pending successful contract negotiations. The contract term is five years from approximately March 16, 2026, through March 15, 2031, with options to renew for a cumulative maximum term of seven years.

The maximum initial not-to-exceed contract amount is $150,000 for the five-year term, with maximum cumulative compensation not to exceed $250,000 across all contract extensions and phases. All administrative and overhead costs must be included in proposed hourly rates. The RFP required a minimum of five years of experience in financial and bed need analysis from at least one key person on the successful firm. Technical proposals were evaluated on qualifications and experience (30 points), prior similar projects (30 points), and educational background (30 points), with price proposals accounting for 10 of the total 100 evaluation points. The State encouraged participation from certified small businesses, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, with successful proposers potentially required to submit a Certified Disadvantaged Business Outreach Plan. The successful contractor must maintain Professional Liability insurance of $2,000,000 per claim/$4,000,000 aggregate, Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, and Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors were identified in this solicitation.