1301-26-R-RFPR-00004

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP 3120002944) for the development and publication of a Comprehensive State Health Plan (MCSHP), a firm fixed price, multi-term requirements contract. The procurement seeks a qualified vendor to create a data-driven, statewide planning document that assesses Mississippi's health status and the capacity and needs of the state's public health and healthcare systems. Key deliverables include a project work plan, statewide health status and systems assessment report, statutory and regulatory planning integration memorandum, stakeholder engagement summary, draft and final versions of the Comprehensive State Health Plan, and quarterly progress reports. The vendor must conduct comprehensive assessments of population health outcomes, public health infrastructure, healthcare workforce availability, and rural healthcare systems while integrating findings from the 2022 State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan. Minimum vendor qualifications include five years of experience in statewide or multi-jurisdictional health planning, successful completion of at least two comparable projects, experience aligning health planning with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) programs, substantive rural health systems expertise, capability to conduct third-party assessments, and a multidisciplinary team with demonstrated expertise in public health, healthcare delivery systems, workforce assessment, and health data analysis. The RFP was posted on May 8, 2026, with proposals due June 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM CST; no pre-proposal conference or site visit is planned. Evaluation will use a 100-point scale across seven criteria: cost (35 points), project understanding and proposed approach (20 points), qualifications and experience of firm (15 points), qualifications of key personnel (10 points), stakeholder engagement plan (5 points), data integration and analysis plan (5 points), and workplan and timeline (10 points), with the lowest cost proposal receiving the maximum 35 points. Contract services are expected to begin on July 2, 2026, and conclude on September 30, 2027, with the agency reserving the right to renew for up to one additional year at its sole discretion.

The RFP documentation does not identify specific set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond; however, vendors must be registered to do business in Mississippi or obtain such registration within seven business days of contract award notification. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are referenced in the available procurement materials. The project is supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $205,990,180.16, with 99.96% funded by CMS/HHS ($205,907,220.16) and 0.04% by non-government sources ($82,960). The RFP documents indicate that all pricing must be submitted on an electronic fee schedule provided in the solicitation; however, the specific contract award value or budget range for this particular procurement is not explicitly stated in the available materials. Vendors must demonstrate financial stability and possess a multidisciplinary team capable of executing a complex, statewide health planning initiative in coordination with CMS program requirements.