Blueprint for Health Quality Improvement Practice Facilitators

The State of Vermont, through its Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA), is seeking to establish contracts with one or more companies to provide Blueprint for Health Quality Improvement Practice Facilitators. The RFP outlines three potential roles for facilitators: General Facilitator, Specialized Facilitator for Mental Health and Substance Use Integration, and Specialized Facilitator for Community-level Quality Improvement. These facilitators will work with primary care practices, specialty providers, integrated care teams, and community collaboratives to implement quality improvement initiatives, achieve recognition requirements, and support state health reform efforts. The contracts will be for a 1-year period with an option to renew for up to three additional 12-month periods or a 2-year period with an option to renew for up to two additional 12-month periods. Proposals will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the positions are filled. The RFP specifies a maximum annual contract value of $100,000 per 1.0 FTE or $50,000 per 0.5 FTE, with a maximum annual salary of $95,000 per 1.0 FTE or $45,000 per 0.5 FTE, and a minimum annual travel/training budget of $5,000 not to exceed $10,000.

The State has indicated a preference for Vermont-based facilitators and will evaluate proposals based on the bidder's qualifications, capacity to perform the work, and pricing. Funding for the contracts is contingent on availability, and the maximum contract values are not guaranteed payments, but rather the upper limit for services actually performed. The State reserves the right to make multiple awards and to obtain clarification or additional information from bidders.