Community Health Worker Rural Workforce Leadership and Advancement

Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services is requesting proposals for Community Health Worker Rural Workforce Leadership and Advancement services across 115 Rural Health Transformation Hub counties, with proposals due October 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM Central Time under RFP STATE 0000000581SL (Amendment No. 01).

The contractor must support the Community Health Worker Association of Missouri (CHWAM) through workforce development activities including securing in-person governance training for CHWAM's board, developing and implementing strategic plans, improving communication channels, promoting CHW certification courses, identifying training barriers and career ladder plans, surveying employers on CHW role integration, and promoting return-on-investment strategies. The contractor must attend monthly meetings with the state agency and CHWAM Board meetings, participate in the CHWAM Annual Conference in spring 2027, and furnish all materials, labor, facilities, equipment, and supplies necessary for performance.

Minimum experience requirements are five years in healthcare or public health workforce development, facilitating nonprofit membership-based organizations in Missouri, and working with Rural Health Transformation-designated areas. The project leader or manager must be a certified Community Health Worker with at least five years of experience advising and training nonprofit boards, working with rural populations in healthcare or public health, and providing board development training.

The contract period runs from authorization through July 31, 2027. Pricing is firm and fixed per Exhibit B, with monthly invoicing due by the fifteenth of the following month. The contract involves federal funding and requires compliance with OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements (2 CFR Part 200), federal debarment regulations, the Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, Drug Free Workplace Act, nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity requirements under federal civil rights statutes, E-Verify enrollment where applicable, and all applicable federal, state, and local laws. All subcontractors and subrecipients must comply with these same provisions.

No incumbent contractor exists. Vendors must achieve "Approved" registration status in MissouriBUYS and "Spend Authorized" status in MissouriBUYS powered by MOVERS. Proposals must be submitted electronically through https://missouribuys.mo.gov. The state reserves the right to renew for one additional one-year period under the same terms and conditions and may terminate for convenience with thirty days' notice or for material breach.