Comprehensive Firefighter Occupational Health Evaluations & Early Detection Cancer Screenings

The City of Nashua, New Hampshire is soliciting proposals for comprehensive occupational health evaluations and early cancer detection screenings for approximately 500 firefighters, police officers, and Department of Public Works employees under RFP 0589-111326, with proposals due November 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and vendor questions due October 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

The scope includes medical histories, imaging diagnostics (chest X-rays, pulmonary function tests, electrocardiograms), laboratory panels utilizing LabCorp profiles, nine-part comprehensive ultrasound screening, physical examinations, and fitness evaluations with submaximal treadmill testing and cardiologist interpretation. Services must comply with NFPA 1582 standards for fire personnel, New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Form D for police personnel, and include specialized testing for dive teams, hazardous materials teams, and firearms/bomb squad units. The vendor must deliver itemized test pricing, aggregate pricing per individual employee, volume aggregate pricing across all departments, and itemized program administration costs covering system implementation, reporting, data management, and follow-up expenses.

Evaluation criteria are vendor qualifications and experience, past performance with similar projects, full clinical compliance with specified testing protocols, adherence to departmental scheduling, proven experience with municipal fire departments or hazardous materials teams, cost-effectiveness, and submission quality. Insurance requirements include Comprehensive General Liability and Professional Liability of $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate, Combined Single Limit Automobile Liability of $1 million, Workers' Compensation at $100,000/$500,000/$100,000, and Medical Malpractice insurance of $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate. All identifiable medical information is protected under HIPAA and must be securely destroyed at program conclusion. Vendor answers to questions will be posted October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Oral presentations are estimated for weeks of December 7 and 14, 2026, with selection notification estimated for February 19, 2027 and contract award by July 30, 2027. Initial screenings begin January 2028; finalized results are required by the first week of April 2028 for fire personnel, first week of July 2028 for police personnel, and first week of October 2028 for Department of Public Works employees. Proposals are binding for eight months following the November 13, 2026 deadline.