Connecticut Ryan White Part B Core and Support Service

The Connecticut Department of Public Health is requesting proposals for Ryan White Part B Core and Support Services across nine Council of Government planning regions, with proposals due August 31, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EDT. Three separate awards will be made: an Eastern Regional Hub, a Western Regional Hub, and a Statewide Transitional Linkage to Community (TLC) Coordinator. A virtual bidders' conference is scheduled for July 29, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST.

Eligible proposers are Connecticut-registered community-based organizations, HIV service organizations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, community health centers, local health departments, and other eligible healthcare providers that are in good standing with DPH, have sound fiscal health with clean audited financial statements for the last three years, and are registered with the System of Award Management by contract execution. All qualified vendors are eligible to respond; no set-asides are designated.

The Eastern Hub must serve Capitol, Lower Connecticut River Valley, Northeastern, and Southeastern regions; the Western Hub must serve Greater Bridgeport-Metro, Naugatuck Valley, Northwest Hills, South Central, and Western regions. Eastern and Western Hubs must deliver all eight core services (Early Intervention Services, Home Insurance Premiums/Cost Sharing Assistance, Medical Case Management, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Mental Health Services, Oral Health Care, Outpatient/Ambulatory Health, and Substance Abuse Outpatient Care) and six of seven support services (excluding Non-Medical Case Management Services). The Statewide TLC Coordinator provides short-term transitional case management to HIV-positive inmates upon release. Proposers must demonstrate knowledge of HIV services, documented ability to execute service delivery plans, sufficient experienced staff or subcontracting capacity, and technology infrastructure supporting DPH's web-based data collection system.

The total RFP funding is $19.5 million over three fiscal years (April 1, 2027 through March 31, 2030), at $6.5 million annually. Eastern Hub receives $3,269,229 annually; Western Hub receives $2,930,771 annually; Statewide TLC Coordinator receives $300,000 annually. Eastern and Western Hub proposals must allocate no less than 75 percent to Core Services and no more than 25 percent to Support Services. Administrative and general expenses and Clinical Quality Management combined may not exceed 15 percent. Expanded Service funding of $500,000 annually per Hub is available only to entities not previously funded by RWPB within the last five years.

Services must be delivered minimum four days per week between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with on-call emergency availability. Medical Case Managers must hold a bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field. Proposals must follow strict formatting: 10-point Arial or Calibri font, 0.7-inch minimum margins, 30-page maximum (excluding cover sheet, table of contents, appendices, financial statements, and budgets). Questions may be directed to Africka Hinds at DPH.HIV-RFP@ct.gov or 860-509-8030. Incumbents are Advancing Connecticut Together, Alliance for Living, APEX Community Care-Fairfield, APEX Community Care-Litchfield, City of Hartford, Windham Regional Community Council, and Yale New Haven Hospital. Addendum 1 was posted August 11, 2026; proposers must reference the Budget Template (approved August 3, 2026) and FAQ documents as submission requirements.