Florida Community Health Worker Coalition, Inc

The Florida Department of Health, Division of Community Health Promotion, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention is seeking to purchase training services from the Florida Community Health Worker Coalition, Inc. to develop a curriculum, provide statewide training, and document best practices for incorporating community health workers in the promotion and management of chronic health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and high blood cholesterol. This 3-year project will support the linkage of patients within clinical settings to community organizations providing social services through community health integration. The Department is requesting authorization to purchase these services as a single source from the Florida Community Health Worker Coalition, Inc., which is the only organization in Florida with an existing statewide regional infrastructure to meet the project requirements. The estimated dollar amount for this single-source purchase is $447,039.

This contracting opportunity is primarily focused on Leon County and the city of Tallahassee. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, as this is a single-source procurement. The Florida Community Health Worker Coalition, Inc. is the only incumbent vendor that can provide the required services. The justification provided is that community health integration services can only be performed by community health workers, and the Florida Community Health Worker Coalition, Inc. is the only statewide advocacy organization in Florida that meets this requirement.