Get Healthy Utah

The State of Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), through the Division of Purchasing and General Services, is conducting a non-competitive sole-source procurement for management and implementation of the Healthy Utah Community Designation Program. This cost-reimbursement contract is valued at $250,000 and will run for one fiscal year from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with renewal options available. The procurement seeks a contractor to oversee the complete management and implementation of a program that recognizes Utah cities and towns implementing evidence-based health improvement strategies, with specific focus on increasing access to healthy food, physical activity, and mental health resources in both urban and rural communities. Key deliverables include maintaining a website to host the application portal and showcase designated communities, providing technical assistance to municipalities applying for designation, and recognizing qualified communities at the Utah League of Cities and Towns mid-year and annual conferences. The contractor must submit monthly invoices by the 15th of the month following the activity month and quarterly progress reports via Qualtrics, with performance measured by tracking the number of applications received, communities designated, and health strategies implemented during the contract period. The notice of intent to award was posted May 7, 2026, with a due date of May 14, 2026 for any challenges to the sole-source justification from interested vendors claiming competing sources or comparable alternative solutions exist.

The State of Utah has determined that Get Healthy Utah is the only source capable of performing this work, as it developed the program in partnership with the Utah League of Cities and Towns and possesses the unique infrastructure and established relationships necessary to oversee the designation program; over the past four years, 56 cities and towns have earned the three-year Healthy Utah Community designation with over 500 health strategies implemented across the state. All responding vendors must certify compliance with Utah Code 63G-27, confirming they are not engaged in economic boycotts or boycotts of the State of Israel and will not do so during the contract term. Contractors must maintain commercial general liability insurance with limits of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate, workers' compensation insurance for all employees, and register with E-Verify. The Healthy Communities Designation Program received a one-time legislative appropriation for fiscal year 2027, with funding specifically designated for Get Healthy Utah in the 2026 legislative session; the contract is a cost-reimbursement structure with a maximum value of $250,000 allocated to program management and implementation expenses. All work product, intellectual property, and deliverables created specifically for DHHS become the exclusive property of the state, and the contract is governed by Utah law with venue in Salt Lake City's Third Judicial District Court, subject to termination by DHHS without cause upon 30 days' notice.