Health Promotion Advocates

The State of Delaware, Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Health Promotion Advocates professional services under contract number HSS-26-069. The solicitation seeks vendors to provide comprehensive health promotion and cancer screening services, including face-to-face assistance with Screening for Life (SFL) and Health Care Connection (HCC) applications; outreach and education on early cancer detection for breast, cervical, colorectal, prostate, and lung screenings; care coordination and barrier reduction services; WISEWOMAN program enrollment and cardiovascular disease risk assessment for female clients aged 35 to 64; and data tracking and reporting in the SFL database and related systems. All services must be delivered through Delaware-based facilities with Health Promotion Advocates stationed on-site, and no fees may be charged to clients. Key evaluation criteria include vendor qualifications and administrative oversight (25 points), proposed methodology (25 points), scope of services responses (22 points), recruitment and training capabilities (10 points), and cost evaluation relative to service delivery (18 points). Critical deadlines include a question deadline of April 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT, posting of responses by April 27, 2026, proposal submission deadline of May 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT, estimated award date of June 9, 2026, and project start date of October 1, 2026. The contract term is one year with up to five optional one-year extensions, and all proposals must be submitted electronically through the Euna Procurement portal with no late submissions accepted.

The State reserves the right to award the contract to multiple vendors and does not specify set-aside designations for disadvantaged or minority-owned enterprises in the primary documentation; however, the contract requires vendors to submit quarterly subcontracting reports identifying participation by minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned business enterprises. Vendors must obtain Delaware business licensure, maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate, and carry either medical/professional liability or errors and omissions coverage in the same amounts. The budget structure permits up to 12 percent of the total contract amount for operational costs such as administrative support, data reporting, office supplies, and technology expenses, with facility lease, rental, and utility costs expressly disallowed, and all pricing must be submitted using the Project Cost Template provided in Appendix F. Costs must remain fixed and binding through October 15, 2027, with payment structured on a phase-based deliverable model rather than hourly rates. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, vendors should prepare proposals using the provided cost templates with monthly invoicing and 30-day payment terms following State approval of deliverables.