Healthy Living in Rural Delaware Diabetes Wellness Program

The State of Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, is issuing a Request for Proposals for professional services to implement the Healthy Living in Rural Delaware: Diabetes Wellness Program, a chronic disease management initiative targeting up to 500 rural Delaware residents with diabetes in Sussex County. Vendors may apply for one or both components: Component A (Rural Delaware Diabetes Wellness Pilot Program) focusing on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device deployment, care coordination, and data analytics, and Component B (Rural Delaware Diabetes Prevention and Control Program) emphasizing evidence-based prevention strategies, community health worker engagement, and consumer-facing technology solutions. Key deliverables include CGM technology provision when not covered by insurance, integrated care coordination services, data analytics capabilities, community health worker programs, and technology-enabled prevention solutions. Required outcomes include achieving HbA1c improvements in 75 percent of participants and ensuring weekly patient engagement for 100 percent of enrolled participants by Year 3, with recruitment targets of at least 10 percent Black/African American and 10 percent Hispanic participants reflecting Sussex County demographics. Vendors must demonstrate relevant experience implementing chronic disease management, CGM programs, analytics-driven care models, or rural health initiatives, and maintain general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate with workers' compensation coverage. Critical deadlines include: questions due March 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM EST, a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on March 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT via Microsoft Teams, proposal submission deadline of April 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT through the Euna Procurement portal, with an estimated award notification date of May 29, 2026 and project start date of July 1, 2026. The contract term is one year with four optional one-year extensions.

The State does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting response to particular business types, though vendors must provide evidence of any diverse vendor certifications at state and federal levels as part of standardized submission forms including non-collusion statements, suspension and debarment disclosures, and business references. Proposals must include detailed line-item budgets with cost narratives justifying all expenses, staffing, and activities, with payment structured as a performance-based fixed fee arrangement upon successful completion and approval of defined deliverables and milestones. Vendors must ensure integration with the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) and the state's all-payer claims database, and comply with HIPAA-compliant data management requirements and Part 2 substance abuse records protections. All proposals must incorporate Business Associate Agreements for Protected Health Information handling, comply with Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) standards and cloud services terms, and demonstrate System for Award Management (SAM) registration with a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) for any federally funded portions. The State does not specify a fixed contract value or budget range in the RFP; no bid bond or performance bond is required. Submissions are due electronically through the designated procurement portal with no incumbent vendors identified in the available documentation.