Infectious Disease Isolation Site Staffing

The Georgia Department of Public Health issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) under Solicitation Number DPH0000211 to establish a contract with one qualified supplier to provide staffing services for infectious disease isolation or quarantine sites. The procurement sought personnel to support isolated and quarantined individuals at state-designated facilities, with services targeted toward international travelers from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, homeless individuals, and those unable to self-isolate. The average population served at the isolation site fluctuated monthly, ranging from 20-30 individuals to fewer than 5 depending on operational needs. The RFP was originally posted on May 17, 2023, with a due date of July 7, 2023, and included a mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled for May 30, 2023, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm via Microsoft Teams. An addendum was issued on June 13, 2023, supplementing the original RFP with additional documentation including the Bidder's Conference Slide Deck, recording, and responses to supplier questions. All potential suppliers were required to register in the Team Georgia Marketplace to access solicitation documents and submit responses. The procurement was subsequently cancelled on September 12, 2023, by Issuing Officer Lynn Walker due to changes in program requirements, and a rebid was conducted with revised bid forms and requirements.

The RFP documents do not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting the types of organizations eligible to respond to this procurement. No information regarding the incumbent vendor, previous contract pricing, or bid tabulation was disclosed in the available materials, though such information may be obtained through open records requests submitted to the DPH's FOIA portal. The specific location of the isolation site was not determined at the time the Q&A document was issued, and no service transition was noted as necessary upon contract award. The contract value was projected to fall within a defined budget maintained by DPH, with the final contract value to be determined based on cost-beneficial proposals submitted by vendors; however, the documents indicate the contract value may or may not exceed $100,000. DPH covers all costs associated with stockpile inventory at the site, meaning the selected vendor would not be responsible for managing those funds. Interested vendors were directed to monitor the Georgia Procurement Registry for the rebid opportunity and to contact Issuing Officer Lynn D. Walker at 404-566-6588 or lynn.walker1@dph.ga.gov for additional information.