On-Call Licensed/Registered Dietician

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP 074 2600000336) for on-call licensed and registered dietician services at the Paul E Patton Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center in Hazard, Kentucky. This procurement seeks qualified dieticians to provide nutritional assessments, care planning, therapeutic diet implementation, menu approval, food service compliance monitoring, and staff and resident education. Qualified vendors must hold a valid Kentucky license to practice nutrition and dietetics, maintain current liability insurance, and furnish required credentialing documentation including background checks, drug testing, tuberculosis screening, and professional references. The vendor must be capable of providing a qualified dietician within seven days of request and bear all associated travel and lodging costs. The RFP was posted on March 13, 2026, with proposals due by 3:30 PM Eastern Time on April 2, 2026, with no offeror's conference scheduled. Evaluation will be based on a maximum of 1,400 points: 800 points for technical proposal, 400 points for cost proposal, and up to 200 points for oral demonstrations if required. Cost proposals must separately itemize regular pay, holiday pay, shift preference pay, and overtime pay for licensed and registered dieticians, with all proposals submitted in sealed hard copy format containing original documents and marked flash drives in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PDF format.

The RFP documentation does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types eligible to respond, nor does it identify disadvantaged enterprise requirements or incumbent vendors. The anticipated contract term is July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, with the Commonwealth reserving the right to renew for up to two additional two-year periods subject to approval by the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Legislative Research Commission Government Contract Review Committee. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available documentation. Mandatory requirements include proof of liability insurance, a valid Kentucky dietetics license, completion of all required credentialing paperwork, and verification of non-exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid provider programs. The Commonwealth reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to request best and final offers at its discretion.