RFP 00096 Temporary Primary Care Provider Services

California State University, San Bernardino is soliciting proposals under RFP 00096 from medical staffing firms to place temporary primary care physicians and nurse practitioners at its Student Health Centers, with written questions due November 16, 2026 and proposals due December 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The solicitation carries a disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) participation goal of three percent, with a DVBE incentive for proposers demonstrating at least one percent certified DVBE participation. A small business preference of five percent applies to eligible California certified small businesses, or to non-small businesses committing at least twenty-five percent of contract value to certified small businesses.

Vendors must recruit, screen, credential, insure, place, and administer up to three temporary providers. The San Bernardino campus will request services on an as-needed basis, and the anticipated Palm Desert assignment is a nurse practitioner working Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Providers must be prepared to perform the specified clinical services, including medication abortion services. Each provider must hold a current California license, appropriate board certifications, DEA registration, cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification, and professional liability insurance, and must be credentialed and approved by the University before services begin. The RFP prohibits AI tools and AI-generated content in patient care, clinical decision-making, documentation, and patient communications. Booking, placement, and per-provider fees or deposits are prohibited.

The initial period runs 175 calendar days from the University's written notice to proceed, with an option to extend up to 175 additional calendar days by formal written amendment. The not-to-exceed amount is $271,000 for the initial period and $271,000 for the optional extension, for a maximum aggregate of $542,000. No minimum duration, volume, number of providers, or hours is guaranteed. Overtime, holiday, on-call, travel, lodging, meals, and parking are not separately paid and must be included in firm hourly rates.

Proposals will be scored on a best-value basis across 100 points: cost proposal (30), qualifications and experience (25), technical approach (25), implementation plan and staffing readiness (15), and references and contract compliance (5). Cost evaluation uses 1,000 hours each of nurse practitioner and physician services across both periods. Responses to questions will be posted by November 23, 2026, the notice of intent to award is anticipated for December 22, 2026, and contract award is anticipated for January 7, 2027.