Rural Health Data Atlas-Data Visualization and Analysis Platform

1.1.1 Background:

The South Dakota Rural Health Data Atlasis a state-led initiative to transform how rural communities access and use health data. Today, critical health data is siloed across numerous systems, requiring communities, hospitals, Tribal Nations, and state agencies to navigate multiple systems and request processes to obtain a complete picture of local health. This fragmentation limits data-driven planning and slows response to emerging chronic disease concerns. To address these challenges, the South Dakota Department of Health (SD DOH) is developing a publicly-accessible, cloud-based platform that consolidates health data into a single, interactive environment. The Rural Health Data Atlas will integrate datasets from South Dakota's health agencies and other publicly available sources into an intuitive platform featuring maps, charts, tables, and point-and-click analysis tools.

The result will be a centralized, state owned Microsoft Azure tenant cloud-based data visualization and distribution platform designed to modernize sharing and exploration of health data. The platform will integrate diverse datasets into a secure, user-friendly environment that supports advances visualizations, role-based access control, real-time ingestion, and accessibility compliance.

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Goals and Objectives:

The Rural Health Data Atlas will enable access to health data and support data-driven decision-making, including serving as a point of dissemination of Rural Health Transformation outcome measures. The platform will empower:

· Hospitals to analyze local health trends, justify funding requests, and inform service delivery.

· Community coalitions to identify service gaps, plan interventions, and measure short- and long-term impact.

· State agencies to target resources toward preventable health issues and support coordinated public health action.

· Rural health clinics to strengthen value-based care, risk stratification, and proactive patient management and outreach.

· Tribal nations to design data-informed programs addressing local health outcomes.

· Academica and Research Organizations to easily access state data to perform analysis that will empower public health policies and initiatives.

All written questions should be sent to: doh.datamodernization@state.sd.us only emailed questions will be accepted.

Each offeror may submit questions via email concerning this RFP to obtain clarification of requirements. No questions will be accepted after the date and time indicated in the above schedule of activities. Email questions to the email address listed above with the subject line "RFP#26-09RHT-021". The questions and their answers will be sent to all offerors that submitted Letters of Intent, submitted questions, or requested the questions and answers via email before the proposal submittal date and will be sent by the date and time indicated in the above calendar of events. Offeror may not rely on any other statements, either of a written or oral nature, that alter any specification or other term or condition of this RFP that have not originated from the SD RFP Project Contact. Offerors will be notified in the same manner as indicated above regarding any modifications to this RFP. Offerors and their agents may not contact any state employee other than the buyer of record regarding any of these matters during the solicitation and evaluation process. Inappropriate contacts are grounds for suspension and exclusion from specific procurements.