Services - Strategic Plan and Quality Improvement Consultant

Dorchester County Health Department is requesting proposals for a Quality Improvement Consultant to develop a comprehensive quality improvement plan and update the county's five-year strategic plan, with proposals due August 13, 2026 and questions due July 27, 2026.

The scope includes conducting a needs assessment; developing a written Quality Improvement Plan that incorporates governance structure, standardized QI methodology, performance measurement processes, and communication strategies; updating the existing strategic plan to align with state health metrics and Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) standards; and training the QI Advisory Committee. Key deliverables are a QI plan timeline finalized one week after contract execution, a draft Quality Improvement Plan and updated Strategic Plan due December 15, 2026, final plans due January 15, 2027, and committee training by February 15, 2027. The consultant must maintain monthly liaison contact with the Health Planner and submit monthly progress reports and invoicing by the fifth business day of each month.

The contract is firm fixed price not to exceed $35,000 with a term from September 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. No federal funding is associated with this procurement. Place of performance is Cambridge, Maryland.

Offerors must demonstrate within the last five years experience providing quality improvement and strategic planning consultation to public health departments and/or healthcare agencies and provide references attesting to this experience. The contractor must comply with State of Maryland IT security policies, maintain data backup and disaster recovery procedures with a recovery point objective of one hour or less, and ensure all state data remains within the continental United States. Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence), Errors and Omissions/Professional Liability ($1,000,000 per claim), Crime Insurance ($1,000,000 per loss), and Cyber Security/Data Breach Insurance (at least $5,000,000 per claim). Travel reimbursement is not provided. This procurement carries no SBE, MBE, VSBE participation goals or living wage requirements.