SS - 2602 ADRD Registry

The Florida Department of Elder Affairs, operating under Leon County jurisdiction, is procuring secure data hosting and managed data environment services through a single source purchase (PUR 7776) to support the Florida Memory Project, a comprehensive data registry for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. The procurement encompasses infrastructure, compliance support, and technical services including HIPAA-compliant data storage and computing environments, encrypted data transfer systems, IT security controls and monitoring, data governance support, and technical hosting and maintenance. The vendor must demonstrate specialized expertise in clinical and translational neurology, federal healthcare data systems, and large-scale health program design, with particular knowledge of registry architecture compatible with the Virginia Memory Project model upon which Florida's registry is based. Key deliverables include specialized data enclave design, HIPAA and CMS-compliant infrastructure, and complex data analysis frameworks. The contract term is six months, with a posting date of April 3, 2026, and a deadline for receipt of information of April 24, 2026, representing at least seven business days from the initial posting date. Interested parties should contact Justin Taylor at 850-414-2153 or Taylorj@elderaffairs.org for additional procurement details.

This procurement is designated as a single source purchase, which restricts competition to the identified intended vendor, Buildwell Consulting, located in Gainesville, Florida. The single source justification emphasizes the vendor's unique combined expertise and specialized knowledge that is not available as standard commercial offerings, including proprietary data enclave design and complex compliance frameworks. The primary points of contact for Buildwell Consulting are Dr. Christine Sapienza (352-214-9098, Csapien@ju.edu) and Dr. Susan Brandeis Cahn, DrPH, M.H.S., M.A. (773-710-6491, cahnsusan38@gmail.com). The estimated contract value is $70,000, with all data remaining the property of the Department of Elder Affairs, with the vendor serving solely as a data hosting and infrastructure provider under strict data use and business associate agreements. No set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions are noted in the procurement documentation.