The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health (“Department”) is seeking responses to this Request for Proposals ("Solicitation" or "RFP") from qualified Vendors to design and deliver evidence-based education, training, and programmatic support to healthcare organizations across New Hampshire aimed at reducing prescription drug-related harms.

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health is requesting proposals for evidence-based education, training, and programmatic support to healthcare organizations across New Hampshire aimed at reducing prescription drug-related harms under RFP-2027-DPH-09-OCHSE, with proposals due July 28, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EST and vendor questions due July 14, 2026.

The Department anticipates awarding one contract with a performance period from September 2026 through August 31, 2028, with renewal options for up to two additional years. Funding is contingent upon availability and Governor and Executive Council approval, sourced from federal Assistance Listing Number 93.136 (NH Implementation of the Overdose Data to Action in States).

The scope encompasses academic detailing and operational support statewide to reduce prescription drug-related harms and opioid misuse. The contractor must conduct a project kick-off within ten business days of contract effective date and submit an initial work plan within ten business days thereafter. By State Fiscal Year 2028, the contractor must engage a minimum of 300 providers across at least 100 practice settings including community health centers, recovery community organizations, and emergency departments. The contractor must conduct at least twenty CEU-approved training sessions within one year, maintain three academic detailers, and facilitate monthly meetings with the Department, biweekly case conferences, and biweekly internal team meetings.

Performance metrics include 80 percent of academic detailing sessions resulting in follow-up operational support, 80 percent of operational support sessions resulting in documented practice changes, 70 percent of providers demonstrating measurable implementation of evidence-based practices within 90 days, and 60 percent of practices showing measurable improvement in prescribing or referral metrics within six months. Required staffing includes a Project Director, Project Coordinator and Evaluator, Institute of Health Policy & Practice Evaluation Expert, Project Support Expert, and Provider Engagement Expert.

Technical responses will be scored on 700 points across four mandatory questions (experience 150 points, approach 200 points, ability 200 points, capacity 150 points). Cost proposals will be scored on 300 points using a lowest-cost formula. Vendors must achieve a minimum of 400 points during preliminary technical scoring to have cost proposals opened. Payment will be made monthly based on an approved Deliverables Rate Sheet. Contractors must maintain minimum commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, comply with federal civil rights laws and HIPAA Business Associate Agreement requirements, and transfer data securely upon contract completion.