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This Request for Proposals (RFP) is issued by the Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC), on behalf of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), to solicit proposals to establish an Agency Master Patient Index Solution.
For the scope of this RFP, Electronic Clinical Laboratory Systems (ECLRS) and Electronic Case Report (eCR) data sources are prioritized. Programs across the agency utilize various matching software tools to support operational and research needs defined by the program. The source agnostic MPI solution will have the ability to integrate external modular matching software into the stack or provide a matching process that can honor match decisions from outside matching solutions through matching logic.
The agency is looking forward to implementing the Agency Master Patient Index in a fully managed, cloud hosted, environment to foster modernization of the technical infrastructure that is scalable, flexible and meets federal standards on health interoperability Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR R4.0) for the Master Patient Index solution and API.
A DOHMH copy of patient identifier assignments or cross walk table will be implemented and maintained with automated synchronization with MPI environment for back-end accessibility.
- Timeline
| Request for Proposals (RFP) Release | September 14, 2022 |
| Deadline for Written Questions | September 30, 2022 |
| Q&A Posted | October 17, 2022 |
| Bidder’s Conference Call | Week of October 17, 2022 |
| Bidder’s Intent to Bid Email | October 24, 2022 |
| Proposal Package Due | November 16, 2022 |
| Funding Notification | March 10, 2023 |
RFP Timetable Bidders Conference and Intent to Bid
DOHMH Questions and Answer Responses will be posted on FPHNYC website for review and reference. Should the prospective bidder have additional questions or need further clarifications, there is an opportunity for a half hour Bidders Conference call which may be requested through FPHNYC during the week of October 17, 2022. Compiled questions and DOHMH responses from Bidder Conference Calls will be posted the week of October 24, 2022.
Prospective bidder is requested to submit an Intent to Bid by October 24, 2022.
APPLY
The deadline for submission is November 16, 2022 by 11:59 p.m. ET. Proposals must be submitted via email to procurement@fphnyc.org and include the title of the solicitation, “Agency Master Patient Index Solution”, in the subject line.
Purpose:
The Fund for Public Health NYC (FPHNY) on behalf of the New York City’s Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), is seeking a public health communications organization to support the Public Health Corps (PHC), a network of community-based partners to identify and document individual experiences of community members served. The vendor will also build a repository of stories that captures the personal journeys of people of color in making a vaccination decision in designated Taskforce for Racial Inclusion and Equity (TRIE) neighborhoods.
The PHC community-based partners have been contracted to lead community engagement to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake towards equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in communities that have experienced longstanding health inequities. This project will document the impact of the community organizations’ interventions within the neighborhoods they serve by observing, assessing and evaluating engagement and will document those findings through personal stories of program beneficiaries.
The storytelling vendor will play an integral role in helping build a sustainable community-based resource library that will enable community partners to share the personal stories of COVID-19 health impact and recovery. This vendor will provide ongoing analysis, technical assistance, media production, and capacity building for community partners working to increase COVID-19 vaccination and testing, health literacy, and addressing social and health factors that increase risk of severe COVID-19 illness.
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to develop tools and organize community engagement process in collaboration with 33 community partners to document the individual experiences of the residents of TRIE neighborhoods they serve from March 2022 to June 30, 2022. PHC partners provide education on COVID-19 prevention, health literacy and vaccine equity programs. Vendor will work with community partners to identify program beneficiaries to interview and cultural and linguistically appropriate processes to incorporate. Vendor will also create a library of stories for each community.
Eligibility:
The Storytelling vendor should have experience in community engagement with BIPOC communities and with facilitating storytelling with people of various backgrounds and cultures. For this project, the Storytelling vendor should also have the capacity to build a resource library of the stories collected for each community. Through in-person meetings with community organizations, the Storytelling vendor will assess community engagement strategies and capture stories of the people they serve. The vendor should also demonstrate familiarity with racial justice and social justice frameworks and have the capability to produce video recordings.
Timetable:
| Competitive Solicitation Release | May 17, 2022 |
| Deadline for Written Questions | May 24, 2022 |
| Q&A Posted | May 27, 2022 |
| Bid Submission Deadline | June 3, 2022 |
| Expected Funding Notification* | June 13, 2022 |
| Expected Contract Start Date* | July 1, 2022 |
*The above dates are targets only. FPHNYC reserves the right to modify dates if necessary.
Documents:
The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC), on behalf of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department), seeks proposals from Executive Search Firms, with substantial and relevant experience in recruiting executive and senior-level management positions in local government agencies, for the recruitment and selection of the following position:
- Chief Equity and Strategy Officer
The Chief Equity and Strategy Officer (CESO) will report to the Commissioner of Health and serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Team. The CESO will ensure the organization executes on its vision to ensure all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, where they are from, or where they live, working both internally and externally with a host of stakeholders and partners. Specifically, the CESO will be responsible for the implementation of a recently completed strategic plan which focuses on a number of topical areas, as well as structural and process changes across the agency, embedding equity in all agency programming and operations.
KEY DATES
Please note the following key dates for the RFP process.
- Deadline for Written Questions: January 17, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET
Questions and requests for clarification about this RFP must be submitted via e-mail to procurement@fphnyc.org with the subject line “DOHMH Executive Recruitment.”
- Q&A Posted: on or about January 20, 2023
- Proposal Package Due: January 27, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET Applications must be submitted via email to procurement@fphnyc.org
This Request for Proposals (RFP) is issued by the Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC), on behalf of the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (NYC Health Department) Division of Disease Control to seek proposals from consultants/firms to develop a strategic plan to revitalize its clinical services and express testing infrastructure. The strategic planning process will result in a comprehensive plan to implement and sustain clinical services and operations that advance public health goals for interrupting transmission of infectious diseases of public health concern and meet emergency public health response needs.
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The deadline to apply is March 17, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). All applications must be submitted via email to procurement@fphnyc.org.
Project Description
The purpose of this RFP is to identify a consultant to evaluate its clinical and laboratory infrastructure and services and develop a strategic plan for delivering integrated services that contribute to public health goals. This includes testing for STIs and other conditions that can extend to other emergency clinical and laboratory services in the event of an outbreak. The consultant will be tasked with the following activities:
- Access the NYC Health Department’s current clinical and laboratory structures, technology systems, resources, needs, and clinic clients and determine gaps in services.
- Research and synthesize evidence-informed standards for clinical and laboratory operations and sustainability models, with an emphasis on government operated health centers
- Develop a comprehensive strategic plan to make integrated clinical and lab services sustainable long-term
- Providing ad hoc consultation services for clinical and laboratory services during the contract period to inform real-time decision making for the public health clinics
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include academic institutions, public and private research organizations, non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, and consultants or consulting firms with the following:
- A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in strategic planning for healthcare organizations;
- A minimum of five (5) years’ experience improving public health and ambulatory care clinical operations, preferably at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) or government operated clinics/health centers;
- A minimum of five (5) years’ experience working on clinical, laboratory, and administrative processes for prevention, screening, and management of infectious diseases, including clinical guidelines, accreditation standards, reimbursement, staffing levels, etc.;
- A minimum of three (3) years’ experience working with and/or assessing the New York City healthcare delivery system; and
- Availability to provide services from notice of award to June 2024.
Preference will be given to Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises.
RFP Timetable
| Request for Proposals (RFP) Release | February 8, 2023 |
| Deadline for Written Questions | February 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EDT |
| Q&A Posted | February 22, 2023 |
| Application Deadline | March 17, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EDT |
| Expected Funding Notification* | April 21, 2023 |
| Expected Contract Start Date* | June 1, 2023 |
*Funding notification and contract start dates are target dates only. FPHNYC may amend the schedule as needed.
Applicants are encouraged to check the webpage frequently to stay informed throughout the procurement process.
Questions
Questions and requests for clarification about this RFP must be submitted via e-mail to procurement@fphnyc.org with a subject line of “Strategic Planning for Sustainable Clinical Infrastructure.” All such questions and inquiries must be received on Tuesday, February 15, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. EDT. The Q&A will be posted at: https://www.fphnyc.org/get-involved/rfps/.
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The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC), on behalf of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (NYC Health Department) Office of the Commissioner, seeks proposals from qualified consultants/firms to provide strategic communications and public relations support in advancing its broader public health agenda and building a communications operation better suited to respond to the elevated interest in public health.
ELIGIBILITY
To be considered, individuals or firms submitting proposals must demonstrate the following:
- 7 to 10 years of experience providing strategic communications, public relations, public affairs, and media relations with preference given to experience relevant to local, state, or federal government agencies, hospitals/healthcare institutions, corporations and/or non-profit organizations or elected officials.
- Expertise in communication strategy, executive and crisis communications, and media training.
- Demonstrated thought leadership and ability to drive change.
- Priority will be given to Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises.
KEY DATES
Please note the following key dates for the RFP process.
- Deadline for Written Questions: March 1, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET
Questions and requests for clarification about this RFP must be submitted via e-mail to procurement@fphnyc.org with the subject line “Strategic Communications and Public Relations Support.”
- Q&A Posted: March 8, 2023 (see above for download)
- Proposal Package Due: March 13, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET
Applications must be submitted via email to procurement@fphnyc.org
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