Bid #RHT_AHS_009_FY26. Contact: ahs.contracts@vermont.gov. Agency of Human Services - Office of the Secretary, Waterbury, Vermont. Vermont's Agency of Human Services is offering subrecipient grants for facility upgrades to rural healthcare providers. Due Jul 18 (9 days left).
Vermont's Agency of Human Services is offering subrecipient grants for facility upgrades to rural healthcare providers across the state. These upgrades aim to support regionalization efforts, improve service delivery, and enhance operational efficiency. The program is part of a larger $195 million Rural Health Transformation grant.
Vermont has received a Rural Health Transformation (RHT) grant of $195 million in Year One of a five-year opportunity. The purpose of the grant is to build stronger rural health networks, improve technology and shared operations, strengthen the rural health workforce and ultimately ensure that Vermonters receive the right care at the right time for an affordable cost. The purpose of this subrecipient grant opportunity is to support facility upgrades in existing rural health care facilities and service delivery sites, including hospitals, primary care and specialty care, home health and hospice agencies, skilled nursing and long term-care facilities, adult day centers, mental health providers, substance use disorder providers, and other settings where health care services are delivered. Facility upgrades will support service realignment, shared operations, and integrated care delivery envisioned under Vermont’s regionalization strategy and ensure long-term overhead and upkeep costs are commensurate with patient volume. The goal of regionalization is to make sure health care services are right sized and optimally distributed in the state so that Vermonters can get the care they need, when and where they need it, and at a price they can afford. Regionalization works toward this goal by redesigning how clinical services are delivered at the local, regional, and state level based on analysis of population needs. The state’s vision is that certain essential services are available in local communities, while other services are in either regional hubs around the state or, for the most complex care, a single location statewide. Regionalization protects access to care over the long term by ensuring non-duplication of services and redirection of resources to high value, essential services. Locations: State-Wide Special Instructions: For the best experience when opening attachments, we recommend using Microsoft Edge.
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Agency of Human Services - Office of the Secretary issued this it and technology opportunity in Waterbury, Vermont, referenced as solicitation number RHT_AHS_009_FY26. It was published on June 19, 2026, and responses are due by July 18, 2026. Questions can be directed to ahs.contracts@vermont.gov.
Agency of Human Services - Office of the Secretary in Waterbury, Vermont is using this solicitation to procure technology work. Public agencies typically advertise this kind of work as a Request for Proposals (RFP), evaluating bidders on a combination of qualifications, technical approach, and price. Bidders responding to a technology solicitation in Vermont are generally expected to provide proof of liability insurance and workers' compensation coverage, hold any state license or trade certification required for the scope of work, and post performance and payment bonds for contracts above the agency's threshold.
Contracts of this type are usually awarded under the issuing agency's published procurement rules, with bid bond, performance bond, and reference requirements set in the solicitation documents. PublicBidSearch indexes this solicitation alongside other open bids in Vermont so contractors and vendors can compare active opportunities by category, agency, or location without monitoring each procurement portal individually.
To submit a proposal for this RFP, review the full solicitation documents for Agency of Human Services - Office of the Secretary's exact scope of work, submission format, and any mandatory pre-bid meeting or site visit. Responses must be received before the July 18, 2026 deadline — public agencies routinely reject late submissions regardless of cause. Confirm how the agency accepts responses — through an electronic procurement portal, as a sealed hard-copy bid, or by email — because the required method varies by agency and a non-conforming submission can be disqualified. Direct questions about scope or specifications to ahs.contracts@vermont.gov before the agency's question cut-off date. Vendors that have not previously contracted with Agency of Human Services - Office of the Secretary should confirm whether registration on the agency's vendor system is required to be eligible for award.
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