Bid #73877. Contact: ahs.contracts@vermont.gov. Agency of Human Services - Office of the Secretary, Waterbury, Vermont. The Vermont Agency of Human Services is offering a $195 million grant for its Rural Health Transformation Program. This five-year. Due Jul 18 (10 days left).
The Vermont Agency of Human Services is offering a $195 million grant for its Rural Health Transformation Program. This five-year initiative aims to enhance rural healthcare networks, technology, workforce, and affordability across the state. Proposals should focus on regional care strategies, innovation, and aligning services with population needs.
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 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to provide funds to help health care providers implement regional care strategies that coordinate services across a geographic area to improve access, quality, efficiency, and sustainability. This may include shifting appropriate services from hospital to community-based or outpatient settings, strengthening specialized regional services, or redesigning how care is delivered across a region. AHS will fund both hospital and non-hospital providers. In alignment with Act 68 of 2025, all proposals should strengthen the continuum of care, encourage care delivery innovation, and better align services with population needs. Eligible strategies include but are not limited to hospital-home health partnerships, regional workforce sharing models, maternity care network development, and hospital designation or service transformation. Designation or service transformation refers to a hospital transitioning from a traditional inpatient model to one that emphasizes emergency, outpatient, primary, or other essential community-based services, preserving local access to critical care while building a sustainable, right-sized role within Vermont's broader health care system. Funding may support the operational, staffing, and service delivery changes necessary to implement such a transition. Locations: State-Wide Special Instructions: For the best experience when opening attachments, we recommend using Microsoft Edge. Other browsers may encounter compatibility issues that could affect your ability to view or interact with the content.
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Agency of Human Services - Office of the Secretary issued this medical and healthcare opportunity in Waterbury, Vermont, referenced as solicitation number 73877. It was published on June 19, 2026, and responses are due by July 18, 2026. The estimated contract value is approximately $195,000,000. 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 medical 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 medical 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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