Medicaid Workgroup Consultant Services

The purpose of this iRFP is to obtain consulting services to advance community violence reduction efforts by leveraging healthcare coverage and access as a critical prevention strategy amid ongoing Medicaid eligibility changes. These services are intended to address the intersection of health disparities and violence by ensuring that vulnerable populations maintain or regain access to essential healthcare services, behavioral health support, and preventive care.

Healthcare access is recognized through this effort as a foundational component of violence prevention and community stability.

The purchase is funded with the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Safer Communities grant.

The total amount of the resulting agreement shall be $22,500.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 11094-0-2026
• Department: Purchasing
• Department Head: Michael Bevis (Chief Procurement Officer)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-21T21:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Related Experience and Qualifications (60 pts) —

  Describe your organization’s relevant experience delivering programs or services similar to those outlined in this solicitation. The response should include a summary of the organization’s background, years of experience, and examples of comparable projects or initiatives completed within the past several years. Identify key personnel who will support the project and summarize their qualifications, certifications, and relevant expertise.

• Approach and Capacity (40 pts) —

  Explain how you plan to implement the proposed services, including the overall strategy, methods, and activities you will use to achieve the program goals using the complete total first year budget of $22,500. Responses should demonstrate the organization’s ability to deliver the work effectively, including staffing, partnerships, operational capacity, and any systems used to coordinate services, track progress, and report outcomes. Provide the hourly rates of each of your team members.

Submission Requirements

• VENDOR RESPONSE (required) —

  Please upload your ENTIRE proposal here as one PDF document.

• REDACTED PROPOSAL —

  If you are requesting certain portions of your proposal containing trade secrets or proprietary information to be withheld from release under Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA), please upload your redacted proposal here as one PDF document AND state the reasons why protection is necessary. If you do not submit a redacted proposal your entire proposal will be available pursuant to VFOIA. Any redactions will be subject to review by the City Attorney’s Office.

  NOTE: Pricing cannot be withheld as trade secret or proprietary information. The entire proposal cannot be designated as trade secret or proprietary information.

• Response Confirmation —

  Each proposer is required to confirm they have included these signed forms as part of your vendor response submitted above.

• Anti-Collusion Statement (required)
• Ethics in Public Contracting (required)
• Non-Discrimination (required)
• Debarment Certification (required)
• Compliance with Federal Immigration Law (required)
• Compliance with State Law – Authorization to Transact Business in the Commonwealth of Virginia (required)
• Equal Opportunity Business Status (required)
• Bid Form (required) —

  Bid submissions that do not include fully completed bid form will not be accepted. By confirming this item, you are confirming that you completed the bid form and have included it in your response above.

• Acknowledgment of Addenda and Q&A (required) —

  Proposer acknowledges that they received and reviewed all Addenda and Questions and Answers

• Pricing Proposal Options (required) —

  Select how you want the bidder to submit their pricing proposals