Notice of Intent to Release
To all interested parties:
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (the Agency) is providing this
notice of intent to release a request for proposal (RFP) on or around December 2025, to
procure a Co-location Technical Assistance Provider. This procurement is to provide
rural Iowa service providers with expertise, research, and technical assistance on
evidence-based methods for achieving co-location, setting up agreements for cost
sharing (both for physical space and staffing/care coordination), and strategizing patient
flows for optimal care. Please see the Agency’s Rural Health Transformation Grant
website (Rural Health Transformation (RHT) | Health & Human Services) for additional
information about the Healthy Hometowns initiative.
The RFP for a Co-location Technical Assistance Provider, RFP # COMPADM26003,
that the Agency anticipates releasing on or around December 2025, will be posted to
IowaGrants. The following is a tentative timeline for the RFP; these dates are estimates
and are subject to change:
Mid-December 2025: Question and answer period after release of the RFP
Early January 2026: Deadline for bid proposals.
Mid-January 2026: Bidder presentations.
Mid-January 2026: HHS to award contract(s)
Mid-February 2026: Contract begins.
Sincerely,
Julie Jones
Issuing Officer