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 an EMS Community Care Mobile Assessment Contract. This procurement is for
a statewide EMS system development and sustainability assessment. 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 the EMS Community Care Mobile Assessment, RFP # PHTHOET26001,
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: HHS to award contract(s)
Mid-February 2026: Contract begins.
Sincerely,
John McMullen
Issuing Officer