PRAPARE® Licensing Business Strategy and Contract Restructuring

Location:	Federal
Posted:	Jul 9, 2026
Due:	Aug 14, 2026
Agency:	National Association of Community Health Centers
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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Request for Proposals (RFP)

Project Title: PRAPARE® Licensing Business Strategy and Contract Restructuring

RFP Released: July 8, 2026

Proposals Due: August 14, 2026

Point of Contact

Nalani Markle-Tarrant, Director Whole Person Health (ntarrant@nachc.org)

Organization Overview

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) is a national membership organization

supporting federally qualified health centers (also known as FQHCs or Community Health Centers) and

expanding health care services for the medically underserved and uninsured. Founded in 1971 to

promote efficient, high-quality, comprehensive health care that is accessible, culturally, and linguistically

competent, community-directed, and patient-centered for all, NACHC’s mission and strategic

pillars continue to guide our values and priorities as an organization representing a national health

center movement.

NACHC:

• Serves as the leading national advocacy organization in support of community-based health

centers and the expansion of health care access for the medically underserved and uninsured.

• Conducts research and analysis that informs both the public and private sectors about the work

of health centers, their value to the American health care system, and the overall health of the

nation’s people and communities – both in terms of costs and health care outcomes.

• Provides training and technical assistance to support and strengthen health center operations,

clinical quality, leadership development, and advancing health equity at health centers across

the country.

• Develops partnerships with the public and private sectors to build stronger and healthier

communities.

Purpose

NACHC is in the process of releasing an updated version of the Protocol for Responding to & Assessing

Patients’ Assets, Risks & Experiences (PRAPARE®) tool. In connection with this update, NACHC seeks to

engage a qualified vendor to review, evaluate, and restructure its current PRAPARE® licensing program,

including license types, pricing/cost structure, and the underlying license agreement templates, so that

the licensing model reflects the revised tool and supports NACHC's long-term sustainability and

stewardship of PRAPARE®.

This RFP describes the background, scope of work, deliverables, timeline, and submission requirements

for organizations interested in proposing this engagement.

Background

PRAPARE® is a nationally recognized and standardized patient social risk assessment tool that is

evidence-based and stakeholder-driven. PRAPARE® contains measures on 26 social drivers of health

(SDOH) that align with national initiatives, including the standardized codification sets under ICD-10,

LOINC (Logical Observation Identiﬁers Names and Codes) and the Uniform Data System (UDS).

PRAPARE®, when paired with the Implementation and Action Toolkit, empowers users to leverage data

to improve health equity at the individual, community, and systems levels.

The revised PRAPARE® tool will contain additional domains and questions and be in alignment with the

Vital Conditions Health and Well-Being framework for the purpose of not only expanding the scope of

needs, but also the assets of the communities to show the strengths they have within themselves and

together.

Objective

NACHC seeks a vendor partner to:

• Evaluate the current PRAPARE® licensing structure, including license types, pricing, terms, and

administrative processes.

• Benchmark NACHC's licensing model against comparable SDOH screening tools and

clinical/behavioral assessment licensing programs.

• Recommend an updated business strategy for licensing PRAPARE® that reflects the newly

revised tool, including updated pricing tiers and agreement categories.

• Identify whether additional license categories are needed beyond the current categories.

• Redline and revise NACHC's own template license agreements to reflect the updated business

and pricing structure.

• Deliver a final pricing strategy and a set of finalized license agreement templates.

Scope of Work and Deliverables

Selected vendor will collaborate closely with the NACHC Whole Person Health team on all activity tasks.

We expect to have an initial kick-off conference call during the start of September. Bi-weekly check-in

calls may be needed as the project proceeds, and the selected vendor should be prepared to answer

questions by email.

Activity tasks and deliverables:

Licensing & Business Model Review

• Review current license types, pricing tiers, pro-rating rules, and renewal/ agreement terms.

• Interview key NACHC staff involved in licensing administration (e.g., PRAPARE® team, NACHC

Legal, Finance) to understand current pain points and constraints.

• Analyze historical licensing data (e.g., volume by license type, revenue, renewal/non-renewal

trends) to inform recommendations.

Market & Comparable Benchmarking

• Research licensing/pricing models used by comparable SDOH screening tools and other clinical

or behavioral health assessment instruments in the healthcare and public health sectors

• Summarize findings and identify opportunities or risks relevant to NACHC's positioning,

sustainability goals, and mission as a nonprofit steward of PRAPARE®.

Recommended Licensing Structure

• Propose updated license categories (retaining, modifying, or adding to current types) aligned

with the revised tool and its use cases.

• Propose updated pricing for each license category, with rationale grounded in market analysis

and NACHC's goals.

• Propose any changes to pro-rating, renewal, and term-length policies.

Contract / Agreement Redlining

• Review NACHC's current template agreements

• Redline and revise template language to reflect the updated business structure, pricing, and any

new license categories, in coordination with NACHC Legal.

• Ensure revised templates remain consistent with NACHC's no-redline policy for external

licensees (i.e., agreements should be finalized as standardized templates, not customized per

licensee).

Final Recommendations & Presentation

• Deliver a final written licensing strategy report with pricing recommendations and supporting

rationale.

• Present recommendations to NACHC leadership for review and approval, including a

presentation to/approval by the NACHC CEO.

• Deliver final, clean versions of all revised license agreement templates.

Deliverables

1. Current-state assessment summarizing existing licensing structure, processes, and identified

gaps.

2. Benchmarking report comparing NACHC's licensing model to comparable tools/organizations.

3. Recommended licensing strategy, including license categories, pricing, and terms.

4. Redlined and final versions of all license agreement templates.

5. Executive summary/presentation suitable for CEO and leadership review and approval.

6. Final implementation memo summarizing changes for internal NACHC staff (e.g., PRAPARE®

inbox team) to update SOPs and email templates as needed.

Time Period

The period for the initial services is September 2026, through December 2026. Vendor may be retained

for additional services after the contract period if agreed upon by all parties and based upon successful

performance during the period of initial service and ongoing availability of funds.

Milestone

RFP Released

Proposals Due

Vendor Selected

Licensing Strategy & Pricing Recommendations Completed

CEO Final Approval of Pricing Strategy

Contract/Agreement Redlining & Review

Final Contracts/Templates Completed

Target Date

July 2026

August 2026

October 2026

November 2026

Through November 2026

December 2026

Vendor Qualifications

Proposals should demonstrate the vendor's experience with:

• Licensing and intellectual property strategy, ideally within healthcare, health IT, or

nonprofit/mission-driven organizations.

• Pricing strategy and business model design for licensed products, tools, or IP.

• Legal/contract drafting and redlining of license agreements (in-house capability or named legal

partner/subcontractor).

• Knowledge of social drivers of health (SDOH), value-based care, or clinical/behavioral

assessment tools (preferred, not required).

• Experience working with nonprofit associations, FQHCs, or similar mission-based healthcare

organizations (preferred).

Funding & Budget Information

Vendor must provide a comprehensive budget based on the ideal methodology and process used to

meet the desired services, scope of work and deliverables. All costs must be itemized into the

appropriate budget categories and must directly relate to the project activities described in the RFP. The

budget should not exceed $100,000.00 Budget negotiations may occur.

Information Requested

Applications should be submitted as a PDF document with the applicant’s name and date of submission

in the file name. The application narrative should be no more than 5 pages (11-point font, 1-inch

margins, 1.5 space lines) describing understanding of the project needs and strategies for achieving the

project tasks and deliverables. Appendix A. (Attestation Statement) should be signed and submitted

along with the completed application.

Applications should be emailed as attachments to Nalani Markle- Tarrant, Director of Whole Person

Health at ntarrant@nachc.org by Friday August 14h, 2026, 11:59 pm PT (i.e., August 15th, 2026 2:59 am

ET)

If NACHC selects your proposal, you will be notified no later than COB August 31, 2026.

Proposal Requirements:

The following submission guidelines and requirements apply to this RFP:

1. Only qualified individuals or organizations with prior experience on projects such as this should

submit proposals in response to this RFP.

2. Firm/organization overview and relevant experience.

3. Proposed approach and methodology for each scope area.

4. Proposed project timeline aligned to the milestones.

5. Proposed staffing plan, including any legal subcontractors for redlining work.

6. Cost proposal/fee structure. The price proposal should indicate the overall fixed price for the

project as well as hourly rates and an estimated total number of hours, should NACHC decide to

award a contract on an hourly rate basis. This will not count towards the 5-page limit.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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