Green Mountain Care Board Health Data Infrastructure Transformation Addendum 1

Location:	Vermont
Posted:	Jun 9, 2026
Due:	Jun 26, 2026
Agency:	State of Vermont
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	D - Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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Owen Foster, J.D., Chair

Jessica Holmes, Ph.D.

David Murman, M.D.

112 State Street, 5th Floor

Thom Walsh, Ph.D., MS, MSPT

Montpelier, VT 05633-3601

Sara Teachout, M.U.P.

802-828-2177

Emily Brown, J.D., Executive Director

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ADDENDUM #1

DATE: 06/09/2026

RFP: Green Mountain Care Board Rural Health Transformation Health Data Infrastructure

Transformation

RFP ISSUE DATE: May 15, 2026

SUBJECT: Updates to Bid Due Date, Funding Year, Work Timeline, and Appendix 7.6 Rural

Health Transformation Grant Details

Please note the following updates to the RFP:

1. Bid Due Date: June 26, 2026, 4:30 PM EST

2. Funding Year Update: The entire scope of this RFP, both Year 1 and Year 2

deliverables, are pending Grant Year 2 funding. This means the contract for this work

will be contingent on conﬁrmation of award for Grant Year 2, expected by September

30, 2026.

3. Work Timeline Update: To align with Grant Year 2 funding, contract execution is

expected for work to start on November 2, 2026, through September 30, 2028.

4. Updates to Appendix 7.6: Please see the following pages for updates to the Rural

Health Transformation Grant Details Appendix.

Owen Foster, J.D., Chair

Jessica Holmes, Ph.D.

David Murman, M.D.

112 State Street, 5th Floor

Thom Walsh, Ph.D., MS, MSPT

Montpelier, VT 05633-3601

Sara Teachout, M.U.P.

802-828-2177

Emily Brown, J.D., Executive Director

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Appendix 7.6 Rural Health Transformation Grant Details

>Changes to the original are highlighted in yellow in Agreement Period, Eligibility, and

Reporting Deadlines sections

Background

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. Vermont’s RHT program narrative can be found here RHTP Program Narrative.

Project Purpose

Statewide Health Care Data Platform Modernization and Transparency Project: this project

aims to modernize how cost, quality, and access data is managed and used in Vermont by

scaling existing infrastructure. RHT funds will support development of a scaled solution that

will replace older tools and make it easier for state leaders, health care providers, and the

public to see how well the health care system is working according to deﬁned metrics.

Additionally, the solution will use dashboards and reports to show important facts and

trends, like how much health care costs are rising, the quality of care provided, and access

to care. By using modern technology, the project will help people make smarter decisions

about health care and track progress toward improving health services across the state.

Funding

This project is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a ﬁnancial assistance award

totaling $195,053,740.44 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of

the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by

CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Funding Restrictions

Key areas where funding may not be used are the following. This is not an exhaustive list:

1. Pre-award costs.

Owen Foster, J.D., Chair

Jessica Holmes, Ph.D.

David Murman, M.D.

112 State Street, 5th Floor

Thom Walsh, Ph.D., MS, MSPT

Montpelier, VT 05633-3601

Sara Teachout, M.U.P.

802-828-2177

Emily Brown, J.D., Executive Director

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Meeting matching requirements for any other federal funds or local entities.

3. Supplanting existing State, local, tribal, or private funding of infrastructure or

services, such as staff salaries.

4. Construction or building expansion, purchasing or signiﬁcant retroﬁtting of buildings,

cosmetic upgrades, or any other cost that materially increases the value of the capital

or useful life as a direct cost.

5. Purchase of covered telecommunications and video surveillance equipment (See 2

CFR 200.216) as well as ﬁnancial assistance to households for installation and

monthly broadband internet costs.

6. Clinical services that could be reimbursed by insurance. Funds also may not be used

for payments to clinical services if they duplicate billable services and/or attempt to

change the payment amounts of existing fee schedules. If the Recipient plans to fund

direct health care services, the Recipient must justify why they are not already

reimbursable, how the payment will ﬁll a gap in care coverage (such as

uncompensated care or services not covered by insurance), and/or how they

transform the current care delivery model. CMS will have ﬁnal approval of whether

proposed services are allowable.

7. Funds also may not be used for clinician salaries or wage supports for facilities that

subject clinicians to non-compete contractual limitations.

Agreement Period

Contracts executed from this RFP will be contingent on Year 2 funds disbursement and will

be for a period of 23 months with an anticipated start date of November 2, 2026. The grant

period is anticipated to extend from November 2, 2026, through September 30, 2028, for a

period of 23 months. Year 2 funds must be fully spent by September 30, 2028.

Year 2 contracts under this project may be extended up to four (4) one-year option

periods with State and CMS approval.

Eligibility

Vendors must have completed at least three similar projects. Experience in public sector

and cloud native health data infrastructure is strongly preferred. Budget maximum for this

effort is $3M.

Reporting Deadlines

Owen Foster, J.D., Chair

Jessica Holmes, Ph.D.

David Murman, M.D.

112 State Street, 5th Floor

Thom Walsh, Ph.D., MS, MSPT

Montpelier, VT 05633-3601

Sara Teachout, M.U.P.

802-828-2177

Emily Brown, J.D., Executive Director

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

All awardees are subject to quarterly reporting requirements, with the ﬁrst quarterly report

due December 31, 2026 (for Federal Fiscal Year Q1 activities).

Reporting Metrics

Ultimately, this project is accountable to the metric of “Unique users of new health care

cost, quality, and access tools.” For this SOW, the vendor is accountable for reporting

quarterly progress toward SOW deliverables, as this SOW’s scope is integral to creating the

systems to allow for new health care cost, quality, and access tools.

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

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