RFP 02 is now CLOSED          Information for HCP Sites

Seven bids were received from:

• ACD
• ATT
• Comcast
• Great Lakes Comnet
• Qwest
• US Signal
• Zayo
  Note: Only the prime vendors (the vendor that submitted the bid) are listed here.

The evaluation committee scored all 7 bids based on the criteria in the RFP.   The evaluation committee invited Great Lakes Comnet and Zayo, the 2 highest scoring bids, to make presentations and intends to continue working with these two vendors.

Evaluation of the bids is now complete.  After a thorough review of the bids according to the evaluation criteria in the RFP, the evaluation committee will be presenting Great Lakes Comnet’s pricing information to the participating health care providers (HCPs).  Pending approval and final commitments from the HCPs, MPHI will continue to work with Great Lakes Comnet.  The project won’t have a winning service provider until the final contract is negotiated, signed and, finally, approved by USAC.  Until that time, MPHI reserves the legal right to change vendors for any reason.

Introduction

This Request for Proposal (RFP) solicits proposals from vendors who are qualified to
construct and service a broadband network linking as many as 521 health care providers (HCPs)
in Michigan, a majority of which are located in non-metropolitan areas. The envisioned
infrastructure will permit the HCPs—hospitals, federally-designated rural health clinics, tribal
medical centers, federally qualified health clinics (FQHCs), community health centers, and other
similar health care organizations—to exchange large amounts of medical data at high speed.
Specifically, the selected vendor will be asked to:

• Install high-speed connections at each participating HCP within Michigan so they can use
  the statewide health information network;
• Provide intra-health care network connectivity (HCP to HCP communications), Internet
  connectivity, and full Internet2 connectivity to all HCPs; and
• Oversee the network’s operation, maintain all network facilities and infrastructure, and
  ensure network availability.

The overall objective of Michigan’s RHCPP effort is to increase health care-related
broadband availability in Michigan’s rural (non-metropolitan) areas and help make and keep
such service affordable to the participating HCPs.

 

Link to the RFP

Link to Excel verson of Appendix G: List of Sites

revised 1/8/10 with phone numbers at each site

Vendor Conference Meeting Information

List of Potential Partnering Organizations

Link to Questions and Answers

RFP Process Calendar - Updated with New Due Date

Item	RFP Date	Calendar Date
Date RFP is posted on the USAC website	ACD ~ - 28	11/11/2009
1st Vendor Conference (RFP Section 4.7)	ACD ~ - 15	11/30/2009*
Allowable contract date	ACD	12/09/2009
Letter of intent to bid due at MPHI (RFP Section 4.6)	ACD + 2	12/11/2009 12/16/2009
2nd Vendor Conference (RFP Section 4.7)	ACD + 7	12/16/2009
Last day to submit objections to RFP terms (RFP Section 4.15)		12/16/2009
Last day to submit questions (RFP Section 4.8)	ACD + 21	12/30/2009 01/15/2010
Proposals due (RFP Section 4.2)	ACD + 37	01/15/2010 02/15/2010

~ = approximately
ACD = Allowable Contract Date, set by USAC and available at http://www.usac.org/rhc-pilot-program/tools/search-postings-2009.aspx#MI
* Date adjusted for Thanksgiving Holiday.

 

 

 

 

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