The Missouri Department of Social Services is seeking vendor information for Rural Health Transformation Program implementation across two separate tracks: remote patient monitoring for rural maternal care and telehealth to expand specialist access for rural hospitals and providers.
This is a Request for Information (RFI), not an applicant grant application and not an immediate contract award. Missouri DSS states that responses will inform future procurement planning.
Track 1 — Maternal RPM: the state is seeking vendor capabilities around rural maternal remote patient monitoring, implementation, integration, clinical workflows, training, support and reporting. Current solicitation information indicates device procurement is not anticipated under this track, so vendors should not assume hardware reimbursement.
Track 2 — Rural Telehealth Specialist Access: the state is seeking telehealth capabilities for rural hospitals/providers, including equipment or clinical peripherals as applicable, installation/configuration, workflow and EHR integration, training, maintenance/support, low-bandwidth operation and scalable pricing. This is the strongest N9+ direct-commercial fit.
Submission window closed: Missouri DSS procurement previously confirmed the controlling response deadline was September 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM CDT. That deadline has passed; do not send a late RFI response. The 7:00 PM time appearing in MissouriBUYS reflects UTC. On September 2, procurement specialist Steven Hoffman further confirmed that email is the official and sole submission method; the RFI-specific instructions override the default MOVERS/MissouriBUYS upload prompts. Do not submit the RFI response through MOVERS. During the closed response window, Track 2 responses were required to be emailed directly to Steven.Hoffman@dss.mo.gov with the subject RHTP RFI – Track 2 (Telehealth) – [Vendor Name]. Responses may be Word or PDF, must use Times New Roman 11-point type and one-inch margins, and the primary response is limited to 15 pages. The Vendor Response Cover Page in Appendix A is required; cover pages, tables of contents, and pre-existing technical or marketing appendices do not count toward the 15-page limit.
Cost estimate: Missouri DSS confirmed that the requested Rough Order of Magnitude cost estimate belongs inside the Word/PDF response itself. Do not enter pricing or attach the RFI response within MOVERS.
Vendor registration: Missouri DSS procurement separately advises all vendors to register in the new MissouriBUYS/MOVERS eProcurement system to continue doing business with and receive payments from the State of Missouri. That general vendor-registration requirement does not change the RFI submission channel: this RFI response is submitted by email only.
Atlas N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 99/100 (archived-cycle analysis). The closed 2026 RFI had strong direct-vendor fit, but its response window has passed. The strongest defensible strategy is to lead with N9+ as a connected remote-exam and telehealth platform for specialist access rather than video-only care, while describing standards/API interoperability accurately and avoiding unverified EHR-certification claims.
The RFI-specific contract value is not stated. Third-party AI-generated budget estimates are not treated as official funding amounts. Vendors should use the controlling RFI, Appendix A, and current Missouri DSS procurement instructions before filing.