Open now. The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS), is seeking vendors under HSS26021C-HCBS / HSS-26-021C to provide Home and Community Based Services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, brain injury and Prader-Willi Syndrome. Proposals are due September 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM Local Time through Euna Procurement / Bonfire. The State bid page uses “Local Time” and does not name the time zone, so Atlas treats the exact deadline time zone as unverified.
The solicitation includes a broad set of Medicaid HCBS services, with particularly strong technology alignment in Remote Supports, Assistive Technology and Specialized Medical Equipment and Supplies. Remote Supports expressly include functional technology assessment, monthly monitoring, equipment, installation and training. Covered technology may include live or on-demand audio/video, wearable and virtual technologies, mobile applications and other equipment supporting two-way real-time communication so staff can respond to health and safety needs.
CMS now lists the Delaware DDDS Lifespan Waiver as approved effective July 1, 2026 and identifies remote supports and specialized medical equipment and supplies among approved waiver services. This materially strengthens the current procurement path beyond the RFP’s earlier parenthetical that Remote Supports was pending CMS approval.
Funding / contract value: DDDS uses established Medicaid fee-for-service rates for covered services. Vendors must accept the published DDDS rates and may not negotiate them. The RFP does not publish a single aggregate contract ceiling or guaranteed vendor volume.
Eligibility and submission: vendors must satisfy service-specific Delaware licensure/certification requirements, provide DDDS provider qualification letter(s), meet insurance requirements, and furnish or initiate a Delaware business license as applicable. For Remote Supports, the July 1, 2026 Lifespan Waiver provider specification additionally requires a DDDS-credentialed provider that is a recognized, experienced Remote Supports vendor with experience in at least two other states, along with comprehensive liability insurance, compliant secure technology, 24/7 monitoring capability, required background and incident-reporting controls, and Medicaid provider enrollment. Proposals must be submitted through Euna Procurement / Bonfire; hard-copy, fax and email submissions are not accepted. Subcontracting is permitted when disclosed and approved, with the prime remaining responsible.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 94/100. This is a high-priority statewide healthcare technology and HCBS procurement with a meaningful active service window. A direct Dr. Miltie response is not a TRUE direct submission unless all mandatory DDDS provider-qualification and applicable licensing requirements are legitimately satisfied.
N9+ Technical Fit: 90/100. N9+ aligns materially with the Remote Supports requirement for two-way real-time communication, live/on-demand audio/video, wearable or virtual technologies, equipment deployment and training, as well as the separate Specialized Medical Equipment and Supplies category. The strongest defensible path is either direct qualification for the applicable service category or a disclosed subcontract/vendor role with a qualified Delaware HCBS provider that can satisfy local response, in-person training and provider-qualification requirements. The RFP requires backup procedures and, when an in-person response is required, a response time of no more than 30 minutes, so local operational coverage is an important execution condition.
Next action: confirm Dr. Miltie’s DDDS provider-qualification path and Delaware business/licensure requirements, identify a qualified local HCBS prime or response partner if needed, map N9+ to the approved Remote Supports and/or Specialized Medical Equipment scope, retrieve and review the current Q&A and all portal attachments, then advance a direct response only if every mandatory qualification can be legitimately satisfied; otherwise use a disclosed qualified Delaware HCBS prime or technology-subcontract path before September 30.
Official source: Delaware MyMarketplace HSS26021C-HCBS.