The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has opened a competitive Rural Health Transformation Program procurement for statewide technical assistance supporting implementation of the Montana Community Health Aide Program.
Opportunity: RHTP-Montana Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Technical Assistance, DPHHS-RFP-2027-0700NAV.
Schedule: the RFP opened September 3, 2026 and proposals close October 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT.
Scope: Montana DPHHS is seeking a qualified contractor to coordinate and deliver statewide technical assistance for implementation of CHAP under the Rural Health Transformation Program. The state says the statewide CHAP effort is intended to expand culturally responsive primary, behavioral and oral health services in tribal communities while strengthening locally driven health workforces.
Funding: the current official public DPHHS RFP summary does not state a contract ceiling. Atlas does not infer one.
Eligible respondent profile: qualified contractors capable of delivering the statewide CHAP implementation technical-assistance scope required by the controlling solicitation. Prospective respondents should obtain the full solicitation and all amendments from Montana’s procurement portal before relying on summary information.
September 9 procurement check: the current eMACS event remains open through October 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT and now requires offerors to acknowledge Amendment #1. The public event export also confirms a five-year lump-sum services price, federal-funding compliance requirements including UEI/SAM registration and NDAA 889, and required uploads for the Scope of Services, Offeror Qualifications and cost proposal. The public export does not expose the attached Scope of Services or the substance of Amendment #1, so those controlling materials must be retrieved in eMACS before any bid decision.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 88/100. This is a current statewide healthcare implementation procurement tied directly to Montana’s RHTP, with a defined October 1 deadline and a substantial statewide technical-assistance scope.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 10/100. The verified public scope is CHAP implementation technical assistance, not connected physical-examination hardware, telehealth diagnostic technology, remote patient monitoring, or an N9+ deployment.
QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100 based on the currently verified public scope. Atlas is not treating this procurement as a Dr. Miltie TRUE Path A pursuit unless the controlling solicitation or a material amendment establishes a lawful, substantive N9+ and/or QC role.