Closed. The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, solicitation for HSS28001-FY28HFAC — Delaware Health Fund FY 2028 Health Programs and Services closed on September 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM Local Time; the State bid page does not identify a time zone. Atlas preserves this record for award monitoring and any authoritative reopening or successor opportunity.
Who may apply
The RFP states that the competition is open to private organizations; state-operated programs use a separate internal process. The governing Delaware Health Fund statute permits funding for programs that expand access to care, make long-term health-care infrastructure investments, promote preventive care, support innovative or cost-effective testing, assist citizens with recurring chronic-disease equipment/tests/therapy costs, and other health-related purposes for Delaware residents.
Important eligibility/documentation control: Appendix B says all listed components are mandatory and requires an IRS determination letter, current board of directors list, most recent certified audit or IRS Form 990, and W-9. Those mandatory items are commonly associated with nonprofit applicants and create a material documentation conflict for a typical for-profit company even though the main RFP broadly says “private organizations.” Atlas therefore does not treat for-profit direct eligibility as cleared until the controlling September 3 Q&A/addenda or the procurement portal resolves that conflict.
Funding priorities and proposal requirements
Delaware says the recommended award list will prioritize tobacco prevention/cessation and cancer prevention/treatment. Other statutory purposes remain eligible. Proposals must identify a Delaware-specific need and target population, describe the program and implementation plan, specify geographic reach and projected people served, provide three to five measurable outcome objectives, document organizational and financial capacity, and include a line-item budget plus sustainability plan.
Awarded organizations must spend funds solely for Delaware citizens, accept measurable objectives into the award agreement, submit expenditure and outcome reports, provide an annual certified audit or equivalent financial statements, and participate in monitoring.
Atlas strategy
Atlas Opportunity Score: 90/100. The statutory access-to-care, health-care infrastructure, preventive-care, innovative-testing and chronic-disease provisions can support meaningful connected-care and clinical-access programs. However, Delaware gives priority to tobacco and cancer programs and the mandatory Appendix B documentation must be reconciled before any for-profit direct response is treated as eligible.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 82/100 pending direct-eligibility clarification. A defensible N9+ program could center on connected remote physical examination and clinical access for underserved Delaware residents, preventive assessment, chronic-disease follow-up, or health-care infrastructure. QC Healthcare may strengthen a program where licensed clinical coverage is expressly part of the approved service model. Neither N9+ hardware nor QC services should be assumed allowable merely because the statute is broad; the proposed budget and program must tie each cost directly to an approved § 137(d) purpose and the final solicitation requirements.
Additional verified procurement controls: the base RFP requires at least three business references from current or previous customers of similar scope and value; a transmittal letter; completed vendor, non-collusion, exceptions, confidentiality and business-reference forms; a completed workplan and project-cost submission; applicable Delaware licenses/certifications; Delaware business licensure before award where required; and insurance before contract start. No pre-bid meeting is scheduled. Technology-related proposals must attest that non-public State of Delaware data will not be stored or transferred outside the United States. Joint-venture responses are allowed only with one prime contractor, and subcontractors remain under the prime vendor’s responsibility.
Timing control: the RFP schedule states an estimated project start of July 1, 2027, while a later notice-of-award paragraph says contracts are anticipated to begin July 1, 2028. Because those dates conflict inside the same State RFP, applicants should treat the start date as requiring written procurement clarification rather than assume either date.
Path structure: for-profit Path A is not yet cleared because of the mandatory IRS determination / board / audit-or-990 documentation conflict. A nonprofit/private healthcare applicant with the required organizational documents may be able to pursue a Path B program and name Dr. Miltie as a technology/vendor component if the proposed program and budget satisfy the RFP.
Required next action
The response deadline has passed. Preserve the verified solicitation, Q&A, qualification findings and direct-vendor analysis for award monitoring or any authoritative reopening or successor opportunity. Do not create new outreach or submission activity for HSS28001-FY28HFAC unless the State issues a new controlling notice.
Official solicitation: Delaware MyMarketplace — HSS28001-FY28HFAC.
Official RFP: HSS28001-FY28HFAC RFP.
Official Appendix B: Scope of Services / Proposal Requirements.