Minnesota RHTP Rural Telehealth Services Center Needs Assessment & Design — SWIFT 2000018606

Minnesota Department of Health is seeking a qualified vendor to assess rural telehealth gaps and design options for a statewide Rural Telehealth Services Center or alternative model. Responses are due September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT through the Minnesota Supplier Portal.

FundingContract value is not stated on the public MDH solicitation summary. The procurement is part of Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation Program, which is supported by a $193,090,618.14 CMS/HHS Budget Period 1 award; that statewide award is not the contract ceiling. Bidders should verify pricing instructions in SWIFT Event 2000018606 and the official cost proposal.

DeadlineSeptember 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT. Questions are due September 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT. Submission is through the Minnesota Supplier Portal under SWIFT Event 2000018606.

Last verifiedAugust 30, 2026

Required next actionConfirm the bidder has substantial experience in rural healthcare, telehealth needs assessments, program evaluation and stakeholder engagement; register or verify access in the Minnesota Supplier Portal; retrieve SWIFT Event 2000018606 and all current attachments; define the needs-assessment methodology, rural-provider and patient stakeholder plan, gap analysis, specialty-access priorities, organizational models, sustainability framework and design deliverables; complete the official cost proposal; submit questions by September 2 if needed; and submit the complete response by noon CT on September 14.

Broad Eligibility

MDH seeks for-profit or nonprofit organizations located in Minnesota or demonstrably familiar with Minnesota's healthcare and telehealth landscape. Desired qualifications include extensive experience conducting needs assessments and evaluations, developing resources that support rural healthcare and telehealth, developing service-delivery coalitions, and sufficient organizational capacity to complete the required deliverables.

Atlas Analysis

A strategically important Rural Health Transformation procurement because the selected contractor will help define Minnesota's future statewide telehealth architecture. The work is expected to identify fragmentation and specialty-access gaps affecting rural healthcare facilities, EMS and communities; assess equipment and operational needs; and develop feasible structures for connecting providers with patients and other providers. This is a consulting and planning procurement, not a provider subgrant, so Atlas labels the opportunity accordingly and does not infer a contract ceiling that MDH has not publicly stated.

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Source verificationReferenced source · www.health.state.mn.usAtlas last verified this record August 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗