Opportunity Overview
The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute issued Request for Proposals #C043113 for the AIDS Intervention Management System (AIMS) on September 16, 2026. The opportunity has a direct HIV/AIDS public-health quality-of-care, clinical-review, and program-evaluation nexus through the AIDS Institute and the AIMS program.
Current Schedule
The official NYSDOH procurement page lists written questions due September 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET, Department responses on or about October 14, 2026, and bids due November 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET. The anticipated contract start date is March 1, 2027.
Verified Scope and Minimum Qualifications
Atlas is treating this as a healthcare/public-health quality-improvement, clinical-review, and program-evaluation procurement because it is issued by the NYSDOH AIDS Institute for the AIMS program. The controlling RFP confirms one contractor will support NYSDOH and Health Research, Inc. with quality-of-care reviews, program evaluations, focused clinical studies, and quality-improvement activities under AIMS, with an anticipated five-year agreement term. Minimum eligibility is now verified: the bidder must be a CMS-designated Quality Improvement Organization for New York or a Certified QIO-like organization approved for New York as of the proposal deadline, cannot be a New York health care facility, association of such facilities, or affiliate, and must attest to independence from the State Medicaid program and from any Medicaid managed care organization it would review.
Healthcare-Scope Gate
Direct healthcare/public-health nexus: PASS. The funded procurement is specifically tied to the AIDS Institute and requires quality-of-care reviews, program evaluations, focused clinical studies, and quality-improvement work for Medicaid populations and people living with HIV/AIDS. Despite the word “System” in the title, the controlling scope is not a generic enterprise IT purchase.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 86/100. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100 on current evidence. The opportunity is relevant to healthcare quality assurance and public-health program evaluation, but Atlas has not verified a legitimate Nonagon N9+ role and will not force one. The direct-vendor path for Dr. Miltie/QC Healthcare is blocked unless Atlas independently verifies that the bidding entity is CMS-designated as a New York QIO or approved QIO-like organization and satisfies the RFP’s independence restrictions.
Publication Control
This canonical record is published as Active after source and solicitation verification. Keep the record active while the solicitation remains open and continue to check the NYSDOH source for amendments and the posted Q&A before any bidder-specific package work.
Official source: New York State Department of Health — AIDS Intervention Management System (AIMS), RFP #C043113.