Opportunity Overview
Long-horizon Texas newborn-screening provider enrollment. The Texas Department of State Health Services is accepting applications under HHS0014639 for contractors that can provide benefits and follow-up services to eligible clients with heritable congenital disorders detected through the Texas Newborn Screening Program.
Services Covered
The official Texas HHS opportunity summary identifies services including dietary supplements, vitamins, medications, medical foods and formulas, low-protein foods, and follow-up care provided at no cost or reduced cost to eligible clients. The application package includes distinct provider forms for entity/physician providers, laboratory providers, pharmacy providers and low-protein-food providers.
Enrollment Structure
This is an open-enrollment contracting pathway, not a conventional fixed-dollar grant. Texas HHS does not publish a single award ceiling or guaranteed contract value on the public opportunity page. Prospective applicants should review the current Open Enrollment package and select the provider form that matches the services they are qualified to furnish.
Deadline
The current Texas HHS Open Enrollment page lists the submission deadline as August 31, 2030 at 5:00 PM Central Daylight Time. Because enrollment remains open for several years, qualified providers should not wait until the end of the period if they are ready to participate.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 91/100. This is a durable statewide pediatric and public-health contracting channel with direct relevance to newborn screening, inherited metabolic and congenital conditions, clinical follow-up, laboratories, pharmacies and specialty nutrition providers.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100. The verified public scope is focused on newborn-screening benefits, follow-up care, pharmacy, laboratory and specialty nutrition services. The public opportunity page does not establish a telehealth, remote-exam or connected-diagnostic hardware purchasing pathway, so Atlas does not infer one.
Next Steps
Confirm the organization fits one of the provider categories in the current application package, review the Open Enrollment document and required assurances, complete the correct provider-specific form, verify Texas business and professional requirements, and submit a complete application before the published close date.
Official source: Texas HHS Open Enrollment HHS0014639.