Utah Department of Health and Human Services NE24-18

Utah Tobacco Quit Line

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services awarded a contract to National Jewish Health for statewide tobacco/nicotine addiction treatment and cessation services. The contract includes providing comprehensive tobacco cessation telephone counseling, online/web components, text messaging, email support, and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) such as patches, gum, and lozenges. The services are tailored for high priority populations including youth, pregnant women, and behavioral health patients, and must be delivered in English and Spanish. The contract duration is five years, with no specific quantities or dates detailed. The procurement process involved evaluation of proposals based on technical and cost criteria, with National Jewish Health scoring the highest and being awarded the contract. The buyer is the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, and the awardee is National Jewish Health. The award is categorized under the 'state' sector, with the jurisdiction being Utah, USA. The primary contact for the procurement is Neil Engel, with email nengel@utah.gov. The award pertains to statewide services with no specific physical locations mentioned. Potential competitors for similar awards include other organizations capable of providing tobacco cessation services, but specific companies are not listed.

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The Utah Department of Health and Human Services awarded a contract for providing tobacco cessation telephone counseling services to tobacco users, family/friends of tobacco users. The contract is for statewide tobacco/nicotine addiction treatment and cessation services for Utah residents, including services in English and Spanish and tailored services for populations disparately affected by nicotine addiction. The contract length is five years.

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