Mississippi Procurement Portal #3120003410

Mississippi Statewide Health Information Exchange and Health Data Utility Services

Mississippi is seeking a contractor to build and operate a statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) that can develop into a state-directed Health Data Utility (HDU). - Government buyer: Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), on behalf of the State of Mississippi; proposal coordinator: Dorthy Young. The service is statewide. - Requested service: Establish, develop, operate, and maintain the HIE/HDU and its supporting infrastructure. The attachment lists one service line item; no product quantities or part numbers are specified. - Scope: Aggregate, enhance, and distribute health data; provide phased, statewide, bidirectional clinical exchange; and connect rural providers, hospitals, private providers, long-term care, behavioral health, emergency-care systems, and other care settings. - Key capabilities: Support care coordination, shared clinical information, trauma response, centralized imaging, public-health and payer data needs, and connections to public-health registries, surveillance programs, and emergency systems. Future integration with broader data assets, including an All-Payer Claims Database, is contemplated. - Important requirements: Support authorized participants including providers, payers, public-health agencies, community-service providers, and patients; provide operational and technical services, staffing, and service-level performance; use interoperable, federally aligned health-IT standards; and preserve statutory boundaries for public-health reporting and state-managed datasets. Subscription, license, hosting, and operations fees may not be prepaid. Services beyond the funded period depend on lawful funding and may be reduced or terminated without penalty if funding is unavailable. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, commercial vendors, product models, or part numbers are named. The Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability (CSRI) is cited as the source of the HDU Capability Model, not as a vendor. CMS/HHS support the Rural Health Transformation Program funding. - Contract term: The initial term is approximately six years, with renewal at MSDH’s discretion; the number and length of renewal options are not stated.

Description

The Mississippi State Department of Health seeks proposals from qualified vendors to establish, develop, operate, and maintain a connected statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE), providing a foundation for a state-directed Health Data Utility (HDU). The contractor will deploy and manage infrastructure for health data aggregation, enhancement, and distribution, and enable phased bidirectional clinical data exchange among providers and other eligible participants. The work includes connecting diverse care settings, supporting public health and payer data needs, and improving care coordination, including trauma response, shared clinical information, and centralized imaging. The solicitation seeks a multi-term, firm fixed-price requirements contract, with an initial period tentatively scheduled from January 4, 2027, through December 31, 2032.

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