# Illinois BidBuy #27-482DPH-DIREC-B-54474

Illinois DPH extension for statewide health care access and stability research

**Posted:** October 14, 2026
**Respond By:** October 29, 2026
**Identifier:** 27-482DPH-DIREC-B-54474
**NAICS:** 541720, 541611

The Illinois Department of Public Health extended a research and consulting award supporting a statewide health care access and provider stability study.
- **Government buyer:** Illinois Department of Public Health (DPH), Public Health, Director’s Office, Springfield, Illinois.
- **Awarded vendor:** Massachusetts General Hospital.
- **OEMs and products:** No product manufacturers, physical products, or part numbers are identified; this is a professional-services award.
- **Services:** Research, policy analysis, and consulting for the statutorily required Illinois Patient Access and Care Optimization Study. Work includes project management; coordination with state agencies, providers, stakeholders, and subject-matter experts; collection and analysis of statewide health care, workforce, utilization, and financial data; and assessment of care access and provider stability.
  - The study also examines effects of federal legislation, including H.R. 1, and develops evidence-based policy options, implementation approaches, fiscal analyses, and recommendations.
  - Deliverables include the required report and presentation of findings to state officials. The report is due in January 2027.
- **Notable requirement:** The work must support the report required under 20 ILCS 2310/2310-716 for submission to the Governor and General Assembly.
- **Period of performance:** The requested extension adds approximately four months, through the end of February 2027; the underlying engagement runs for approximately seven months in total. No annual subscription or option years are identified.
- **Value:** The extension adds $0 to the estimated contract value; the reported original contract amount is $1,248,000, which remains unchanged.

### Description

This solicitation is for a term extension of professional research, policy analysis, and consulting services for the Illinois Department of Public Health; the estimated value is not changing. The work supports development of the report required under 20 ILCS 2310/2310-716 for submission to the Governor and General Assembly by January 31, 2027. Services include statewide health care access and provider stability assessments, data collection and analysis, stakeholder engagement, analysis of federal policy impacts, and preparation of policy recommendations and report deliverables. The extension request states that the contract term is expected to run through February 28, 2027.

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