Sunday, August 5, 2012

Cal eConnect Releases RFP

On August 1st, Cal eConnect released a Request for Proposal (RFP) inviting vendors to submit competitive and innovative proposals for the delivery and configuration of an Immunization Gateway Service and Message Validation Service to support reporting public health immunization data in California.

The selected vendor will work with Cal eConnect to establish a web service-based gateway to enable the electronic transmission of immunization records to California’s Immunization Information System (IIS). The contract resulting from the procurement will be divided into three components consisting of a base component to establish the immunization Gateway Service and two optional components.

Cal eConnect Inc. is a nonprofit public benefit corporation serving the State’s governance entity for HIE. Cal eConnect supports the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) in meeting requirements in the State’s agreement with ONC as part of the State HIE cooperative Agreement Program established under ARRA.

Go to www.caleconnect.org/content/2012/08/RFP2012-0012.pdf to view the RFP with responses due August 24, 2012. Please use the Cost Proposal Template as part of the submission requirements detailed in the RFP. For inquiries, email RFP@caleconnect.org.