Specifications include, but are not limited to: Through this Request for Proposal (RFP) the Agency of Administration (hereinafter the “State”) is seeking to establish contracts with one or more companies that can provide Facilitation and Services Support for the Health Equity Advisory Commission. Disparities in health outcomes experienced by marginalized groups are a function of many upstream factors including access to income, educational attainment, housing security, and social cohesion. To address and inform systemic changes and solutions, the State of Vermont is seeking proposals for facilitation services and process support to build the Health Equity Advisory Commission (HEAC) and advance its recommendations for the creation, structure, and placement of an Office of Health Equity in state government. The HEAC has produced three reports to date: Preliminary Findings on Health Equity in Vermont (Feb. 7, 2022), Health Equity Advisory Commission Report on Continuing Education (Oc. 31, 2022), and Health Equity Advisory Commission Annual Report (Feb. 15, 2023). These reports and the “powers and duties” listed above will serve as the basis of a one-year work plan, the development of which shall be an early deliverable for this project. The contractor will report to the Co-Chairs of the HEAC.
