Specifications include, but are not limited to: VDH seeks a Health Informatics Consultant to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the department’s changing and increasing needs around health informatics. By consultant, VDH means 1-2 people whose focus will be to provide recommendations and documentation per the deliverables outlined later in this RFP (section 2). Applicants must demonstrate the following minimum requirements: 1. Demonstrated understanding of data systems and health informatics. 2. Demonstrated experience leading government or other organizations through consensus building and strategic planning processes 3. Demonstrated ability to complete needs assessments that involve multiple parties. 4. Demonstrated ability to gather and incorporate end-user preferences into outputs such as strategic and implementation plans and recommendations.