ARFQ-0506-RHT2700000001-3 | Mobility Platform Software

The State of West Virginia is soliciting bids for the design, development, deployment, and hosting of the Rural Health Link Unified Health-Mobility Platform under solicitation number ARFQ-0506-RHT2700000001-3. Funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services through the Rural Health Transformation Program, the platform is intended to improve healthcare access in rural areas by connecting patients, providers, and transportation resources. Key functional requirements include real-time ride scheduling, patient eligibility verification, a dispatcher dashboard, and a member portal, with the goal of having a fully operational system within 12 months. The contract scope encompasses platform development, data integration with existing systems, hosting environment costs, and training for up to 50 users. Due to the nature of the health data involved, the contractor must adhere to strict security and privacy mandates, including HIPAA, HITECH, and CMS standards. Compliance requires following the OP-30 Incident Reporting and Response Procedure, which mandates reporting security incidents within 15 minutes, and adhering to the WVCloud SaaS Procurement Addendum regarding data ownership and multi-factor authentication. Additionally, vendors must comply with federal fund expenditure regulations under 2 C.F.R. and provide ethics disclosures for contracts valued at 1 million dollars or more. The procurement process emphasizes mandatory compliance and the lowest cost for the award, with a response deadline of August 31, 2026.