Request for Offers (RFO) for NEDSS (National Electronic Disease Surveillance System) Maintenance and Support Services

The Department of State Health Services in Texas is seeking qualified vendors to provide Application Service Provider services for the ongoing maintenance, development, and enhancement of the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System Base System, a critical tool used daily by public health staff across the state to monitor and manage approximately ninety infectious disease conditions. This effort is mandated by the Texas Health and Safety Code Sections 81.041, 81.043, and 81.044, which require the state to maintain a comprehensive repository and reporting system for infectious diseases. Vendors must demonstrate the capability to support a complex, high-traffic public health surveillance platform that serves local, regional, and state-level users, ensuring system reliability, data integrity, and continuous improvement to meet evolving public health needs. Solicitation HHS0015725 was issued on June 19, 2026, with responses due by October 29, 2025, at 4:30 PM Central Time. The contract is being managed by the Texas Department of State Health Services under the broader Texas state government framework, and performance will occur across the state of Texas. Andrick Reese of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services serves as the primary point of contact for inquiries, reachable via phone or email. The system’s operational continuity is essential to Texas’s ability to detect, respond to, and contain infectious disease outbreaks, making vendor qualifications, technical expertise, and commitment to public health security central to the evaluation process.