Health Research, Inc. (HRI) and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on behalf of the Bureau of Cancer Prevention and Control (BCPC) are seeking bids from New York State (NYS) Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) to participate in a project to increase breast and cervical cancer screening rates in FQHC primary care practice sites. While contracts will be awarded to the FQHC, bids must be submitted for a specific clinic site at which activities will be implemented.
Successful bidders will be awarded contracts with HRI anticipated to begin January 1, 2025, renewed through June 29, 2027. The first contract will be for a six-month period, from January 1, 2025, to June 29, 2025, to support project start-up and implementation. Annual contracts will be issued for each of the next two years beginning June 30, 2025, through June 29, 2027, to support continued implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of project impact on clinic breast and cervical cancer screening rates.
The project intent is to develop and implement a quality improvement (QI) plan that includes at least two of the priority evidence-based interventions (EBIs) in The Community Guide (client reminders, provider reminders, provider assessment and feedback, reducing structural barriers, engaging community health workers and patient navigation) and other systems changes in each clinic site to make sustainable, lasting improvements in primary care clinic breast and cervical cancer screening rates. The NYSDOH will provide technical assistance on development and implementation of an approved QI plan and will support learning opportunities for all participating clinics.
Bids will be accepted through an easy-to-use online system called “Apply”. Submit a bid by completing the application linked below by October 25, 2024, to demonstrate clinic eligibility and capacity to allocate staff time and effort to participate in all project activities. A deliverable-based contract with Health Research, Inc. will be awarded to the successful FQHCs.
Bidders may submit questions to Canserv@health.ny.gov no later than October 2, 2024. The email subject line should read, “Increasing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in FQHCs”. Questions and answers will be posted and shared with all who submitted questions on or around October 10, 2024.