RFP 2026- XX HealthConnect in Our Schools Research and Evaluation Services
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The Children’s Trust will release a competitive solicitation for external evaluation services to guide the comprehensive school-based health initiative. HealthConnect in Our Schools currently invests $26 million/year to serve nearly 300 Miami-Dade County schools attended by more than 200,000 students, providing essential nursing, mental health, and social work services. The initiative plays a critical role in supporting student well-being, access to care, and school engagement. Selected vendor(s) will partner closely with The Trust to operationalize key evaluation questions and to collect and analyze mixed methods data to inform the initiative’s implementation, ongoing quality improvement, and overall impact. The proposed evaluation plan is intended to support rigorous analysis, actionable learning, and timely reporting to inform The Trust’s annual planning, school tiering decisions, and program improvements. Applicants may propose to offer one, some, or all of the evaluation plan activities.
HealthConnect in Our Schools Research & Evaluation Service Timeline:
- Release Date: April 2, 2026
- Bidders' Conference and Application Training: April 3, 2026
- Pre-Application Deadline: April 30, 2026
- Deadline to Submit Questions: May 1, 2026 by 5PM
- Application Deadline: May 7, 2026 by 5PM
- Review Period: May 8-12, 2026
- Debriefing Period: May 13-15, 2026
- Site Visit/Interview Period: May 18, 2026
- Selection Announcement: May 20, 2026
- Appeal Deadline: May 22, 2026 by 5PM
- Recommendations to Committee: June 2, 2026
- Recommendations to Board of Directors: June 15, 2026
- Contract Start Date: July 1, 2026