RFP 26-008-50 Questions and Answers I

Shelby County is soliciting a single vendor to deliver a full suite of health care services to inmates and residents across its correctional facilities. The contract will cover medical intake, ongoing primary and specialty care, mental‑health treatment, pharmacy dispensing, laboratory testing, radiology, dental, optometry, dialysis, and tele‑health services, using the County‑owned NEXTGEN 6.2 electronic health record and the existing county network. The vendor must staff the facilities according to a prescribed matrix, retain existing equipment, and assume responsibility for on‑site medication costs while the County pays off‑site hospital and diagnostic expenses. The award date and contract length are TBD, with service start targeted for July 1 2026. • Provide comprehensive medical, mental‑health, dental, optometry, pharmacy, lab, radiology, and dialysis services at all County correctional sites. • Use the County‑owned NEXTGEN 6.2 EHR; vendor staff will access the County network (hardware and upgrades funded by the County). • Meet staffing minimums (RN, LPN, MHP, etc.) and retain credentialing of existing staff; no unionized workforce. • Assume responsibility for on‑site pharmacy and medication costs; County covers off‑site hospital, ambulance (emergency), and diagnostic expenses.