SOLICITATION OF INTEREST - Acute Care Hospital at Home

Description: Located in Syracuse, New York, SUNY Upstate Medical University (the “Hospital”) desires to enter into an agreement with a contractor to provide inpatient level, in-home health care. This 24/7/365 service will be utilized for patients that are able to abide at home, yet still require a high degree of clinical care. Contractor shall ensure that all services provided pursuant to any Resulting Agreement are in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Hospital, the Hospital medical staff Bylaws, all applicable Federal and New York State laws and regulations, and in compliance with all applicable standards promulgated by the Hospital’s current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Approved Accreditation Organization and all other appropriate public or private licensing or accrediting organizations. Minimum Qualifications of Eligible Organizations: · Contractor must be eligible to do business with New York State; · Contractor must have a New York State Article 28 certified facility located in Onondaga County; · Contractor must have Registered Nurses (“RN”) available 24/7/365 and provide each patient at least two in person nursing visits daily, and on-call coverage, based on the patient’s nursing care plan and Hospital policies. Capacity must be for a minimum of fifteen (15) patients in the patient’s own homes. · Contractor must ensure they have adequate and consistent staffing located in Onondaga County and the surrounding area to provide the necessary patient visit(s) and other services based on the patient’s care plan. · Contractor must ensure they have adequate and consistent staffing located in Onondaga County and the surrounding area to provide the necessary patient visit(s) and other services based on the patient’s care plan. · Contractor must provide access to a fully supported platform for video telehealth visits and remote patient monitoring (i.e. Biofourmis or similar). How to Apply: To indicate interest in and eligibility to provide these services, interested eligible organizations should submit the following: 1. A completed Checklist (available under the “Documents” tab), 2. Application Cover Sheet (available under the “Documents” tab), 3. A letter of interest (no more than four (4) pages) describing the Contractor’s background, capacity and experience that demonstrates and affirms its ability to conduct the activities as described above during the anticipated contract term of five (5) years. Please submit these documents via email to [email protected] no later than 10:00am EST on April 17, 2026. This procurement is subject to New York State Finance Law §139-j and §139-k, also known as the Lobbying Law. Therefore, vendors are cautioned that the only permissible contact for this procurement is the individual(s) listed as the primary contact. Contacting any other individuals at the Hospital in connection with this advertisement may constitute a violation of the New York State Finance Law. Failure to comply with this requirement can range from no contract award to debarment from sales to any New York State agency. Please refer to the Office of General Services website at https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl for more information about the Lobbying Law. The successful contractor will be required to submit applicable documents related to Vendor Responsibility, New York State Finance Law §139-j and §139-k, and New York State's Tax Law §5-a. The successful contractor will be required to submit valid and current New York State Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits insurance certificates. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INC. d/b/a NASCENTIA HEALTH AT HOME Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 0.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) Total MWBE Goals: 0.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%