Generation West Virginia (GWV) is seeking a consultant to work with rural hospitals and/or health systems on telemedicine program design. The selected consultant will work with health system project teams to design efficient and sustainable telemedicine programs, finalize budgets, and distill scope in preparation for seeking federal and non-federal funding. There may be 3-5 distinct health systems requiring assistance. GWV is requesting a per project budget proposal.
Healthcare providers working in rural West Virginia face many challenges in reaching their clients. Broadband connectivity, transportation and staffing challenges all impact their reach. While broadband infrastructure expansion is planned, our health systems and the clients they serve require quality telehealth access now. This project seeks to address this challenge by identifying telehealth program design consulting to rural healthcare providers in order to prepare them to leverage USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants, as well as foundation and private investment, as they build out effective and sustainable telehealth programs. The deliverable will be a detailed program design to help rural health systems expand their telemedicine and digital health literacy programing. Download the full RFP above for more information.
Project Timeline
The anticipated timeline for the selection of a vendor to complete the planning process and report:
8/08/2025 | Advertise Request for Proposal |
8/20/2025 2 p.m. | Clarifying questions due 2:00 p.m. EST |
8/22/2025 | Question response addendum released |
9/5/2025 4 p.m. | Proposals due 4:00 p.m. EST |
9/8 – 9/10/2025 | Interview(s) *if needed |
9/11/2025 | Approval of selection |
4 months after contract execution | Final deliverable |
GWV reserves the right to adjust the anticipated timeline as needed.
Questions
Clarifying questions must be submitted to annie@generationwv.org by 2 p.m. on August 20, 2025.
To ensure all prospective respondents equally understand any clarifications made on the RFP, all replies to all questions will be sent via blind copy to all registered parties and released in an addendum on this page.
Responses to clarifying questions can be found here: Clarifying Questions Response
For more information or to submit questions please contact Annie Stroud, Broadband Program Director, at annie@generationwv.org or 304-804-6703.