State of Tennessee Department of Health · Posted April 27, 2026
Application Due
June 12, 2026
the State of Tennessee. The goal is to improve and expand laboratory testing capabilities in support of ongoing wastewater-based epidemiology initiatives. Interested service providers must sign a non-disclosure agreement to access detailed solicitation documents due to confidential information requirements. The State of Tennessee Department of Health is soliciting proposals from expert laboratory service providers to expand and improve wastewater testing capabilities as part of ongoing wastewater-based epidemiology efforts. Applicants must sign a nondisclosure agreement to access detailed solicitation documents due to confidential information restrictions. The goal is to secure laboratory contracts to support statewide wastewater monitoring. The State of Tennessee is soliciting proposals from expert laboratory service providers for wastewater testing services. The primary goal is to improve and expand laboratory testing capabilities to support ongoing wastewater-based epidemiology across Tennessee. Entities with relevant laboratory expertise are invited to respond after signing a required nondisclosure agreement. This formal solicitation seeks expert laboratory service providers to deliver wastewater testing services for the State of Tennessee, supporting ongoing wastewater-based epidemiology efforts. The goal is to improve and expand the State’s laboratory testing capabilities. Interested vendors must sign a non-disclosure agreement to receive solicitation details. The Tennessee Department of Health is seeking market feedback from experienced evaluation consultants to guide a forthcoming formal procurement. The purpose is to design and implement a rigorous, mixed-methods program evaluation for the RHT Fund (RHTF), a statewide, CMS-funded initiative. RHTF encompasses 17 interconnected projects focused on promoting rural health innovation, strengthening sustainable care access points, developing the rural health workforce, and modernizing health infrastructure in all 89 counties and 6 metro areas. This RFI seeks input on evaluation methodologies, federal compliance, data integration, stakeholder engagement, and impact assessment frameworks. The State of Tennessee Department of Health is seeking information from qualified evaluation consultants to support a rigorous, mixed-methods program evaluation of the RHT Funding Program (RHTF). Consultants should have federal and state experience and be capable of designing, implementing, analyzing, and disseminatin...
Service providers with laboratory testing expertise able to support wastewater-based epidemiology; must be able to sign nondisclosure agreement per Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-504(i). Expert laboratory service providers; entities that can provide wastewater testing services and comply with confidentiality requirements. Service providers with laboratory capabilities for wastewater testing. Details to be disclosed upon receipt of signed nondisclosure agreement. Service providers with capacity for expert laboratory wastewater testing. Qualified evaluation consultants with federal and state experience capable of conducting large-scale, mixed-methods program evaluations; experience with federal (e.g., 2 CFR 200) compliance required. Qualified evaluation consultants with federal and state experience in large-scale program evaluation; organizations capable of designing and implementing rigorous, mixed-methods evaluations compliant with federal standards. Qualified evaluation consultants with federal and state experience capable of designing and implementing rigorous, mixed-methods program evaluations. Past experience with federal and state grants, reporting, and rural or health system transformation evaluations preferred. Qualified evaluation consultants with federal and state experience capable of supporting large-scale, rigorous, mixed-methods program evaluation for statewide funding initiatives; no limitation to Tennessee-based organizations, but relevant experience or relationships with Tennessee stakeholders preferred.
Required attachments
Submit signed nondisclosure agreement to Solicitation Coordinator; further application instructions provided after NDA execution. Complete and return signed non-disclosure agreement to the Solicitation Coordinator; further instructions for proposal submission provided after NDA acceptance. Submit signed nondisclosure agreement to Solicitation Coordinator to receive full RFP details. Proposal submission details provided after NDA completion. Via Solicitation Coordinator after signing non-disclosure agreement; registration required via State's business portal Email to Simeon.Ayton@tn.gov or mail to Central Procurement Office, Tennessee Tower, 3rd Floor, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Nashville, TN 37243 Email or mail to Simeon Ayton, Central Procurement Office, Tennessee Tower, 3rd Floor, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Nashville, TN 37243, Simeon.Ayton@tn.gov Email or paper submission to Simeon Ayton, Central Procurement Office, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Nashville, TN 37243, Simeon.Ayton@tn.gov Submit responses via email or mail to Simeon Ayton, Central Procurement Office, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Nashville, TN 37243; Simeon.Ayton@tn.gov
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Program: Wastewater Testing Services Applicants must first sign a non-disclosure agreement to access the full solicitation and application instructions due to confidentiality requirements. No budget or eligibility details provided beyond high-level criteria until NDA is executed.
Key Dates: Application Due: June 12, 2026
Contact
Simeon Ayton, Simeon.Ayton@tn.gov, 615-532-0110
Simeon Ayton, Central Procurement Office, 615-532-0110, Simeon.Ayton@tn.gov
Simeon Ayton, Central Procurement Office, Tennessee Tower, 3rd Floor, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Nashville, TN 37243, 615-532-0110, Simeon.Ayton@tn.gov
Simeon Ayton, Central Procurement Office, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Nashville, TN 37243, 615-532-0110, Simeon.Ayton@tn.gov