How to bid on primary care grant support for the Virginia Department of Health

What the Virginia Department of Health is buying

The Virginia Department of Health is seeking contractor support for its Primary Care Office’s Health Professional Shortage Area update. The work includes editing boundaries and updating and attesting provider location data in the federal Shortage Designation Management System.

The contractor will also help Federally Qualified Health Centers with their updates and provide technical assistance for National Health Service Corps site applications. The work is based at the Department’s Office of Health Equity in Richmond.

Key date and deadline

The RFQ was published October 22, 2026. Responses are due October 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.

Submit through eVA before the deadline. The solicitation information provided does not specify what happens after the cutoff, so do not assume late responses will be accepted.

Who this opportunity may suit

This professional-services opportunity may suit firms with relevant experience in shortage-area data, provider location records, federal designation systems, or technical assistance for health centers and NHSC site applications.

How to access and respond

Open solicitation 130497 on eVA, Virginia’s eProcurement portal, using the “View original source” option. Allow the page to load, then read the public posting and its documents; viewing does not require an account.

To respond, sign in with a free eVA vendor account before the deadline. Review the posting for the full response instructions and submit through the method it specifies.

Prepare a clear, relevant response

Read the full solicitation carefully and organize your response around its stated requirements. Explain relevant experience clearly, especially work involving boundary or provider-data updates, health center support, or NHSC site applications if it applies to your firm.

Check that your response is complete, consistent, and submitted through eVA before the cutoff. Allow time to resolve sign-in or submission issues rather than waiting until the deadline.