SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (“SUNY-DHSU”) hereby seeks a Solicitation of Interest (SOI) from vendor(s) with telecom technology services and expertise who will act on behalf of SUNY-DHSU before the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) to seek approval and expense reimbursement in broad connectivity. The following are services and requirements:

• Vendor must provide a plan how they will secure and keep, SUNY-DSHU as a participating entity, and continuously guaranteed a slot in the consortiums.
• Vendor must ensure SUNY-DSHU is compliant with FCC HCF regulations and maintains the FCC required rural to urban site ratio during the entire term of the contract.
• Vendor is paid only after reimbursement is approved and disbursed to SUNY-DSHU.
• Vendor must apply for RHC funding for 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027 and have experience operating reimbursement of FCC-HCF.

Vendor is eligible to do business with New York State

Vendor has a minimum of five (5) years’ experience working with a similar size hospital such as SUNY-DHSU.

Vendors who are interested and can provide ALL items listed in the attached Excel document must submit, prior to the due date listed in the advertisement, a completed Excel Grid (attached grid) which include a Yes/ No confirmation that service/item can be provided, as well as any necessary description(s).

Reminder, potential vendors must be able to provide ALL items as listed. Additionally, interested vendor must submit a Proposal on your company letterhead, signed with the description of your company/firm, as well as an overview of how you will be able to provide the listed items/services.

SUNY-DHSU is not interested in partial service or individual items, only vendors who can provide every item/ service listed and can attest to their ability to do so.

If you can provide ALL items / services listed, please submit electronically the requested documents to the contacts listed in this advertisement prior to the due date listed.

The only permissible contacts regarding this Advertisement for Request for Proposal are Contracts Officer, Shirene.Mosley @Downstate.edu or Maureen Crystal, Director of Contracts at Maureen.Crystal @Downstate.edu