RFP 2023-009 Personal Attendant Pilot

Austin Public Health Request for Proposals

CLOSED RFP 2023-009 Personal Attendant Pilot RFP 

No proposals were received for this solicitation. 

The City of Austin (COA) seeks proposals in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified social service providers (Offerors) with with staffing personal attendants for Medicare recipients residing in Austin/Travis County. The City will fund programs that can demonstrate knowledge of and experience recruiting and staffing personal attendants, navigating the Medicare system, and can demonstrate innovative and data driven methods for providing personal attendant services for Austin/Travis County’s most vulnerable Medicare recipients.

APH is only accepting proposals through the PartnerGrants database. No paper copies will be accepted.

All Offerors must complete the following steps.

Offerors Initial Steps: Registration

1. Confirm your organization is a registered vendor with the City of Austin.

• To find the City of Austin Vendor Number please visit Austin Finance Online and search for the organization’s legal name. 
• To register to become a potential City of Austin vendor, go to Austin Finance Online or email VendorReg@austintexas.gov. 

2. Be a registered user in the Partnergrants system. The proposals will be submitted through this web-based system. 

• To register, visit Partnergrants and click on “Register Here.”  
• Note that the organization’s City of Austin Vendor number is required to complete registration in Partnergrants.  

 Offeror Initial Steps: Pre-Application

1. Complete an Annual Agency Threshold Application in the PartnerGrants database. 

• This form must be submitted once per 12 months and remains valid for all competitions closing within that time period. The threshold application will be reviewed by APH staff and the agency will be notified once approved. 
• Once logged into PartnerGrants, click on “Opportunity” and then opportunity title “Annual Agency Threshold Application-Applicants for Funding Start Here” to complete a new threshold application. 
• Submit one per agency per 12-months and note the submission date for future use 

2. Complete an Intent to Apply form for each proposal the offeror plans to submit by the due date identified in Form 1 – Offer Sheet.  

• Once logged into PartnerGrants, click on “Opportunity” and then opportunity title “RFP 2023-009 Personal Attendant Pilot” and complete an Intent to Apply form including a Threshold Certification verifying completion of Step 1 above. 

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