Request for Proposal Project

HCA 447 - Healthcare Informatics

Fall 2017 (1 credit hour course)

Instructions for Request for Proposal, Vendor Contract, Service Level Agreement Project

Build a Request for Proposal for the system type of your choice that meets the criteria below. See

example at https://www.healthit.gov/node/891. You are the facility or practice writing the RFP for

vendors to respond to.

The Request for Proposal should contain the following sections

1. Section 1 – Detailed Vendor Instructions

2. Section 2 – Vendor Profile Questionnaire

3. Section 3 – Specifications Questionnaire 4. Section 4 – Implementation Plan Instructions 5. Section 5 – Hardware and Configuration Specifications Instructions 6. Section 6 – Cost Estimate Instructions

Build a Vendor Contract for the system type of your choice. See some guidelines, checklist, and sample

contract at https://www.healthit.gov/node/892, https://ehrintelligence.com/news/ehr-vendor-

contracts-best-practices, and http://www.curemd.com/eula/EULA.pdf.

Build a Vendor Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the system type of your choice. See example at

http://www.itsm.info/Sample%20SLA%20Templates.pdf.

Submit Microsoft Word file containing RFP, contract, and SLA on Blackboard.

Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation for grade

1. All sections above included.

2. Criteria customized to system being requested.

3. Use of provided template(s) for guidance only (don’t just copy and paste).