contract. The Steering Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals received as a result of the request, to negotiate with any firm, and to cancel or change the RFP. The Steering Committee may act on this RFP in the exercise of its sole discretion. After a priority listing of final vendors is established, the Steering Committee may negotiate a contract with the winning vendor(s). If negotiations cannot be successfully completed with that firm, negotiation may be initiated with the next highest-scoring vendors. See Appendix D: Sample Contract. Schedule/Timeline Major Project Milestones Release of RFP Wednesday October 11, 2017 Wednesday October 18, 2017 Optional Applicant’s Technical Assistance Call Proposals Due by 4:30 p.m. on Friday November 17, 2017 Firms Selected for Oral Presentations Friday, December 1, 2017 Presentations December 15, 2017 Winning bidder selected to enter contract Week of January 1, 2018 negotiations Contract signed By January 31, 2018 Initial Data Reports June 30, 2018 Forums August 2018-March 2019 Final Reports March 29, 2019 Length of Contract January 2018-June 2019 Contact Information Contact: Jo Morrissey Maine Shared CHNA Program Manager MaineHealth 110 Free Street Portland, ME 04101 207-661-3428 RFP and supporting documents can be found at:
contract. The Steering Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals received as a result of the request, to negotiate with any firm, and to cancel or change the RFP. The Steering Committee may act on this RFP in the exercise of its sole discretion. After a priority listing of final vendors is established, the Steering Committee may negotiate a contract with the winning vendor(s). If negotiations cannot be successfully completed with that firm, negotiation may be initiated with the next highest-scoring vendors. See Appendix D: Sample Contract. Schedule/Timeline Major Project Milestones Release of RFP Wednesday October 11, 2017 Optional Applicant’s Technical Assistance Call Wednesday October 18, 2017 Proposals Due by 4:30 p.m. on Friday November 17, 2017 Firms Selected for Oral Presentations Friday, December 1, 2017 Presentations December 15, 2017 Winning bidder selected to enter contract negotiations Week of January 1, 2018 Contract signed By January 31, 2018 Initial Data Reports June 30, 2018 Forums August 2018-March 2019 Final Reports March 29, 2019 Length of Contract January 2018-June 2019 Contact Information Contact: Jo Morrissey Maine Shared CHNA Program Manager MaineHealth 110 Free Street Portland, ME 04101 207-661-3428 RFP and supporting documents can be found at: