# Vermont Insurance Marketplace Affordability Strategies: Technical and Actuarial Assistance

The Department of Vermont Health Access and Agency of Human Services seek technical and actuarial assistance to support Vermont Insurance Marketplace Affordability Strategies. The successful vendor(s) will conduct a statewide policy assessment, advance strategies for improved access and affordability, prepare and negotiate federal waivers and applications, and provide subject matter expertise and ongoing technical assistance for program design and implementation. This is part of Vermont's $195 million RHT grant supporting a five-year rural health transformation effort.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: RFP
- Issued by: Department of Vermont Health Access (Vermont)
- Posted: 2026-05-01
- Application due: 2026-05-28
- Eligible applicants: Companies, Consultancies, Actuarial Firms, Technical Assistance Organizations
- How to apply: Applications must be submitted via the Vermont Business Registry and Bid System at https://www.vermontbusinessregistry.com/BidPreview.aspx?BidID=73701.
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.vermontbusinessregistry.com/BidPreview.aspx?BidID=73701

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants include organizations with demonstrated experience in health insurance marketplaces, affordability strategies, and federal waiver applications. Bidders should have expertise in statewide policy assessments, program implementation, and providing technical assistance relevant to health insurance marketplaces, particularly within Vermont or similar state-based programs.

## Requirements

Applicants must have experience with health insurance marketplaces and affordability programs and should be capable of conducting statewide policy assessments, preparing federal waiver applications, supporting program implementation, and providing technical assistance relevant to the Vermont marketplace.

## Required attachments

- Technical Proposal
- Cost Proposal
- Organizational Qualifications
- References

## Application package and source documents

- [VT - 2026 - Vermont Business Registry and Bid System - Bid Detail (73701)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/2a9f4cee-2501-48a7-87c0-6e92fdca909f/file) (primary) — official: https://www.vermontbusinessregistry.com/BidPreview.aspx?BidID=73701
- [VT - 2026 - Home Health Care Workforce Development (rht-year-1-executed-agreements-and-contracts) (VT RHT Year 1 Executed Agreements and Contracts (award recipients))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/5a925dbd-9358-4091-aa12-2a3627dbfdb2/file) — official: https://healthcarereform.vermont.gov/rht-year-1-executed-agreements-and-contracts

More Vermont RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/vt (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/vt.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/vermont-insurance-marketplace-affordability-strategies-technical-and-actuarial-a--5441b2e96f — data as of 2026-06-30.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.