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Home/Reports/Indiana Awardee Selection
Case Study · Procurement Debrief

How Indiana Selected an RHTP Awardee

Lessons from RFP 26-87449: why a technically stronger team won despite a large price disadvantage.

Rural Care Journey · Preliminary research · September 18, 2026

7

proposals

2

finalists

$860,088

recommended value

+15.02

final-point margin

The lesson: Indiana assigned 50 points to Management Assessment/Quality and 30 to cost. Laurel was not the lowest-priced finalist, but its quality score rose after oral presentations while Sargad's fell. Laurel finished with 79.52 points versus Sargad's 64.50.

What the report covers

  • How Indiana structured its evaluation and shortlist.
  • Why oral presentations materially changed finalist scores.
  • How BAFO pricing and certified subcontractor commitments affected the result.
  • What vendors should prepare for in similar RHTP professional-services procurements.
  • Which conclusions are confirmed and which are only downstream monitoring hypotheses.
Status note: The source is an award recommendation to begin contract negotiations. It is not, by itself, proof of an executed contract or a later telehealth implementation award.

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