Request For Proposal (RFP) 2008-05-30

Longview Wellness Center (LWC) announces the issuance of Request for Proposal (RFP) 2008-05-30 for the "Twogether in Texas" Region 4 Healthy Marriage Program.  LWC seeks up to five Subcontractors to provide capacity-building and service delivery management for premarital and healthy marriage education services with community and faith-based organizations working in the area of healthy marriage development in the following HHSC Region IV counties: Anderson, Bowie, Cass, Cherokee, Delta, Franklin, Henderson, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Rains, Red River, Titus, Van Zandt and Wood. These counties have been organized into Districts as outlined on the accompanying map. Individuals and organizations are invited to submit a proposal for only one (1) District per respondent.

The sole point of contact for inquiries concerning this RFP is:
Jason H. Greene
Email: jgreene@longviewwellness.org
Fax: (903) 248-9139
Phone: (903) 553-1550
Toll Free: 877-588-5278 (LUV LASTS)

All communications relating to this RFP must be directed to the LWC contact person named above.  All other communications between a respondent and LWC staff concerning this RFP are prohibited.  In no instance is a respondent to discuss cost information contained in a proposal with the LWC point of contact or any other staff prior to proposal evaluation.  Failure to comply with this section may result in LWC's disqualification of the proposal. Please check this web page regularly for further information and updates.
Vendor/Public Information
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 - 11:00 am, Central Time
Longview North Holiday Inn Express
300 Tuttle Circle
Longview, TX 75605
Vendor Conference attendance is strongly recommended, but is not required.

LWC Request for Proposal (RFP) 2008/05/30
LWC RFP 2008/05/30 AttachmentA.xls
LWC RFP 2008/05/30 AttachmentB.pdf

Longview Wellness center receives FQHC Status

The Longview Wellness Center (dba Community Health Clinic of East Texas), a 501 (c) (3) organization, is now designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).  The Center is the 1 st clinic in Region IV of Texas, which covers twenty-three (23) counties including Gregg County, with such designation.  The Center's new status allows us to receive reimbursements for Medicare and Medicaid costs, apply for reduced physician's insurance and qualifies the Center for more federal funding opportunities.

The Center was founded in 1992 to provide obstetrics, family planning and gynecological health services for women.  In 1996 the Center was awarded Title V funding to provide obstetric, family planning and child health services; and in 1997 received Title XX funding to expand family planning services and education. Primary health care was expanded to children in 1997 and to adult males in 2000.  Today the Center serves approximately 9,000 medically underserved people annually with plans to expand the patient base to more than 13,000 by the end of fiscal year 2009.