Hospital Data Insights (HDI)

SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY (“UPSTATE”) intends to make an award under its discretionary authority, pursuant to NYS Education Law §355(5)(a), which is up to $125,000, for continued access to Hospital Data Insights (HDI), which provides a vast archive of hospital data and rankings, enabling strategic analysis and benchmarking. A sealed bid will not be held. If you are interested in providing a proposal for the above service, you must contact the appropriately designated Campus contact in this advertisement within fifteen (15) business days of this Advertised Notice.

Detailed Specifications/Requirements:

The selected vendor must be able to provide the following:

Improve Upstate Neurological Institute clinical quality performance versus other hospitals by providing access to unpublished, granular data that underpins the U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, enabling strategic analysis and benchmarking.

Minimum Qualifications of Eligible Organizations:

• Provide an analytical platform that will allow at least three (3) Upstate end-users to access fifteen (15) years or more of unpublished hospital ranking factors and data points.
• Provide a method for Upstate to benchmark its patient-centered care performance against peer institutions.
• Track performance trends over time.
• Vendor’s firm must have at least five (5) continuous years of experience providing the services requested above.
• Vendor must be authorized to do business in New York State.

This procurement is subject to NYS Finance Law (“SFL”) §§139j&k, also known as the Lobbying Law, therefore, vendors are cautioned that the only permissible contact for this procurement is the individual(s) listed below. Contacting any other individuals at Upstate in connection with this advertisement may constitute a violation of SFL. Failure to comply with this requirement can range from no contract award to debarment from sales to any NYS agency. Please refer to the Office of General Services website at: https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl for more information on the Lobbying Law.

Vendors responding to this advertisement shall be required to complete and submit applicable documents related to Vendor Responsibility, NYS SFL §§139 j&k and NYS Tax Law Section 5-a.

Vendors responding to this advertisement will be required to submit valid and current NYS Workers’ Compensation and Disability Benefits Insurance forms.

If you have any questions, please e-mail the individual listed or call (315) 464-4680 for assistance.