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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Santa Clara County Health & Human Services Information Data Bank

from HEALTHY COMMUNITY-HEALTHY ECONOMY
(an initiative of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network)


Background:

The purpose of this RFI is to select an organization that will be
responsible for the development, implementation and on-going operation of
a community - wide data base of health and human services resource
information to serve the needs of the Santa Clara County community
including health and human services providers, employers, schools,
libraries,  and government.  Our intent is to select an operator to
develop and operate the system in partnership with the Healthy
Community-Healthy Economy (HCHE) Initiative of Joint Venture:  Silicon
Valley (JVSV).   If, as a result of this RFI, we do not receive responses
which meet our needs or are unable to negotiate an agreement with an
operator, we reserve the right to explore other options.  JVSV HCHE will
not pay for costs of preparing the RFI response.

The Healthy Community Technology Project has prepared a report,
"Information & Referral Opportunities for Silicon Valley."  The report
provides considerable information on user needs including results of a
survey of potential users and focus groups.  It also details
recommendations for the technical and organizational aspects of a
solution.

We anticipate a period of up to three years to develop the pilot and
expand the system county-wide.  JVSV Healthy Community-Healthy Economy has
raised a small amount of initial seed money and will provide assistance in
raising needed start up funding for up to three years.  Our intent is for
outside funding to decrease and for the system to become self-sustaining. 
After the completion of the pilot, expansion, and evaluation, we plan to
re-negotiate the agreement with the operator so that the operator assumes
greater responsibility for policy direction, funding, system organization,
staffing and quality assurance.


To Order the RFI and Report:

You may order a copy of the RFI, The Report, or both by faxing or
e-mailing your name address, phone number, fax number and e-mail address
to
Healthy Community
Fax: 408 984-5248
Internet E-mail: jvsvhealth@aol.com

Copies may also be picked up weekdays at our office at 1922 The Alameda
(The United Way Building), Suite 217 in San Jose, between 9:30 AM and
noon.