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DHHS centralizes contracts unit and emphasizes enforceable performance measures and provider monitoring
Summary
DHHS staff described a centralized contracts bureau that prepares solicitations, conducts risk assessments, and seeks enforceable performance measures; staff said every contract over $10,000 goes to the executive council.
Nathan White, chief financial officer for the Department of Health and Human Services, described the department’s centralized contracts unit and its approach to solicitations, amendments, grants and risk-based monitoring.
White said the centralized team drafts RFAs/RFPs, prepares contract amendments and grant agreements, and applies standardized templates and processes to improve enforceability and measurable outcomes. He told the…
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