# Draft Program Solicitation: HEalth care Rewards to Achieve Improved OutcomES (HEROES)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/arpahsn2404

- Solicitation number: ARPA-H-SN-24-04
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: National Institutes of Health
- Contracting office: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H) (75N992)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AN13 Health R&D Services; Health Care Services; Experimental Development
- First posted: January 9, 2024
- Last posted: April 17, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a35e9fc042c544dca38e8aa9bb1dd791/view

## Description

**April 17, 2024:** The Draft HEROES Program Solicitation is archived. See the final soliciation, ARPA-H-SOL-24-01 posted on 4/17/2024.

**March 25, 2024:**

Amendment 01 to the Draft HEROES Program Soliciation. The purpose of Amendment 01 to the draft HEROES Program Solicitation is to:

1) denote that ARPA-H intends to include all four health outcomes in the final solicitation;

2) revise Table 1, specifically the population size of the target geography for Maternal Health and Alcohol Related Health Harms;

3) update the evaluation criteria stated in Section 5.0;

4) correct an error within Table 4 as noted in the Q&A (rev 1) dated February 16, 2024 posted to SAM.gov; and 5) make minor administrative updates throughout the document. Please see the accompanying power point slides which highlight the key changes made within Amendment 01. Please note this is NOT the final HEROES Program Solicitation.

Amendment 01 is NOT an invitiation for abstracts and/or proposals. No responses are to be provided to Amendment 01 of the HEROES Draft Program Solicitation. Any such response will be disregarded. The Government is anticipating posting the Final HEROES Program Solicitation in mid April. At that time, Amendment 01 will be archived within SAM.gov. February 22, 2024 - HEROES Program Questions & Answers Rev 1 posted. February 9, 2024 - HEROES Program Questions & Answers posted.

This is a draft solicitation for the HEealth care Rewards to Achieve Improved OutcomES (HEROES) Program. The draft will be available for comment and feedback through February 20, 2024. ARPA-H's intent is to post a final program solicitation after such time. Questions and comments are highly encouraged and should be directed to HEROES@arpa-h.gov. This is not an invitation for abstracts and/or proposals. Any such response will be disregarded.

ARPA-H will not comment or provide feedback on questions related to proposed technical approaches. Under the HEROES program, public health entities and collaborators will have the opportunity to improve the health status of their communities for specific patient populations as the program evaluates a new payment model that incentivizes community-based interventions to improve health outcomes across a fixed geography.

These solutions will investigate a new regionally focused outcomes-based financing approach for the healthcare industry, which rewards only positive health outcomes and reduces the health care burden on patients, providers, and the economy. ARPA-H encourages feedback on this draft solicitation and will be utilizing this process to gauge interest in the four health outcomes outlined in the solicitation. Note that only two health outcomes will be included in the final solicitation. See attached Program Solicitation.

## Publications

- January 9, 2024: Special notice, due February 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST. Notice 75396c6908354c25a832e589d0ad4aab. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/75396c6908354c25a832e589d0ad4aab/view
- February 9, 2024: Special notice, due February 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST. Notice 0082ff61db2341bb874091225c0efad7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0082ff61db2341bb874091225c0efad7/view
- February 22, 2024: Special notice, due February 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST. Notice 6d12f3cb5f894cd58a8459640e99ee85. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6d12f3cb5f894cd58a8459640e99ee85/view
- March 25, 2024: Special notice, due May 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice cb070303c1e140f987fcaf4a66d4fe30. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cb070303c1e140f987fcaf4a66d4fe30/view
- March 25, 2024: Special notice, due May 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice ec5b681eb8bc4e95bdf6145c4339c318. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ec5b681eb8bc4e95bdf6145c4339c318/view
- April 17, 2024: Special notice, due April 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice a35e9fc042c544dca38e8aa9bb1dd791. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a35e9fc042c544dca38e8aa9bb1dd791/view

## Points of contact

- ARPA-H HEROES Technical Team, HEROES@ARPA-H.gov

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