Congenital Syphilis Prevention Program

Pursuant to New York State Finance Law § 163.10(b), The New York State Department of Health is presenting the following summary of relevant circumstances, and material and substantial reasons why a competitive procurement was not feasible. The New York State Department of Health Congenital Syphilis Prevention Program has determined to award a Single Source Procurement to one grantee.

The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute intends to contract with the University of Rochester to support the provision of congenital syphilis clinical case management to providers serving pregnant residents throughout the state outside of New York City. The contractor will also work to increase access to syphilis treatment through telementoring. Patients to be treated have either been diagnosed with syphilis or are at high risk of developing syphilis. Due to an urgent and ongoing public health need to address the burden of congenital syphilis and the unique qualifications of the selected contractor, a competitive procurement was not feasible in this instance.

Due to the specific circumstances of this procurement and the unique qualifications of the selected firm/entity, a competitive procurement was not feasible in this instance.

Procurement / Program Name	Congenital Syphilis Prevention Program
Contractor Name(s)	University of Rochester
Contract Period	2/1/2026-1/31/2029
Contract Number	C43083GM