Federal Health & Human Service RFPs Increased by 47% in 2005: Total Number of Government RFPs Decrease 10%

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Statistics In 2005, the federal government published 1,575 request for proposals (RFPs) in the health and human service field, 737 more RFPs than in 2004, or a 47% increase. However, the total number of federal, state, and local government RFPs decreased ten percent in the same period, continuing a decline that began three years ago. The increase in RFPs in the field issued by the federal government continues an upward trend that began three years ago, when federal RFPs increased by 18% from 691 RFPs in 2003 to . . .