Built for how public health actually buys software.
A $0 public-good software license from Global Hands, Inc., paired with a single predictable line item for cloud hosting and operations. Here is how that maps to grant funding and your procurement process.
Deploy without a formal RFP cycle, where your agency's rules allow it.
Because the platform software itself is licensed at $0, a Tier 1 deployment's only cost line is the $36,000/year Annual Platform Contribution. Many state and county health agencies set a discretionary or single-signer purchase threshold for routine operational contracts - check with your procurement office, since the exact figure varies by jurisdiction. Where it applies, that can mean a lab director or bureau chief can authorize a Salus deployment directly, without a multi-month competitive bid.
Grant alignment.
Two CDC grant programs cover most of what a Salus deployment costs. Confirm exact eligibility with your grants management office - allowability depends on your award terms.
Public Health Infrastructure Grant
Typically eligible line items: Implementation, workflow automation, managed support.
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity
Typically eligible line items: Interoperability pipelines, cloud hosting, instrument integration.
Pricing transparency.
One predictable line item, broken down by what it covers.
| Line item | Description | Cost structure | Typical funding path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01. Platform software license | Full Salus platform, unlimited users, all modules | $0 (perpetual public-good grant) | Non-profit software grant |
| 02. Cloud infrastructure & hosting | Dedicated Snowflake tenant, compute, storage, disaster recovery | Rolled into the Annual Platform Contribution | Cloud operations / capacity funds |
| 03. Implementation & integration | Instrument interfacing, HL7/FHIR pipeline setup, LIMS migration | Prepaid service blocks, fixed per block | Capacity-building grants |
| 04. Managed operations | 24/7 technical support, security patching, schema updates | Included in the Annual Platform Contribution | Operational maintenance |
Jurisdiction tiers.
Sized to standard CDC/APHL public-health metrics, so procurement and CIO teams can classify a deployment without ambiguity. Figures are planning guidance, not a substitute for a formal quote.
Tier 1 - Small state, territory, or single laboratory
- • Population under 3 million, or a single-laboratory deployment
- • Up to ~250,000 accessioned results / year
- • Under ~1,000 whole-genome sequencing samples / month
- • Up to ~50 connected submitter facilities
Elastic, auto-scaling compute sized for a single-lab or small-network workload.
Often clears under a single agency's discretionary purchase threshold.
Tier 2 - Medium state
- • Population 3-10 million
- • ~250,000-1,000,000 accessioned results / year
- • ~1,000-5,000 whole-genome sequencing samples / month
- • ~50-250 connected submitter facilities
Multi-cluster auto-scaling with burst headroom for a multi-lab network.
Typically routed through a formal quote or grant-funded interlocal agreement.
Tier 3 - Large / multi-lab state network
- • Population over 10 million
- • 1,000,000+ accessioned results / year
- • 5,000+ whole-genome sequencing samples / month
- • 250+ connected submitter facilities
Dedicated warehouse sizing with custom compute alerts, scoped to your network's throughput.
Standard state IT procurement, custom-scoped to the network.
Guardrails against cloud cost shock.
CIOs reasonably worry that usage-based cloud spend can surprise a budget. Here is how that risk is bounded.
Single, predictable invoice
The Annual Platform Contribution is one fixed line item that covers hosting and operations. You do not receive a separate, variable Snowflake bill.
Configured spend caps
We configure Snowflake's built-in resource monitors on your warehouse so usage is capped and alerted well before it becomes a cost surprise, not caught after the fact.
Bring your own Snowflake account
If your agency already holds an enterprise Snowflake contract, Salus can deploy into your own tenant as a self-hosted, single-tenant edition instead of our managed multi-tenant cloud. Your Snowflake spend stays on your existing agreement, and the Salus invoice covers support and operations only.
Value, implementation, and support, on one page.
ROI dashboard, cost savings breakdown, implementation roadmap, migration strategy, training, support model, and compliance framework, all in one reference your finance and IT teams can review together.
What it demonstrates
Why we hand this to finance and procurement teams.
- A five-year ROI and cost-savings picture your finance team can take into a budget cycle
- A week-by-week implementation and migration roadmap, not a vague promise
- Training, change management, and a defined support model with a proactive path
- A compliance framework (HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST, FedRAMP / StateRAMP) plus CDC and WHO connectivity
Justification support.
Most agencies require written justification to skip a competitive bid, even under a discretionary threshold. These are reference starting points, not legal advice - your counsel or contracts office should sign off on the final version.
Downloadable procurement toolkit
- Sample sole-source / discretionary-purchase justification memo
- Grant line-item template, mapped to CDC ELC and PHIG
- Security & compliance matrix for your IT security review
Want a version filled in with your agency's details?
Ready to see how this fits your budget cycle?
Bring your grants or procurement contact - we'll walk through funding sources and timeline together.