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Release date: November 4, 2026
Request for Qualifications: Architectural and Design Services
The Wood County Health Care Foundation invites qualified architectural firms to submit statements of qualifications to design the Memory Health Life Center, a proposed regional memory health campus in Quitman, Texas.
Advance notice. The RFQ document will be posted on this page on November 4, 2026. Scope, submission requirements, evaluation criteria, and deadlines are set out in that document.
Overview
An opportunity to design a new model of memory care.
The Foundation is beginning the process of engaging an architect to translate the Memory Health Life Center's vision into a thoughtfully designed campus. Through this Request for Qualifications, it will identify firms whose experience, team, and approach are best suited to the project. Firms will be evaluated on qualifications as described in the RFQ document.
The selected firm will help shape a home-scale campus that brings together residential memory care, caregiver support, healthcare education, and community partnerships, planned on a site beside a hospital in rural East Texas.
Schedule
Key dates
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFQ released | |
| Deadline for questions | As stated in the RFQ |
| Answers and addenda | Posted on this page |
| Statements of qualifications due | As stated in the RFQ |
Dates may change by addendum. If this page and the RFQ document differ, the RFQ document and its addenda govern.
Documents
RFQ documents & addenda
Addenda and answers to questions are posted here as they are issued. Please check this page before submitting.
- Request for Qualifications: Architectural Services Available here on November 4, 2026 Coming soon
No addenda have been issued.
Background materials
- Brief Project OverviewMission, model, and site at a glance · PDF, 4.2 MB
- Concept OverviewConcept site plan and renderings · PDF, 15.3 MB
Background materials are conceptual and provided for context only. They are not part of the RFQ and are not an approved design program.
About the project
A village, not a building of corridors.
The Memory Health Life Center is planned as a regional memory health initiative that combines residential memory care with family and caregiver support, healthcare education, and workforce development. Its care model draws on the Hogeweyk dementia village in the Netherlands and the five care principles of John Zeisel, PhD.
- Site
- 29 acres owned by the Wood County Central Hospital District, adjacent to UT Health Quitman.
- Residential village
- Small homes shared by 8 to 12 residents, planned for 54 residents in all.
- Campus places
- Gardens and a greenhouse, an education and training center, a reflection lake and paths, a barn, and neighborhood spaces.
- Current stage
- Concept site plan and renderings complete; architectural selection and program planning beginning.
Questions
Questions and submissions
About the RFQ
Once the RFQ is released, submit questions and statements of qualifications only as instructed in the RFQ document, so that every firm receives the same information.
General inquiries
For questions about this notice or access to the documents, contact the Wood County Health Care Foundation.
(903) 760-9224 · Send a message
P. O. Box 1173, Quitman, TX 75783-1173This notice summarizes the solicitation for convenience. The terms of the RFQ, including the Foundation's rights in the selection process, are set out in the RFQ document and any addenda.