Entity Name: South Dakota State Government
Event Number: 11616
Event ID: 25RFP-25-0904004-005
Event Name: Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Services
Requested By: Missy Schuetzle
Created By: Missy Schuetzle
Due By Date: 01/10/2025 05:00 PM Central Time
Q&A Cutoff Date: 09/30/2024 10:08 AM Central Time
Invitation Type: Invitation Only
Assigned Commodities: 918-06 Administrative Consulting; 961-02 Administrative Services, All Kinds (Incl.
Clerical, Secretarial Services, etc.)
Allow Supplier Terms and Conditions: No
Public Responses: No
Display Awardee: Display
Posting Board Status: Published
Event Status: Ready for Responses
Section #: Name:
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Addendum #1: Attachments, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L and M have been attached.
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1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 PURPOSE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
Manage the Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program within the South Dakota Department of Health Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program. Subrecipient agrees to carry out all administrative and supervisory responsibilities and provide fiscal
management for this contractual agreement. Subrecipient will work with the Breastfeeding Coordinator if disciplinary action is needed. The BFPC
responsibility is to provide basic breastfeeding education/support and encouragement to WIC pregnant and/or breastfeeding mothers. The purpose of
this program is to provide mother to mother support mainly through electronic interactions that include text, phone, emails, virtual consultation, virtual
help desk and/or face-to-face visits. The goal of the program is to increase the number of WIC mothers who breastfeed and increase the duration of time
in which they breastfeed. Additionally, the BFPC will assist the WIC Program in the overall promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding through
breastfeeding support groups, special projects, attendance at trainings and meetings and word of mouth.
1.2 ISSUING OFFICE AND RFP REFERENCE NUMBER
The Office of Family Nutrition Services is the issuing office for this document and all subsequent addenda relating to it, on behalf of the State of South
Dakota, Department of Health. The reference number for the transaction is RFP #25-0904004-005. This number must be referred to on all proposals,
correspondence, and documentation relating to the RFP.
1.3 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
RFP Publication September 30, 2024
Offeror Questions Due November 20, 2024
Responses to Offeror Questions December 13, 2024
Proposal Submission January 10, 2025
Proposal Revisions (if required) February 7, 2025
Anticipated Award Decision/Contract Negotiation February 21, 2025
1.4 SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL
An electronic copy must be submitted via email to SDWIC@state.sd.us by the date and time indicated in the Schedule of Activities. It must include a
wet signature, signed in blue ink, by an officer of the responder, legally authorized to bind the responder to the proposal. Proposals that are not properly
signed may be rejected.
Proposals received after the deadline will be late and ineligible for consideration.
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