ADDENDUM II - RFP #24-9-PH Doula Services.pdf
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- RFP #25-9-PH DOULAS SERVICES
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- Cumberland County, North Carolina
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This document is an Addendum II to RFP #24-9-PH for Doula Services issued by Cumberland County, North Carolina. The RFP seeks community-based doula services for Cumberland County residents, with a funding ceiling of $75,000. Eligible doulas must be certified by DONA International or another approved organization, and the scope excludes medically-assisted home births or services by traditional midwives without medical degrees. The county encourages applicants to highlight the diversity of their doula teams and is open to receiving more than two doula profiles per applicant. The RFP does not require HIPAA-compliant systems, but applicants should describe their data collection and reporting processes.
The RFP does not specify any pricing terms, set-asides, or incumbents. It indicates the county aims to build capacity across multiple agencies rather than awarding the entire project to a single organization. Funding for this project is provided through an unspecified source, and applicants are not required to submit sample templates or documents beyond what is described in the proposal requirements.
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RFP #24-9-PH – Doula Services Page 1 Addendum II
RFP #24-9-PH – Doulas Services
A. Questions & Answers
(County responses and changes are in red)
A. Questions & Answers
1. We understand that the clients must be residents of Cumberland County, but do they need to deliver in Cumberland County, or can they deliver in surrounding area hospitals?
Clients must be Cumberland County residents during the service delivery period. However, they do not have to deliver in Cumberland County. It is understood that clients may delivery in other counties for many reasons (e.g. medical necessity, local capacity, insurance coverage, etc.)
2. Are medically assisted homebirths with a legally registered Certified Nurse Midwifery homebirth business in scope? For example, clients who birth at home under the prenatal care and delivery assistance with Ohana Midwifery Services or Sacred Haven Midwifery (both who are legal homebirth midwifery businesses in the state of North Carolina).
No. This funding is specific for community-based doula services.
3. Are doulas who participate in medically unassisted homebirths (also known as freebirths) ineligible for participating in this program? Although our doula agency does not allow our doulas to participate in this practice and we write this into our client contracts, there are doulas in our community who engage in this practice as "traditional midwives". They do not have a medical degree.
Traditional midwife services are not in the scope of this request for proposals. Medical or clinical assistance is out of the scope of practice for a doula and cannot be funded by this project.
4. Our doula agency has the operational readiness in place and team capacity to support the entire program. Would the County consider awarding both halves of the entire grant to one agency?
No. The funding award ceiling is $75,000. We hope to build capacity across agencies for this proposal.
5. Are job descriptions or CVs included in the 10-page limit?
Job descriptions, CVs, and resumes are not included in the 10-page limit for the Project
Narrative.
6. Are letters of support included in 10-page limit?
Letters of support are not included in the 10-page limit for the Project Narrative.
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7. Do you want us to highlight the diversity of our doulas - such as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), members of military community, members of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community?
This can be described in the experience and Organizational Capacity section.
8. Can we submit more than two (2) profiles for potential doulas participating in this program?
Especially if we have the capacity to support more than 30 clients annually.
Yes.
9. In the RFP DONA (Directors of Nursing Association) is highlighted as a determining factor for eligible doula training organizations. Many of us in the doula community choose not to train/certify or recertify with them. How do you determine eligible training organizations?
The RFP requires birth doulas to be certified by DONA International accredited/affiliated organization or other organization with approval. If the doula is not certified by DONA
International, please describe what training or certification they do have in the Program
Description and Implementation section. We expect that doulas have been professionally trained to provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support during their client’s labor and delivery. We are looking to see that doulas have received training in areas such as perinatal support services, labor support, infant care, breastfeeding, CPR (Cardio
Pulmonary Resuscitation), etc. This may also be mentioned in the Experience and Organizational
Capacity Section.
10. Do our systems need to be HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant?
Your systems should follow your agency’s policy to maintain patient confidentiality.
11. Do you want to see sample templates on our end in our addendums? Such as data collection forms and client surveys?
No, you do not need to include copies these documents in your proposal. However, you are encouraged to describe these documents in the Data Collection, Evaluation, and Reporting section of the project narrative. This section asks you to describe what data collection tools and instruments you are using.
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