Educational materials and training to decrease stillbirths

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is seeking a single vendor to provide educational materials and training to decrease stillbirths in Ingham County and the City of Lansing. The selected Contractor will be required to deliver four virtual webinars and one in-person breakout session at the Maternal Infant Health Summit in May 2024 to human services providers. The purpose is to explain the Count the Kicks initiative, an evidence-based stillbirth prevention program, and how to implement it. After the trainings, participants may order program materials, including posters, brochures, and refrigerator magnets in English, Spanish, and Arabic, which the Contractor will ship directly to county offices and health departments. MDHHS believes this vendor is the only one who can provide these products and services, as they hold the trademark for the Count the Kicks program and partner with numerous states.

The state has indicated that this is a sole source procurement, and potential bidders who do not agree that this service is only available from the intended source, Healthy Birth Day, Inc., must submit a written response describing their equivalent offering by February 2, 2024. No other set-aside designations, restrictions, incumbents, or award values were provided in the given documents.