Project echo seeks an expert with demonstrated technical, perinatal, and community health service delivery to provide our improving perinatal health echo program with the following deliverables: leverage relationships with other community-based organizati

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center is seeking to procure technical, perinatal, and community health service delivery support for Project ECHO's Improving Perinatal Health program under a sole-source purchase, with proposals due August 13, 2026. The procurement is posted on behalf of both Bernalillo County and Albuquerque City.

This is a sole-source procurement justified on proprietary expertise and unique capabilities. The proposed vendor is Transcending Strategies LLC (5512 Marble Ave, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110), selected for the demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience of principal director Nicolle L. Gonzales, a Diné Nurse-Midwife with specialization in indigenous midwifery, reproductive birth justice policy, and Native American women's health — expertise identified as critical to addressing perinatal health disparities in New Mexico's BIPOC and rural communities.

Key deliverables include leveraging relationships with community-based organizations, coordinating ECHO session implementation, developing curriculum focused on perinatal health best practices, contributing to program evaluation, facilitating data sharing across the network, distributing marketing materials, and participating in state maternal and child health conferences. The contract value is $123,724 with a term from September 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027 (contract encompasses prior performance). The requisition number is P0204294. UNM's procurement department will post the completed sole-source justification form on the UNM Sunshine Portal and the State of New Mexico Procurement website for 30 days prior to purchase, establishing a public comment period before award.