# Guilford County NC MUNIS #20333

Guilford County Infant Mortality Framework Implementation Support

**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Respond By:** October 29, 2026
**Identifier:** 20333
**NAICS:** 541611, 541720

Guilford County is seeking an implementation partner to help advance its collective action framework for reducing infant mortality.
- **Government buyer:** Guilford County Purchasing Department, for the Guilford County Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Public Health.
- **Requested services:** Capacity-building and implementation support for the County’s infant mortality reduction framework; no products are requested.
- **Scope:** Support the backbone organization; align staffing, programs, and partner activities with strategic priorities; coordinate partnerships, communications, convenings, resource development, and community engagement; and design, pilot, and coordinate interventions.
- **Key deliverables and requirements:** Partnership agreements and supporting documents, an updated Theory of Change, shared accountability and communication protocols, an annual progress report, a performance measurement system developed with an evaluation partner, and an annual work plan. The provider should have strong project-management and program-design experience and experience with collective action or community-impact frameworks.
- **OEMs and named vendors:** No OEMs, product brands, or service-provider vendors are identified in the supplied materials.
- **Term and scope context:** The contract is described as running from award through June 2027, with three additional one-year renewal options. The framework work is described as covering Years 6–10 (2027–2031).

### Description

Guilford County is seeking a qualified implementation partner to provide capacity-building support to the Guilford County Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Public Health, for Years 6–10 (2027–2031) of its collective action framework to reduce infant mortality. Work includes supporting the framework’s backbone organization, partnerships and community engagement, intervention implementation, and performance measurement. Deliverables include partnership documents, an updated theory of change, shared accountability and communication protocols, an annual progress report, a performance measurement system, and an annual work plan. The initial contract is for one year, with three additional one-year renewal options, for up to four years total.

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