A planning and readiness project focused on the future of Labor and Delivery services at NWMRMC. Download the Phase 1 RFP below.
The Delta Maternal Newborn Access Preservation and Modernization Initiative is a planning and readiness project focused on the future of Labor and Delivery services at NWMRMC, including efforts to evaluate, strengthen, preserve, and modernize maternal and newborn care for the communities served by the hospital.
This Phase 1 solicitation seeks professional services for maternal-newborn readiness: existing-conditions and building-systems assessment, clinical programming and workflow, design development, future-phase bid documents, cost validation, patient-care continuity planning, and grant reporting.
Phase 1 does not include active construction, demolition, or equipment purchase. This project (award APP-01548) is funded through the Building Rural Infrastructure for Delivery, Growth, and Efficiency (BRIDGE) initiative under the State of Mississippi’s Rural Health Transformation Initiative.
A summary of the requirements in the RFP. The downloadable Vendor Response Workbook contains the complete specifications, forms, and instructions.
Kickoff, detailed workplan and baseline schedule, deliverable register, risk and decision logs, quality-control plan, monthly reporting, and stakeholder coordination.
Field verification of structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, medical gas, life-safety, and accessibility systems, plus hazardous-materials/asbestos evaluation and infection-control planning.
User sessions and room-by-room programs for LDRP, postpartum, well-baby and Level II nursery, C-section support, and support spaces, with FF&E and medical-equipment readiness.
Design development and coordinated drawings and specifications for future Phase 2–5 bid packages, with code, regulatory, safety, and newborn-security readiness.
Patient-care continuity and future-phasing plan, plus an itemized, validated cost estimate and procurement-readiness strategy.
An OB access and readiness dashboard, Baby-Friendly readiness checklist, grant reporting and invoice support, and a final closeout package.
Download the official solicitation documents below. Complete the Vendor Response Workbook in Excel and submit it by email with your proposal.
Vendor Response Workbook (Excel) for APP-01548: scope-of-services compliance matrix, deliverables, cost proposal, team, and required forms.
The official public notice for the Rural Health Transformation Initiative Requests for Proposals, revised with updated dates (PDF).
Any changes, clarifications, or corrections issued after the RFP is released will be posted here.
Written answers to vendor questions (due October 30, 2026) will be posted here for all prospective respondents.
All questions about this solicitation must be submitted in writing by email to the contact below by October 30, 2026. Answers will be posted on this page so every prospective vendor receives the same information.
Email Your QuestionsNWMRMC reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities, and to amend or cancel this solicitation in the best interest of the hospital.