South Dakota Cardiovascular Collaborative

The South Dakota Department of Health is seeking a qualified consulting firm to provide facilitation, technical assistance, strategic planning, communications, and reporting services for the State’s Cardiovascular Collaborative under the Heart Disease & Stroke Program. The contractor will support the Collaborative’s Leadership Team and Workgroups, develop a new strategic plan for implementation in 2027, produce quarterly newsletters, and submit monthly progress reports. The effort runs for one year with optional extensions up to four additional years, and all work will be performed primarily virtually with one in‑person meeting per year. • Facilitate and coordinate the Cardiovascular Collaborative’s leadership and workgroup activities, including meeting planning and virtual execution. • Lead development of a new statewide Cardiovascular Strategic Plan to be ready for implementation by May 2027. • Produce up to four newsletters per year, provide strategic guidance to the “Cardiac Ready Communities” workgroup, and submit monthly progress reports by the 15th of each month. • Manage stakeholder partnerships across public‑health, state, and local entities; travel costs must be budgeted within the proposal. • Optional contract extensions for up to four additional one‑year periods, allowing a potential multi‑year partnership.