Bidder Questions & Answers.xlsx

This is a Bidder Questions & Answers document for Request for Proposal No. 260000001628, issued by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) for Strengthening Enforcement Capacity in Housing & Lending Practices and Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The RFP seeks contractor services to provide training and technical resources to MDCR staff on AI-related investigation tools, criteria, and modules applicable to housing and lending enforcement cases. Training materials are to be developed for new hire onboarding and ongoing staff refresher training, with delivery through existing internal platforms including SharePoint and the Civil Rights Information System (CRIS). The contract requires the contractor to ensure training materials can support staff utilization of AI tools during investigations and prosecutions, with information maintained for internal use only unless subject to FOIA requests or court orders.

Insurance requirements specify that contractors must maintain $3 million in coverage, with insurance certificates demonstrating compliance due within 10 business days of contract execution. The RFP clarifies that distribution of training materials is expected to be earned and organic only through internal self-published media, with no paid media budget contemplated. Contractors may submit proposals with lower current insurance coverage of $2 million while committing to increase coverage to the required $3 million upon award and prior to contract execution. The scope of post-training technical assistance for individual AI-related investigations, including data review and system documentation access, is limited to providing training materials for staff onboarding and knowledge refresh purposes.