ITN 171 260000000041 DTMB CENTRAL PROCUREMENT SERVICES CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST.docx

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE AND CONTRACT WITH A SINGLE PROVIDER

Date: 9/1/2026 The State of Michigan intends to make a purchase for which it believes there is no viable alternative. The purpose of this notice is to attempt to identify possible alternatives.

Requestor: DTMB, Central Procurement Services

1. State Contact Information:

The sole point of contact concerning this Invitation to Negotiate is:

Todd Perry, Solicitation Manager perryt@michigan.gov

2. Description of Purchase:

The intent of this contract is to provide an experienced Curriculum Development Specialist as a long-term resource to the Procurement Professional Development Team to maintain and create advanced training deliverables for the Achievement in Michigan Procurement Training and Certification Programs. This team member will work with both subject matter experts and Central Procurement management and other team members, and work under the supervision of the Procurement Professional Development Manager.

Business requirements:

Curriculum Development expertise and qualifications needed to provide the current long-term needs for up to 3 years of Procurement Training to develop Web-based Training and other deliverables.

Candidate must have 2+ years of experience as a curriculum development specialist for the development of training for State of Michigan purchasing professionals, including curricula, individual topics, forms and templates, and Michigan Procurement Policy and laws.

Must have experience with State of Michigan (SOM) Procurement Six processes, development of rAMP UP! module content, needs analysis, Achievement in Michigan Procurement (AMP) Web-Based and Instructor-Led Trainings, AMP certification programs, training reference guides, and training tools.

Must be able to anticipate Procurement sourcing user needs when creating and editing videos and custom images.

Required Skills:

2. Develop and present Instructor-Led Training (ILT) and related materials.

3. Develop interactive Web-Based Training (WBT) using Articulate 360 Teams.

4. Use Camtasia Pro to record and edit screen captures, record meeting sessions, and produce modern training video content.

5. Use tools such as Photoshop, Adobe Stock, and SnagIt for graphics and instructional design: create visual representations of key learning points (infographics and other images)

6. Prepare training evaluations following the Kirkpatrick model.

7. Use Audacity or Audition for audio recording and editing software to record and edit narration, splice in music tracks, apply effects (fades, normalization, noise reduction).

8. Use Adobe Photoshop for graphic design and photo editing application experience – must be able to manipulate and edit photos to perform correction work, create montages, apply masks and filters, and use layers, paths, and blending options.

9. Use Microsoft Office software (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).

10. Use Adobe Acrobat DC for document creation, editing, formatting, and compiling multiple documents.

11. Create Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables and complete training data analysis.

12. Candidate must be located in the United States.

3. Commodity Code References:

9S201

4. Description of Action:

Will be awarded as a new contract.

5. Intended Source:

Ms. Susan Doyle

6. Questions:

Questions concerning the Invitation to Negotiate must be posted on www.michigan.gov/SIGMAVSS no later than 3:00pm Eastern Time on 9/3/2026. In the interest of transparency, only written questions will be accepted. Answers to questions will be posted on www.michigan.gov/SIGMAVSS.

Responders should submit their questions using the following format:

7. Response Deadline:

Any potential bidder who does not agree that this good or service is available only from the intended source, must submit a response to the Solicitation Manager by 3:00pm Eastern Time on 9/8/2026. Your response must be in writing and describe the product or service you are offering as an equivalent.

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