ITN for Count the Kicks.docx

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE AND CONTRACT WITH A SINGLE PROVIDER

Date: 1/26/2024 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: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

1. State Contact Information:

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

Michelle Howe, Solicitation Manager Howem2@michigan.gov

2. Description of Purchase:

The Contractor will provide four virtual webinars (one per quarter) and one in-person breakout session at the Maternal Infant Health Summit in May 2024 to human services providers to explain the Count the Kicks initiative and how to implement the program. Count the Kicks is an evidence-based stillbirth prevention program that provides educational resources to healthcare providers and expectant parents. After each training, training participants may order posters and brochures in English, Spanish and Arabic and refrigerator magnets to implement the initiative. The Contractor will take orders from county offices and health departments and ship the items directly to these agencies so that the State will not have to store or process orders.

MDHHS believes this vendor is the only vendor who can provide these products and services because they are the only vendor holding the trademark for the Count the Kicks program. The vendor partners with numerous states in the U.S. to distribute this public health information to reduce stillbirths available to Michigan families.

3. Commodity Code References:

94852 - Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative

4. Description of Action:

New Contract

5. Intended Source:

Healthy Birth Day, Inc. (IOWA CORPORATION) 4300 Beaver Hills Drive Des Moines, IOWA 50310

6. Questions:

Questions concerning the Invitation to Negotiate must be posted on www.michigan.gov/SIGMAVSS no later than January 29, 2024. 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 2/2/2024 Your response must be in writing and describe the product or service you are offering as an equivalent.

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