RFP_BPM005142_-_WIC_Investigative_Services_-_Cancellation_Determination_executed.pdf

This is a Procurement File Memorandum issued by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Bureau of Nutrition Program Administration (BNPA), documenting the cancellation of Request for Proposal (RFP) No. BPM005142 for WIC Investigative Services. The solicitation was originally posted on August 10, 2023, with proposals due on December 6, 2023. The RFP sought to secure a contractor to provide WIC Investigative Services to support the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children across all fourteen Arizona counties. The contract aimed to distribute USDA-provided federal funds to twenty-one local health agencies (governmental and community-based private non-profit organizations) and one Native American tribe to deliver a cost-effective nutrition intervention program for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, as well as infants and children up to five years old determined to be medically at risk.

The State determined on December 5, 2023, that it was in the best interest of the State to cancel the solicitation after offer opening and before award, pursuant to the Revised Arizona Procurement Code A.R.S. 41-2534 and R2-7-C308. The cancellation was based on the determination that the Scope of Work no longer met the program's needs and required revision to ensure services align with current program requirements. The State intends to issue a new solicitation for WIC Investigative Services in the near future. All offers submitted in response to the cancelled RFP shall be withheld from public inspection until after a contract is awarded under the subsequent solicitation, at which time the offers will be made available for public review.