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The University of Mississippi Medical Center is issuing a Notice of Intent to Certify Sole Source for renewal of Harmonize, an interactive discussion platform, with objections due October 14, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time. This is a sole-source procurement—42 Lines, Inc. is the designated sole provider.

UMMC justifies the sole-source certification on the basis that Harmonize is the only discussion tool on the market with seamless integration to both Canvas LMS and TurnItIn. The platform includes image and video annotation, multiple due dates with auto-grading, Q&A modules with integrated polling, auto-captioning, equation editor, direct messaging, web conferencing, student activity dashboards, and GenAI integrations for faculty discussion prompts. UMMC asserts that competing vendors may offer individual components of this functionality but would require separate point solutions, resulting in higher implementation and support complexity, greater training demands, and workflow fragmentation compared to the integrated Harmonize environment.

The estimated expenditure for the three-year renewal is $50,520. UMMC conducted pricing comparisons against available market intelligence and pursued identified discounts where applicable, determining the pricing to be reasonable and within the expected market range. UMMC reserves the right to determine whether additional enhancements, upgrades, support, or equipment fall within scope during the certification period and may increase spending authority accordingly.

Interested parties may submit objections using the required Vendor Form and Objection Certification (Attachment B) available through the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration. A second advertisement will be published October 7, 2026. The Notice of Award or No Award will be posted October 14, 2026.