ITN for Parents Supervised Driving Guide Contract

The Michigan Department of State issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) on January 19, 2021, for a single-source procurement to develop a Parents Supervised Driving Guide Contract with Safe Roads Alliance (SRA). The procurement seeks a vendor to produce a comprehensive parent and legal guardian resource guide designed to support compliance with Michigan Vehicle Code Section 257.310e, which mandates that drivers under 18 years old complete 50 hours of supervised behind-the-wheel driving instruction, including 10 nighttime hours. The resource guide must be available in both digital and print formats, include Michigan-specific content that is reviewed and updated no less than annually, and augment—not replace—teen driver education provided through Michigan driver education providers. The state retains ownership of all Michigan-focused content included in the guide. Required qualifications include current production of resource guides for other states and established relationships with private organization sponsors to cover expenses, as the state requires no upfront or ongoing costs. The vendor must demonstrate capability to maintain and update content annually with Michigan-specific information. Written questions regarding the solicitation were required by 11:00 a.m. on January 22, 2021, and any potential bidder challenging the single-source designation had until 9:00 a.m. on January 27, 2021, to submit a written response describing an equivalent product or service. The ITN was posted on February 11, 2021, with a proposal due date of February 18, 2021.

The ITN includes a single-source designation for Safe Roads Alliance, though bidders may challenge this designation by demonstrating an equivalent product or service. The state previously evaluated alternatives including the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the American Automobile Association but determined these sources did not meet requirements due to format limitations, lack of parent-focused resources, absence of Michigan-specific content, or insufficient update frequency. Bidders must meet comprehensive certification and compliance requirements outlined in the ITN Vendor Questions Worksheet, including business eligibility verification, debarment history disclosure, labor practice certifications, tax compliance under Michigan Public Act 431 of 1984, non-affiliation with Iran-linked businesses under Public Act 517 of 2012, Clean Corporate Citizen status, and authorization for state verification of submitted information. The procurement does not include a listed award value or budget range; rather, the vendor is expected to pursue sponsorships to cover all project expenses at no cost to the state or its customers. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or service-disabled veteran-owned businesses are mentioned, though bidders may voluntarily disclose qualified disabled veteran or service-disabled veteran-owned business status if applicable.