Michigan Integrated Continuous Improvement Process RFP

The State of Michigan's Department of Technology, Management and Budget is issuing a Request for Proposal for maintenance, support, hosting, and future enhancements to the Michigan Integrated Continuous Improvement Process (MICIP) Platform, a web-based application designed to facilitate continuous improvement planning for Michigan school districts and intermediate school districts. The solicitation was posted on April 17, 2026, with a deadline for bidder questions on April 24, 2026, answers to be posted by May 8, 2026, and proposals due by 11:59 a.m. Eastern on May 22, 2026, with an anticipated contract start date of October 1, 2026. The contract term consists of five base years with five optional one-year renewal periods, totaling up to ten years. The solution must support approximately 6,000 approved third-party users with write access, 73 state employees with read access, 2 state employees with administrative access, and 750 concurrent users. The contractor must provide a 90-calendar-day post-production warranty at no cost and must host the solution in Amazon Web Services. Pricing proposals must include all costs for licensing, support, implementation, and training with detailed breakdowns by year and category, and the State will only disburse payments through Electronic Funds Transfer. Proposals will be evaluated based on project scope and schedule (25 points), solution requirements and specifications (35 points), staffing (20 points), and company background (20 points), with proposals receiving 80 or more points eligible for price evaluation.

The current MICIP Platform uses Microsoft .NET Core, Microsoft SQL Server, and Ember.js technology stack, and the selected contractor must ensure compatibility and integration with this existing infrastructure. Amazon Web Services is designated as a Permitted Subcontractor; however, if contractors plan to utilize subcontractors for more than 20 percent of deliverables, at least 20 percent of that subcontracted work must be awarded to Michigan-based Geographically Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The State reserves the right to consider prior performance, economic impact to Michigan, total cost of ownership, and other factors in making the final award determination. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available solicitation materials, and no incumbent vendor or prior contractor information is documented. Site visits and bidders' conferences are not mentioned in the solicitation timeline.