Notice of Award ITN 200000000001

The Michigan Department of Transportation issued Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) 200000000001 to procure a 2018 Transearch Data Set. The solicitation was posted on SIGMA VSS on October 1, 2019, with a response deadline of October 8, 2019, and was ultimately awarded on November 21, 2019. The Department determined that HIS Markit was the sole contractor capable of providing the requested data set, making this a non-competitive procurement. No proposals were submitted by the published due date, and the Department has recommended an award to HIS Markit pending State Administrative Board approval. Upon approval, the State will enter into negotiations with the awarded contractor to finalize contract terms and execute the agreement. For inquiries regarding this procurement, interested parties may contact solicitation manager Laura Dotson at DotsonL2@michigan.gov or (517) 335-5840.

This procurement contained no documented set-asides or restrictions limiting participation to specific types of organizations, disadvantaged enterprises, or minority-owned businesses. No incumbent vendor information or details regarding existing contractors for similar services were provided in the award documentation. The solicitation did not specify pricing terms, contract duration, renewal options, or an overall budget or award value range. Additionally, no information regarding required integration with existing infrastructure or technology systems was detailed in the available materials. The lack of competitive response and the single-source determination suggest this was a specialized procurement with limited alternative sources for the Transearch Data Set in question.