Social Emotional Development wheel - Behavior Has Meaning

The Michigan Department of Education, Office of Financial Management/Procurement, issued Invitation to Bid (ITB) 190000000045 for a one-time procurement of 3,500 packages of Behavior Has Meaning Wheel Sets manufactured by ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants. Each package contains 10 units of 8-inch diameter wheels featuring English and Spanish translations designed as parental tools to help understand and manage challenging behaviors in children from birth through age 3. Bidders were required to submit questions by November 16, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. EST, with answers provided by November 19, 2018, and proposals were due by November 21, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. EST through the SIGMA VSS electronic system. The anticipated purchase order issue date was November 28, 2018, with delivery required by December 20, 2018, to Clinton County Regional Educational Service Agency in DeWitt, Michigan. Bidders must be either the manufacturer or an authorized distributor, and the State reserved the right to verify distributor status directly with the manufacturer. All bids must be submitted on an FOB Destination basis with all transportation charges, handling fees, and setup fees included in the unit price, and no partial shipments were accepted. The State evaluated bids based on the best combination of deliverables, specifications, delivery timeframes, and price.

Bidders were required to certify compliance with disabled veteran business status, abusive labor practices prohibitions, Michigan business tax filings, Iran-linked business restrictions, environmental compliance, convict labor compliance, and state tax payment obligations. The contract is subject to Michigan standard terms and federal provisions including the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act, Clean Air Act compliance (if applicable), and debarment and suspension certification requirements. Payment terms were set at Net 45 days unless a quick payment discount was offered. The solicitation documentation does not specify set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, incumbent vendors, or existing infrastructure requirements. No budget range or award value was explicitly stated in the available solicitation materials.