CSSD-0511-HHR2600000004-1 | DIRECT AWARD - BLACKBOARD LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has issued a direct award contract for the Blackboard Learning Management System under solicitation CSSD-0511-HHR2600000004-1, with an estimated total value of $1,086,186.00. The contract encompasses the procurement of registration and management services for 5,001 to 10,000 users, 1,000,000 additional minutes of enterprise collaboration voice services, and 1,024 GB of enterprise storage capacity across multiple funding periods extending from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2032, with automatic annual renewal unless terminated with 30 days’ notice. Performance is directed to the Office of Human Resources Management in Charleston, West Virginia, with no specified FOB terms or physical delivery requirements, indicating a primarily digital, cloud-based service delivery model. The award is grounded in a best value trade-off approach, evaluating vendor responsibility, compliance with federal regulations, and technical qualifications rather than price alone, with no numerical weightings or formal sub-factors disclosed. The contract is subject to a comprehensive set of federal compliance mandates tied to the use of federal funds, including adherence to Davis-Bacon wage standards, the Anti-Kickback Act, and Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act provisions. Offerors must be registered in SAM with a valid Unique Entity ID, not be suspended or debarred, and certify compliance with prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment from entities such as Huawei and ZTE. Affirmative action obligations require active inclusion of minority-owned, women-owned, and labor surplus area businesses, along with procurement of recovered materials in accordance with EPA guidelines. Lobbying activities funded by non-federal resources must be disclosed, and organizational conflicts of interest may lead to contract cancellation. Inspection and acceptance are implied to occur at the designated administrative address, with no specific quality or performance metrics established. The state retains termination rights for fraud, breach, or noncompliance and may extend contract terms to federal funds procurements across multiple agencies, reserving the right to select alternate vendors if conditions are not met.