"Ich habe vor, mich zu melden."

Translation: I am planning on getting in touch.

[ohookins]

I read elsewhere that "getting in touch" required a structure something like "sich bei jemanden melden". I don't see "bei" here, how is that working?

Also, where does the "planning" come from?

[-Herbstzeitlose-]

I don't know about "melden", but "vorhaben" = "to plan".

[christian]

sich bei jemandem melden = to get in touch with somebody

You can just drop "bei jemandem" (with somebody).

vorhaben = to plan