260000000551 DMVA Door Hardware Award Recommendation and Evaluation Synopsis.docx

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

AWARD RECOMMENDATION

The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) procurement office has completed the evaluation of RFP 260000001164 for DMVA Door Hardware and has recommended an award to Craftmaster Hardware LLC. in the amount of $150,000.00, pending State Administrative Board approval, if applicable. More information on the State Administrative Board can be found at: State Administrative Board.

Bidders who were not recommended for the award are encouraged to schedule a debriefing session with the Solicitation Manager. The debriefing session will provide the bidder with the State’s rationale on why the bidder was not recommended for the award. The Solicitation Manager may be contacted as follows:

Gregory Palwak, Solicitation Manager.

pawlakg@michigan.gov 517-256-2439 Background Information:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor to provide DMVA Door Hardware. The term of this contract is three years, with up to two one-year renewal options.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on April 22, 2026, for 19 days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of May 11, 2026.

*SDVOB: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business **GDBE: Geographically Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

EVALUATION SYNOPSIS

I. Evaluation Process A Responsible Vendor is a vendor that demonstrates it has the ability to successfully perform the duties identified by the solicitation. A Responsive proposal is one that is submitted in accordance with the solicitation instructions and meets all mandatory requirements identified in the solicitation.

Proposal Instructions: Evaluation Process The State will evaluate each proposal on a PASS/FAIL basis based on the following criteria:

The full evaluation process is stated in the RFP Proposal Instructions.

II. Evaluation Method Responses to this solicitation were evaluated by the following individuals:

Scott Thompson DMVA-Facilities Supervisor

Gregory Pawlak DMVA-Procurement

Walter Sullivan DMVA-FCTC Facilities Supervisor

Michael Holcomb DMVA-CG Utilities Supervisor

III. Evaluation Results A. Bidder # 1 Craftmaster Hardware LLC.

The Evaluation Team determined that Craftmaster Hardware LLC PASSED and did meet the requirements of this RFP. This determination was accomplished by evaluating their responses to Schedule A and the Vendor Question worksheet.

1. Ability to meet Schedule A, Statement of Work, Section 1-14 The Evaluation Team determined that overall, the responses were satisfactory with no deficiencies. One clarification was requested on who would be Craftmasters Contract Program Manager. Craftmaster PASSED this section.

2. Vendor Question Worksheet The Evaluation Team determined Craftmaster Hardware LLC vendor question worksheet responses PASSED.

B. Bidder # 2 M.J.T Inc The Evaluation Team determined that M.J.T. Inc. PASSED and did meet the requirements of this RFP. This determination was accomplished by evaluating their responses to Schedule A and the Vendor Question worksheet.

1. Ability to meet Schedule A, Statement of Work, Section 1-14 The Evaluation Team determined that overall, the responses were satisfactory with no deficiencies. One clarification was requested on who would be M.J.T Inc. Contract Program Manager. M.J.T PASSED this section.

2. Vendor Question Worksheet The Evaluation Team determined M.J.T Inc vendor question worksheet responses PASSED.

IV. Pricing Summary

See Door Hardware Price Comparison Spreadsheet attached to NIA1 in Sigma.

V. Negotiations Second Round pricing was requested neither vendor was able to offer improved pricing or prompt pay discounts.

VI. Award Recommendation Award recommendation is made to the responsive and responsible Bidder who offers the lowest price to the State of Michigan. Low price is based on the bidder who meets the requirements of offers the lowest overall price as demonstrated by its proposal.

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