Award Letter and Evaluation Synopsis.docx

STATE OF MICHIGAN PROCUREMENT

Award Recommendation Notice of Intent to Award Number 200000000476 The Department of Natural Resources Procurement Services has completed the evaluation of RFP 200000001805 for Salmon and Salmon Egg Harvest and Processing Services for DNR Fisheries Division and has recommended an award to American Canadian Fisheries, Inc. in the amount of $795,000, 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:

Lisa Crozier-Green, Solicitation Manager CrozierGreenL@michigan.gov 517-284-5938

Background Information:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor to provide Salmon and Salmon Egg Harvest and Processing Services for DNR Fisheries Division. The term of this contract is THREE years, with ONE 1-Year Option to Renew.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on June 4, 2020 for a period of TWENTY-ONE (21) calendar days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of June 25, 2020.

City, State Zip

SDVOB*

American Canadian Fisheries, Inc.

6069 Hannegan Road Bellingham, WA 98226 No

*SDVOB: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business

Version 1 Revised: 8/2019

Version 1: 8/2019 Evaluation Synopsis I. Evaluation Process A Responsible Bidder is a bidder 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 PASS/FAIL – contract award to lowest price PASS bidder The full evaluation process is stated in the RFP Proposal Instructions.

II. Evaluation Method Responses to this solicitation were reviewed by the Solicitation Manager in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts, which consisted of the following individuals:

Lisa Crozier-Green, Solicitation Manager Ed Eisch, DNR Fisheries Division, Fish Production Program Manager Aaron Switzer, DNR Fisheries Division, Area Hatchery Manager

III. Evaluation Results The evaluators reviewed the proposals and made the following determinations related to the published specifications:

VI. Pricing Summary Pricing was evaluated for the bidders who received a PASS rating and is summarized below:

VII. Award Recommendation:

Award Recommendation is made to the responsive and responsible bidder who receives a PASS rating and offers the lowest price to the State of Michigan. Low price is determined by the bidder who meets the requirements and offers the lowest overall price as demonstrated by its proposal. Award Recommendation is made to American Canadian Fisheries, Inc. in the amount of $795,000.00.

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