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Solicitation number
NIA1 751 190000000908 1
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This is an Award Recommendation Notice from the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources regarding procurement solicitation NIA1 1900000000908. The solicitation sought proposals for the provision of LED Hunter Education Wallets in a bi-fold style with identification holder and key ring. The Request for Proposal was posted on SIGMA VSS for 20 days with a proposal due date of August 7, 2019. Two bidders submitted proposals by the published deadline: R A Dinkel & Associates and Inception Inc. The contract term consists of three one-year option periods. The evaluation process was conducted by the Solicitation Manager in collaboration with Subject Matter Expert Steven Orange III, utilizing a pass/fail evaluation method based on contract award to the lowest price bidder among those deemed responsive and responsible.

Both bidders received a PASS rating on the mandatory specification for the bi-fold style wallet/identification holder with key ring. Inception Inc. of Sammamish, Washington was recommended for award in the amount of $74,000, which represented the lowest pricing among passing bidders. R A Dinkel & Associates submitted a proposal at $112,000. Neither bidder was identified as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business. The award recommendation is pending State Administrative Board approval if applicable. Bidders not recommended for award may schedule a debriefing session with Solicitation Manager Autumn Jones at JonesA63@michigan.gov or 517-284-5926.

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STATE OF MICHIGAN PROCUREMENT

Department of Natural Resources
525 W. Allegan St, Lansing, MI 48933
PO Box 30028

Award Recommendation Notice of Intent to Award Number 190000000908

The Department of Natural Resources office has completed the evaluation of NIA1 1900000000908 and has recommended an award to Inception Inc. in the amount of $74,000, 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:

Autumn Jones, Solicitation Manager JonesA63@michigan.gov 517-284-5926

Background Information:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor to provide LED Hunter Education Wallets- Bi- fold style Wallet/ Identification holder with key ring. The term of this contract is 3 – one option years.

Bidders The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS for 20 days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of 08/07/2019.

Bidder
Address

City, State Zip

SDVOB*

R A Dinkel & Associates

No

Inception Inc

5112 189th Avenue NE, Sammamish, WA 98074
NO

*SDVOB: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business

Version 4 Revised: 8/2019

Version 4 Revised: 8/2019 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 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 Solicitation Manager in collaboration with Subject Matter Expert, which consisted of the following individuals:

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

Spec #
Specification
R A Dinkel &Associates
Inception Inc
1
Bi- fold style Wallet/ Identification holder with key ring
PASSPASS
PROPOSAL DETERMINATION
PASS/FAIL
PASS/FAIL

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

Deliverable
R A Dinkel &Associates
Inception Inc
1
Bi- fold style Wallet/ Identification holder with key ring
$112,000
74,000
Total Price
$112,000
$74,000

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 Inception Inc. in the amount of $74,000.00 image1.jpeg

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