Award Recommendation and Evaluation Synopsis - WLD Crystal Falls Openings Maintenance 2025.docx
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- NIA1-751-250000000601-1
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- Delta County, Huntington Woods City, Michigan
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This document is an Award Recommendation and Evaluation Synopsis from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for RFP 25*2097 - WLD Crystal Falls Openings Maintenance. The solicitation sought a contractor to perform opening cultivation and related land management activities on state-managed public lands in Dickinson and Iron counties, including mowing, disk/tilling, fertilizing, seeding, herbicide spraying, bulldozing, gravel hauling, grading, and rolling. The Request for Proposals was posted on SIGMA VSS on April 14, 2025, with proposals due by April 25, 2025, for a one-time purchase.
Two bidders submitted proposals: Demeuse, LLC and Pine Creek Excavating, both of which were evaluated and received a PASS rating. Pine Creek Excavating was recommended for award at $69,883.00, which was the lowest price proposal. The evaluation was conducted by the Solicitation Manager Lisa Crozier-Green and DNR Wildlife Division Subject Matter Expert Tiffany Bougie, using a pass/fail methodology focused on meeting published specifications. Neither bidder was classified as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) or Geographically Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (GDBE), and the contract represents a one-time procurement for specific land maintenance services.
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AWARD RECOMMENDATION
Notice of Intent to Award Number: 250000000601 Notice of Intent to Award Date: 5/2/2025
The Department of Natural Resources procurement office has completed the evaluation of RFP 25*2097 – WLD Crystal Falls Openings Maintenance and recommends award to Pine Creek Excavating in the amount of $69,883.00.
Participating bidders who were not recommended for the award may 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
Background Information:
This Request for Proposals (RFP) was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor to provide opening cultivation, gravel hauling activities including (but not limited to) mowing [if necessary], disk/tilling, fertilizing, seeding, herbicide spraying, bulldozing, gravel hauling, grading, and rolling on State-managed public lands in Dickinson and Iron counties. This is a one-time purchase.
Bidders:
The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on April 14, 2025 for a period of eleven calendar days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of April 25, 2025.
| Bidder |
| Address, City, State, Zip Code |
| SDVOB* |
| GDBE** |
| Demeuse, LLC |
| 9128 Hwy M35, Gladstone, MI |
| NO |
| NO |
| Pine Creek Excavating |
| N4007-1 Bluffview Dr., Iron Mountain, MI |
| NO |
| NO |
*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, Mandatory Minimum Requirements 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 DNR Wildlife Division Subject Matter Expert, which consisted of the following individuals:
Lisa Crozier-Green, Solicitation Manager Tiffany Bougie, DNR Wildlife Division Subject Matter Expert
III. Evaluation Results The evaluators reviewed the proposals and made the following determinations related to the published specifications:
| Specification |
| Demeuse, LLC |
| Pine Creek Excavating |
| Vendor Questions Worksheet | |
| PASS | PASS |
| Schedule A – Statement of Work | |
| PASS | PASS |
| PROPOSAL DETERMINATION | |
| PASS | |
| PASS |
IV. Pricing Summary Pricing was evaluated for the bidders who received a PASS rating and is summarized below:
| Demeuse, LLC |
| Pine Creek Excavating |
| Block I – Cultivation, 176.5 Acres |
| $ 0.00 |
| $56,883.00 |
| Dozing / grading, 400 yards of Contractor supplied, sifted, pit run (3’ spec) hauled, spread, crowned, rolled |
| $198,000.00 |
| $13,000.00 |
| $198,000.00 |
| $69,883.00 |
V. 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 Pine Creek Excavating in the amount of $69,883.00.
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