Award Recommendation.docx

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 240000000401 The Department of Natural Resources Procurement Office has completed the evaluation of RFP 240000000812 and has recommended an award to Monarch Tree Services, LLC in the amount of $81,358.00.

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 517-388-6626 Background Information:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor to provide Vista Clearing at Mackinac Island. This is a one-time buy.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on January 31, 2024 for a period of TWENTY-FOUR (24) calendar days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of February 23, 2024.

*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.

Mandatory Minimum Requirements / Proposal Instructions Interested bidders were required to attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting, be on time, and sign the mandatory sign-in sheet, to have their proposal considered for award. Bidders failing to attend the pre-bid meeting, failing to sign the sign-in sheet, or arriving late may have their proposal disqualified. After meeting the Mandatory Minimum Requirement, the proposals were evaluated on a PASS/FAIL basis, with 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 the DNR Subject Matter Expert, which consisted of the following individuals:

Lisa Crozier-Green, Solicitation Manager Myron Johnson, DNR Parks and Recreation Subject Matter Expert III. Evaluation Results The evaluators reviewed the proposals and made the following determinations related to the published specifications:

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

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 Monarch Tree Services, LLC in the amount of $81,358.00.

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