Award Recommendation for NIA1 26-0259 - Fire Boss.pdf

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AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 260000000259

Notice of Intent to Award Date: 3/5/2026

The Department of Natural Resources has completed the evaluation of Request for Proposal 260000001072. and has recommended an award to Henry’s Aerial Service in the amount of $640,000.00, 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:

Laurie Gyorkos, Solicitation Manager.

gyorkosl@michigan.gov 517-388-6234

Background Information:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor to provide exclusive rental of Fire Boss planes. The term of this contract is one year, with up to five one-year renewal options.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on February 6, 2026, for 21 days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of February 27,2026.

Bidder Address, City, State, Zip Code SDVOB* GDBE** Dauntless Air 50 W. Sorenson Ave. Appleton MN 56208 No No Henry’s Aerial Service 630 E. Cypress St. Brinkley AR 72021 No No

*SDVOB: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business **GDBE: Geographically Disadvantaged Business Enterprise https://www.michigan.gov/dtmb/policies/state-ad-board

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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 Subject Matter Experts, which consisted of the following individuals:

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Advisory

Kevin Jacobs – Forest Division DNR – Pilot Manager

Kim Marton – Finance and Operations DNR Buyer/Contract Manager

Dan Laux – Forest Division – DNR Fire Supervisor

Marcy Sims - Forest Division DNR Contract Administrator

III. Evaluation Results

The evaluators reviewed the proposals and made the following determinations related to the published specifications:

Spec # Specification Henry’s Aerial Service

Dauntless Air

1 Schedule A, Statement of Work PASS PASS 2 Vendor Questions Worksheet PASS PASS

PROPOSAL DETERMINATION PASS/FAIL PASS/FAIL

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

Deliverable Henry’s Aerial Service

Dauntless Air

1 Exclusive Fire Boss Rental $640,000 $686,000 Total Price $640,000.00 $686,000

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 Henry’s Aerial Service in the amount of $640,000.00.