Award Recommendation RFP 250000003143.docx

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 260000000029 Notice of Intent to Award Date: 10/23/2025 The Department of Natural Resources office has completed the evaluation of RFP 250000003143 DNR - MOD - MiCO License Stock and has recommended an award to QCI Inc. in the amount of $405,284.00 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:

Patricia Graves, Solicitation Manager.

Gravesp2@michigan.gov

(517) 927-2272 Background Information:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor to provide DNR - MOD - MiCO License Stock. The term of this contract is 1 year, with up to 4 renewal option years.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on 9/30/2025 for 17 days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of 10/17/2025.

*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 Solicitation Manager in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts, which consisted of the following individuals:

Patricia Graves – Solicitation Manager DNR – Finance and Operations Tom Weston - DNR – Marketing and Outreach

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:

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 QCI Inc in the amount of $405,284.00.

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