Award Recommendation Transportation MVHGR.docx

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

AWARD RECOMMENDATION

The Department of Technology, Management and Budget, Financial Services office has completed the evaluation of RFP 260000000668 for Transportation Services and has recommended an award to Life EMS in the amount of $224,000.00, 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:

Kerri Bielski, Solicitation Manager BielskiK@michigan.gov Background Information:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor to provide medical transportation services for the residents of the Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids . The term of this contract is three years, with up to three one-year renewal options.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on December 30, 2025, for 31-days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of January 30, 2026.

*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: Evaluation Process

1. The State will evaluate each proposal based on the following factors:

Proposals receiving 80-points or more technical evaluation points will have pricing evaluated and considered for award.

The State may utilize all bidder information, without regard to a proposal’s technical score, to determine fair market value for goods or services sought. The State is not obligated to accept the lowest price proposal. If applicable, the State’s evaluation will include consideration of a bidder’s qualified disabled veterans/service-disabled veteran owned business(QDV/SDVOB) status under MCL 18.1261(8). Additional information on the SDVOB preference is available at: Michigan.gov/SDVOB.

The full evaluation process is stated in the RFP Proposal Instructions.

II. Evaluation Method Responses to this solicitation were reviewed by Joint Evaluation Committee, which consisted of the following individuals:

Kerri Bielski, Buyer Department of Technology, Management and Budget, Financial Services N/A

Carly MacDonald, Administrator Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids N/A

III. Evaluation Results A. Global Blueprint LLC Global Blueprint LLC has not met the requirements of being responsive and responsible due to failure to respond to the RFP’s Vendor Questions Worksheet and Schedule A Statement of Work.

Total Score: 0/100

B. Life EMS The Evaluation Team determined that Life EMS based on a score of 90, did meet the requirements of this RFP. This determination was accomplished by evaluating their responses to the Technical Evaluation Criteria.

1. Product Quality – Schedule A, Statement of Work, Sections 1-4 Bidder’s response to Section 4.3 Reporting was the only section that did not meet the requirements. All other sections and subsections were acknowledged and requirements were met.

2. Service Capabilities – Schedule A, Statement of Work, Sections 5-8 Bidder’s response acknowledged all sections of the RFP. No deficiencies noted.

3. Vendor Questions Worksheet Points were deducted from Company Background for omitting number of employees and gross annual sales, and a point was deducted from Prior Experience for not reporting dollar value of experiences. Bidder did not acknowledge acceptance to the Standard Contract Terms. All other sections and subsections met the requirements.

Total Score: 90/100

C. United Medical Transportation The Evaluation Team determined that United Medical Transportation, based on a score of 48, did not meet the requirements of this RFP. This determination was accomplished by evaluating their responses to the Technical Evaluation Criteria.

1. Product Quality – Schedule A, Statement of Work, Sections 1-4 Bidder responded to sections 1.2 Training, 3.3 Work Hours, and 4.3 Reporting. All other sections and subsections were not acknowledged or provided with a description of how the bidder would meet the requirements.

2. Service Capabilities – Schedule A, Statement of Work, Sections 5-8 Bidder acknowledged Section 7.1 Invoice & Payment. All other sections and subsections were not acknowledged or provided with a description of how the bidder would meet the requirements.

3. Vendor Questions Worksheet Bidder responded to all questions of the Worksheet and received all points available for the section.

Total Score: 48/100

IV. Technical Evaluation Summary

V. Pricing Summary Pricing was evaluated for the bidders who passed technical criteria. The following is a summary of their price proposals:

VI. Award Recommendation Award recommendation is made to the responsive and responsible Bidder who offers the best value to the State of Michigan. Best value is based on the proposal meeting the minimum point threshold and offering the best combination of the factors stated in the Proposal Instructions Evaluation Process section, and price.

Life EMS provided the best value to the State. Best value factors for Award Recommendation include: Schedule A Statement of Work and Vendor Questions Worksheet.

As part of the best value determination, overall economic impact to the State of Michigan was considered and is not a determinative factor in making this award.

Award Recommendation is made to Life EMS in the amount of $224,000.00.

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