Notice of Intent to Award 250000001072 - Outsole Blockers for MSI.docx

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 250000001072 The Department of Corrections, Procurement office, has completed the evaluation of the Outsole Blockers for MSI and has recommended an award to Soletech, Inc. in the amount of $238,334.00.

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:

Chris Hopcraft, Solicitation Manager HopcraftC@michigan.gov 517-241-2192 Background Information:

Request for Proposal (RFP) 25000002551 was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor to provide outsole blockers for Michigan State Industries (MSI). The term of this contract is one year, with up to six, one-year renewal options.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on Wednesday, June 27, 2025. The revised published due date was Wednesday, August 6, 2025. The following bidders submitted proposals by the revised published due date of Wednesday, August 6, 2025:

*SDVOB: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business

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

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

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:

Buddy Reed, MSI Shoe & Sign Superintendent Department of Corrections, Michigan State Industries Wayne Devenbaugh, Operations Manager, Department of Corrections, Michigan State Industries

Chad Jones, Industries Production Leader Department of Corrections, Michigan State Industries Division Aaron Supianoski, Contract Monitor Department of Corrections, Procurement, Monitoring, and Compliance Division

Chris Hopcraft, Buyer Department of Corrections, Procurement, Monitoring, and Compliance Division Marta Moore, Buyer Department of Corrections, Procurement, Monitoring, and Compliance Division

III. Evaluation Results A. Soletech, Inc.

The Evaluation Team determined that Soletech Inc. based on a score of 98, did meet the requirements of this RFP. This determination was accomplished by evaluating their responses to the Technical Evaluation Criteria.

1. Schedule A, Statement of Work- Section 1 and Section 2

The Evaluation Team determined that overall, the responses were satisfactory and did not find any deficiencies.

Score: 30/30

2. Schedule A, Statement of Work- Section 3, Section 4, Section 5 B. The Evaluation Team determined that overall, the responses were satisfactory and noted the following deficiencies:

a. In section 3.6, Vendor Rules and Regulations, the bidder did not affirm agreement with the section.

Score: 19/20

2. Schedule A, Statement of Work- Section 6, Section 7, Section 8 The Evaluation Team determined that overall, the responses were satisfactory and did not find any deficiencies.

Score: 20/20

3. Schedule A Statement of Work Section 9, Section 10, Section 11, Section 12 The Evaluation Team determined that overall, the responses were satisfactory and did not find any deficiencies.

Score: 20/20

4. Vendor Questions Worksheet The Evaluation Team determined that overall, the responses were satisfactory and noted the following deficiencies:

a. Under Section 2, company background information, the bidder did not state their gross annual sales.

Score: 9/10

Total Score: 98/100

IV. Technical Evaluation Summary

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

VI. Negotiations Bidders who submitted a proposal were asked for second round pricing. No bidders submitted second round pricing.

VII. 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 price.

Soletech Inc. provided the best value to the State. Best value factors for Award Recommendation include: overall low bid.

Economic impact was reviewed during bid evaluation, and was found not to be a factor.

Award Recommendation is made to Soletech, Inc. in the amount of $238,334.00.

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