Notice of Intent to Award for Northest and Northwest Lower Peninsulas - Drone Aerial Spraying - AgTak LLC (1).docx

AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 250000000799 The Department of Natural Resources office has completed the evaluation of Request for Proposal RFP 250000002571 and has recommended an award to AgTak LLC in the amount of $72,951.39 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:

Laura Gyorkos, Procurement Manager.

gyorkosl@michigan.gov 517-388-6234 Background Information:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) was to solicit responses for a Purchase Order for aerial drone spraying in the Northeast Lower and Northwest Lower Peninsulas for the DNR Forest Division.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on June 6, 2025. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of June 20, 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, 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 with assistance from subject matter experts, which consisted of the following individuals:

Kim Marton – Solicitation Manager DNR Finance and Operations Evan Farinosi – Reforestation Specialist - Forest Resources Division

III. Evaluation Results The evaluators reviewed the proposals and made the following determinations related to the published specifications:

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

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VI. 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.

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