Vendor Questions Worksheet.docx
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- Attached to
- Title II Grant Evaluator
- Solicitation number
- RFP 491 260000002483 2
- Issued by
- Michigan
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This is a Vendor Questions Worksheet for a State of Michigan contract opportunity related to a Title II Grant Evaluator position (RFP 260000002483). The worksheet serves as a standardized questionnaire that bidders must complete as part of their proposal submission. It does not specify particular products, services, quantities, response dates, due dates, site visits, bidders' conferences, award dates, or contract terms within the document itself, as these details would be contained in the associated solicitation documents and proposal instructions referenced throughout the worksheet.
The worksheet requires bidders to provide comprehensive information across multiple categories including company background, contact information, relevant experience, financial stability, and compliance certifications. Bidders must disclose their organizational structure, history of debarment or litigation, prior contract defaults, gross annual sales for the past five years, and details of at least three relevant projects completed in the last five years. Additionally, bidders must certify compliance with Michigan and federal labor, antidiscrimination, environmental, and tax laws; affirm non-participation in RFP development or evaluation; confirm agreement with standard contract terms and insurance requirements; and validate their Michigan business tax filings and status as non-Iran-linked entities. The worksheet also requests information on Michigan economic impact, including the number of current and projected employees within the state, wage information, health insurance coverage, and prevailing wage requirements if applicable.
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| Schedule C - Insurance Requirements.docx | DOCX document | |
| Confidential Treatment Form.docx | DOCX document | |
| Bidder Q&A Template.docx | DOCX document | |
| Schedule F - Federal Provisions Addendum.docx | DOCX document | |
| Schedule A - Statement of Work - Services Commodities.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFP 260000002483 QA State Response.docx | DOCX document | |
| Proposal Instructions.docx | DOCX document | |
| Schedule B - Pricing.docx | DOCX document | |
| Standard Contract Terms.docx | DOCX document |
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Enter your company name Vendor Questions Worksheet Provide a detailed response to each question. “You” and “company” refers to the bidder.
Contact Information
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Bidder’s sole contact person during the RFP process. Include name, title, address, email, and phone number. |
| Enter your response |
| Person authorized to receive and sign a resulting contract. Include name, title, address, email, phone number and vendor customer code in SIGMA VSS. |
| Enter your response |
Company Background Information
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Legal business name and address. Include business entity designation, e.g., sole proprietor, Inc., LLC, or LLP. |
| Enter your response |
| What state was the company formed in? |
| Enter your response |
| Phone number. |
| Enter your response |
| Website address. |
| Enter your response |
| Number of years in business. |
| Enter your response |
| Number of employees. |
| Enter your response |
| Legal business name and address of parent company, if any. |
| Enter your response |
| Has there been a recent change in organizational structure (e.g., management team) or control (e.g., merger or acquisition) of your company? If the answer is yes: (a) explain why the change occurred and (b) how this change has affected your company. |
| Enter your response |
| Discuss your company’s history. Has growth been organic, through mergers and acquisitions, or both? |
| Enter your response |
| Has bidder ever been debarred, suspended, or disqualified from bidding or contracting with any entity, including the State of Michigan? If yes, provide the date, the entity, and details about the situation. |
| Enter your response |
| Has your company been a party to litigation against the State of Michigan? If the answer is yes, then state the date of initial filing, case name and court number, and jurisdiction. |
| Enter your response |
| Within the last 5 years, has your company or any of its related business entities defaulted on a contract or had a contract terminated for cause? If yes, provide the date, contracting entity, type of contract, and details about the termination or default. |
| Enter your response |
| State your gross annual sales for each of the last 5 years. |
If receiving a contract under this RFP will increase your gross revenue by more than 25% from last year’s sales, explain how the company will scale-up to manage this increase.
| Enter your response |
| Describe partnerships and strategic relationships you think will bring significant value to the State. |
| Enter your response |
| State the physical address of the place of business that would have primary responsibility for this account if bidder is awarded a contract under this RFP. |
| Enter your response |
| Bidder affirms that any business types identified on its SIGMA VSS profile, including those eligible for Geographically Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (GDBE) and Michigan Supplier Community Program (MiSC), are valid. |
| Choose an item. |
Qualified Disabled Veteran/Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Under MCL 18.1261, a “qualified disabled veteran” means a business entity that is 51% or more owned by 1 or more veterans with a service-connected disability. A “service-connected disability” means a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service as described in 38 USC 101(16). Are you a qualified disabled veteran? |
| Choose an item. |
To demonstrate qualification as a qualified disabled veteran, you must provide:
(a) Proof of service and conditions of discharge (DD214 or equivalent);
(b) Proof of service-connected disability (DD214 if the disability was documented at discharge or Veterans Administration Rating Decision Letter or equivalent if the disability was documented after discharge); and
(c) Legal documents setting forth the ownership of the business entity.
In lieu of the documentation identified above, you may provide proof of certification by the National Veterans Business Development Council.
Enter the filenames of documents submitted with your proposal to demonstrate status as a qualified disabled veteran.
Participation in RFP Development or Evaluation
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Did your company, an employee, agent, or representative of your company, or any affiliated entity participate in developing any component of this solicitation? For purposes of this question, business concerns, organizations, or individuals are affiliates of each other if, directly or indirectly: (1) either one controls or has power to control the other or (2) a third-party controls or has the power to control both. Indicia of control include, but are not limited to, interlocking management or ownership, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities or equipment, and common use of employees. |
| Choose an item. |
If you enter “YES”, you are not eligible for contract award or to work as a subcontractor for the awarded vendor.
| If you are awarded a contract under this solicitation, in order to provide the goods or services required under a resulting contract, do you intend to partner or subcontract with a person or entity that assisted in the development of this solicitation? |
| Choose an item. |
If you enter “YES,” you are not eligible for contract award. An awarded vendor may not partner or subcontract with anyone to provide goods and services required under a resulting contract if that subcontractor or partner assisted in the development of this solicitation.
| Will your company, or an employee, agent, or representative of your company, participate in the evaluation of the proposals received in response to this RFP? |
| Choose an item. |
If you enter “YES”, you are not eligible for contract award or to work as a subcontractor for the awarded vendor.
State of Michigan Experience and Prior Experience
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Does your company have experience working with the State of Michigan? If so, please provide a list (including the contract number) of the contracts you hold or have held with the State for the last 10 years. |
| Enter your response |
| Describe at least 3 relevant experiences from the last 5 years supporting your ability to successfully manage a contract of similar size and scope for the work described in this Solicitation. |
| Use the rows below to describe your applicable experience. |
Experience 1
Company name.
Contact name.
Contact role at time of project.
Contact phone.
Contact email.
| Enter your response |
| City. |
State.
Zip.
| Enter your response |
| 1. Project name and description of the scope of the project. |
2. What role did your company play?
3. How is this project experience relevant to the subject of this Solicitation?
| Enter your response |
| Total dollar value of project. |
| Enter your response |
| Initial budget proposed with bid |
| Enter your response |
| Final budget upon implementation |
| Enter your response |
| Start and end date (mm/yy – mm/yy) |
| Enter your response |
| Initial project implementation timeline with bid |
| Enter your response |
| Final project implementation timeline |
| Enter your response |
| Status (completed, live, other – specify phase) |
| Enter your response |
| Results obtained. |
| Enter your response |
| Experience 2 |
Company name.
Contact role at time of project.
Contact phone.
Contact email.
| Enter your response |
| City. |
State.
Zip.
| Enter your response |
| 1. Project name and description of the scope of the project. |
2. What role did your company play?
3. How is this project experience relevant to the subject of this Solicitation?
| Enter your response |
| Total dollar value of project. |
| Enter your response |
| Initial budget proposed with bid |
| Enter your response |
| Final budget upon implementation |
| Enter your response |
| Start and end date (mm/yy – mm/yy) |
| Enter your response |
| Initial project implementation timeline with bid |
| Enter your response |
| Final project implementation timeline |
| Enter your response |
| Status (completed, live, other – specify phase) |
| Enter your response |
| Results obtained. |
| Enter your response |
| Experience 3 |
Company name.
Contact role at time of project.
Contact phone.
Contact email.
| Enter your response |
| City. |
State.
Zip.
| Enter your response |
| 1. Project name and description of the scope of the project. |
2. What role did your company play?
3. How is this project experience relevant to the subject of this Solicitation?
| Enter your response |
| Total dollar value of project |
| Enter your response |
| Initial budget proposed with bid |
| Enter your response |
| Final budget upon implementation |
| Enter your response |
| Start and end date (mm/yy – mm/yy) |
| Enter your response |
| Initial project implementation timeline with bid |
| Enter your response |
| Final project implementation timeline |
| Enter your response |
| Status (completed, live, other – specify phase) |
| Enter your response |
| Results obtained. |
| Enter your response |
Standard Contract Terms
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Bidder must affirm agreement with the attached Contract Terms. If not in agreement, written exceptions in accordance with the Evaluation Process section of the Proposal Instructions must be provided with Bidder’s proposal. Any acceptance to the Contract terms confirms your organizations agreement, if awarded a Contract, and thus cannot be further edited or negotiated. Having any further exceptions to the Contract terms, at time of Contract negotiations, may be cause for disqualification. |
| Choose an item. |
| Bidder must include all persons who reviewed or edited the Contract terms, and their applicable role and title within your organization. |
| Enter your response |
Insurance Requirements
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Bidder must affirm agreement with the attached Schedule C (Insurance Requirements). If not in agreement, written exceptions in accordance with the Evaluation Process section of the Proposal Instructions must be provided with the Bidder’s proposal. |
| Choose an item. |
Michigan Voluntary Protection Program
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Bidder must verify if their company is recognized in the Michigan Voluntary Protection Program (MVPP) |
| Choose an item. |
Michigan Economic Impact
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Number of employees currently employed at locations within the State of Michigan. |
| Enter your response |
| Number of additional employees to be employed at locations within the State of Michigan if awarded this Contract (if any) |
| Enter your response |
| Minimum wage paid to employees employed at locations within the State of Michigan. |
| Enter your response |
| Average wage paid to employees employed at locations within the State of Michigan. |
| Enter your response |
| Percentage of employees employed at locations within the State of Michigan that are covered by employer-provided health insurance. |
| Enter your response |
Labor, Antidiscrimination and Environmental Law Compliance
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Bidder must disclose any violations of state or federal labor, antidiscrimination and employment laws and regulations received within the past five years. |
| Enter your response |
| Bidder must disclose any violations of state or federal environmental laws and regulations received within the past five years. |
| Enter your response |
Prevailing Wage
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Is bidder planning to utilize construction mechanics as defined by Public Act 10 of 2023 |
| Choose an item. |
| If you answered yes to the above question, Bidder certifies that they are registered with the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. |
| Choose an item. |
Other
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Classification of Employees. I certify that the company has properly classified its employees in accordance with federal/state labor and employment laws. |
| Choose an item. |
| Abusive Labor Practices. The Contractor certifies that it will not furnish any Deliverable that was produced fully or partially by forced labor, forced or indentured child labor, or indentured servitude. |
| Choose an item. |
| Certification of Michigan Business- Public Act 431 of 1984, Sec. 268. I certify that the company has, pursuant to the provisions of Sec 268 of Public Act 431 of 1984, filed a Michigan Business Tax Corporate Income Tax Return. I certify that the company has, pursuant to the provisions of Sec 268 of Public Act 431 of 1984, filed a Michigan Income Tax return showing income generated in, or attributed to the State of Michigan. I certify that the company has, pursuant to the provisions of Sec 268 of Public Act 431 of 1984, withheld Michigan Income Tax from compensation paid to the company’s owners and remitted the tax to the Michigan Department of Treasury. |
| Choose an item. |
| Iran Linked Business- Public Act 517 of 2012. I certify that the Company is not an Iran-Linked business as defined by Public Act 517 of 2012. |
| Choose an item. |
| Clean Corporate Citizen. I certify that the Company is a Clean Corporate Citizen as defined by the Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451. |
| Choose an item. |
| Convict Labor. The Contractor certifies that if using convict labor, it is complying with all applicable state and federal laws and policies. |
| Choose an item. |
| SOM Debt/Tax Payment. All SOM tax/debts. I certify that all applicable State of Michigan taxes are paid, and that no outstanding debt is owed to the State of Michigan. |
| Choose an item. |
| Authorization to Verify Information Provided by Vendor. I authorize the State to verify that all information provided in this registration, in bidding and contracting documents, and any attachments or supplement documents and processes are accurate. |
| Choose an item. |
Response to State Requests
| Information Sought |
| Bidder Response |
| Bidder agrees to respond, by established deadlines, to all requests from the State including but not limited to, clarification requests, notices of deficiency, and proposed changes to Contract Terms. |
| Choose an item. |
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