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NIA1 751 260000000457 1
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Delta County, Michigan

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This is a Notice of Intent to Award from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources recommending award for RFP 260000001521 for roadside mowing and brushing services in the Hiawatha National Forest. The solicitation sought a contractor to provide roadside mowing and trimming services for forest roads in Delta, Schoolcraft, and Alger Counties in Michigan. The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on April 13, 2026, for a 19-day period with a due date of May 1, 2026. Four bidders submitted responsive proposals: Blue Line Site Solutions LLC, S&L Landscape LLC, S&S Mowing Inc., and Wolcreek Landscape Services LLC. All four bidders met the mandatory requirements and received passing evaluations across nine specification categories, including vendor qualifications, general and service requirements, staffing, project management, and pricing. The contract term runs through the current fiscal year, ending September 30, 2026.

The award recommendation was made to S&L Landscape LLC of Shelby Township, Michigan, in the amount of $42,533.98, based on the lowest price offered among all responsive and responsible bidders. The evaluation process prioritized lowest cost to the State of Michigan following a pass/fail determination on mandatory requirements. Neither S&L Landscape LLC nor any of the other bidders qualified as Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Geographically Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The recommendation is pending State Administrative Board approval and was dated May 5, 2026. Bidders not selected for award were offered the opportunity to schedule debriefing sessions with Amanda Pauly, the Solicitation Manager, to understand the State's rationale for the award decision.

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AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 260000000457 Notice of Intent to Award Date: 5/5/2026 The Department of Natural Resources office has completed the evaluation of RFP 2600000 01521 DNR FRD FY26 GNA West Zone Roadside Mowing and Brushing and has recommended an award to S&L Landscape LLC, in the amount of $42,533.98, 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:

Amanda Pauly, Solicitation Manager.

Paulya3@michigan.gov 517.388.9905 Background Information:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor to provide roadside mowing and trimming services for Hiawatha National Forest roads in Delta, Schoolcraft, and Alger Counties. The term of this contract is for the current fiscal year, until September 30, 2026.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on 04/13/2026 for 19 days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of 05/01/2026.

Bidder
Address, City, State, Zip Code
SDVOB*
GDBE**
Blue Line Site Solutions, LLC
47255 Obenhoff Acres Rd, Atlantic Mine, MI 49905
No
No
S&L Landscape, LLC
PO Box 183894 Shelby Twp,MI 48318
No
No
S&S Mowing, Inc.
1460 15.5 Road Bark River, MI 49807
No
WOLCREEK LANDSCAPE SERVICES LLC
11564 WILSON ST COOPERSVILLE, Ml 49404
No

No

*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 the Solicitation Manager and GNA Program Specialist, which consisted of the following individuals:

Advisory

Amanda Pauly, Buyer Department of Natural Resources, Finance and Operations

Derek Cross Department of Natural Resources, GNA Program Specialist

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

Spec #
Specification
Blue Line
S&L
S&S
Wolf Creek
1
Vendor Question Worksheet
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
2
General Requirements
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
3
Service Requirements
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
4
Acceptance
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
5
Staffing
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
6
Project Management
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
7
Pricing, ordering, invoicing, payment and payment method
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
8
Procedure, liquidated damages, ADA Compliance
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
9
Schedule B Pricing Matrix
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
PROPOSAL DETERMINATION
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS

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

V. 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 S&L Landscape LLC in the amount of $42,533.98.

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