2024 Calibration and Correlation of Skid System

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) issued Request for Quote (RFQ) No. 240000000148 on December 15, 2023, seeking qualified vendors to provide calibration, correlation, and maintenance services for the state's pavement friction test skid system. The primary deliverable involves two-sided skid system calibration and correlation performed in accordance with ASTM E-274 and E-2793 standards, utilizing E-501 tires on the left side and E-524 tires on the right side, with correlation to a nationally recognized Area Reference Skid Measurement System (ARSMS). Additional services include providing operators or drivers in up to 4-hour shift increments as needed, performing minor out-of-scope repairs to enable calibration, and conducting comprehensive maintenance and repair inspections that identify potential repairs to brakes, suspension, air supply, water supply, and gauge systems. Bidders must be certified as a calibration center recognized by the ASTM E-17 Committee and must deliver a final written report summarizing all work completed and results within 30 days of calibration completion. The evaluation criteria require submission of questions by December 19, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern, with answers posted by December 21, 2023, and bids due by January 9, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. All contract activities must be completed within 180 business days from the order receipt date, and the award will be made to the responsive and responsible bidder who receives a passing grade on all evaluation criteria and submits the lowest price.

The RFQ does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types based on disadvantaged enterprise status. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is provided in the solicitation documents. The contract requires bidders to maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 per accident, workers' compensation coverage, and other specified insurance requirements with the State named as an additional insured. The pricing structure requires lump-sum pricing for the correlation and calibration services, per-each pricing for operators or drivers (two required), per-each pricing for maintenance and repair inspections, and per-each pricing for out-of-scope repairs, with detailed itemized line items for potential repairs to specific brake, suspension, air supply, water supply, and gauge components. No specific award value or budget range is provided in the solicitation. Payment will be made through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) within 45 calendar days of invoice receipt or final acceptance of deliverables, whichever is later, and the State is exempt from sales tax on direct purchases.