Benzie, Leelanau and Manistee counties

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Procurement Office issued Request for Proposal 190000002428 seeking a contractor to provide field preparation, fertilizing, and planting services for rye in the Traverse Area, spanning Benzie, Leelanau, and Manistee counties. The solicitation was posted on SIGMA VSS on June 14, 2019, with a fourteen-calendar-day response period and a due date of June 28, 2019. The scope of work under Block I services includes clearing, disking, application of contractor-provided 12-12-12 dry granulated fertilizer, rye seed acquisition, fertilizing, and seeding, with a contract term of six weeks. Proposals were evaluated on a technical basis with a minimum threshold of 80 points required out of 100 for price evaluation consideration. The evaluation process was conducted by Solicitation Manager Lisa Crozier-Green and DNR Subject Matter Expert Tim Lyon, Wildlife Technician, from the DNR Wildlife Division.

Two responsive bids were received and both achieved identical technical evaluation scores of 93 points, qualifying them for price consideration. Walter Schreier of Brutus, Michigan, submitted a proposal price of $26,481.00, while Kill Zone Food Plots of Gladwin, Michigan, submitted a price of $44,135.00 for the identical scope of work. The contract was awarded to Walter Schreier based on offering the lowest responsive and responsible bid price to the State of Michigan. Neither bidder held Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) certification, and no set-aside designations or restrictions on bidder types were identified in the procurement documents. The award recommendation was made on July 1, 2019, with an anticipated contract value of $26,481.00 based on the selected bidder's proposal.