Camp Grayling Fire Services

The State of Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) on January 19, 2021, for comprehensive fire and emergency services at Camp Grayling Joint Military Training Center. The procurement seeks a single provider to deliver aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) operations compliant with Department of Defense standard 6055.06, which requires a five-minute response time for unannounced incidents and one-minute response time for announced incidents, along with structural and vehicle fire suppression, confined space rescue, technical rescue, emergency medical services, and HAZMAT/CBRN response capabilities. The City of Grayling Fire Department has been identified as the State's intended sole-source provider; however, the ITN invites alternative bidders to demonstrate equivalent products or services are available. Interested parties were required to submit written questions by January 21, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., and responses demonstrating capability as alternative providers were due by January 25, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. All submissions must be made through www.michigan.gov/SIGMAVSS.

The ITN document does not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or reserve allocations for particular organization types. The City of Grayling Fire Department is identified as the incumbent contractor and preferred vendor under this sole-source arrangement. No pricing terms, funding amounts, contract duration, renewal options, or award value ranges are disclosed in the available procurement documentation. The notice serves primarily to notify the public of the State's intent to contract with the City of Grayling Fire Department and provides a limited window for alternative vendors to demonstrate service equivalency and capability to serve Camp Grayling's fire and emergency response needs within Grayling Township's jurisdiction.