Delivery Services - Tyga Boxes

The State of Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) issued an Invitation to Negotiate on March 25, 2020, for delivery services involving the procurement of storage and organization products for office relocation purposes. The procurement encompasses 1,000 Tyga Boxes in green color with specific dimensions (29 inches length × 18.5 inches width × 9.75 inches height, weighing 9.5 pounds each), 250 dollies designed to stack boxes four units high (31.5 inches length × 18.75 inches width × 11.25 inches height base dimensions, weighing 9.25 pounds each), 500 sets of file folder hanging rails, and logo stamping services on both the boxes and dollies. All materials must be delivered to the General Services Building at 7461 Crowner Drive, Dimondale, Michigan 48821. The boxes must feature slots for rails to hold hanging files and folding interlocking lids. The procurement is classified under commodity code 10006 for Containers, Plastic (All Purpose). Critical deadlines include a question submission deadline of Friday, March 27, 2020 at 3:00 p.m., directed to Solicitation Manager Rob Telesz (teleszr1@michigan.gov; 517-241-5539), with answers to be posted on www.michigan.gov/SIGMAVSS. Bidders disputing the single-source justification must submit written responses describing equivalent products or services by Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 3:00 p.m., which serves as the final due date for the procurement.

The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on organizational types, or disadvantaged enterprise requirements. The intended source identified is Tygabox, located at 54 West 40th Street, Suite 1117, New York, New York 10018, indicating this procurement began as a single-source justification; however, the Invitation to Negotiate process provides an opportunity for competing vendors to submit equivalent alternatives. No specific lead time requirements have been mandated for delivery. The documents provided do not disclose contract award values, budget ranges, contract duration, pricing terms, or funding sources. The procurement is classified as a new contract award, and no incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure integration requirements are referenced in the available documentation.