DJJHV Wall Saver

The State of Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Kent County, issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for wall materials and accessories for the D. J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans located at 425 Fisher Street, Marquette, Michigan. The procurement seeks approximately 700 units of Woodland wall materials, including .060 4' x 8' sheets (Item 406W), 8' top caps (Item 407), 8' vertical divider bars (Item 408), 8' inside corners (Item 409), and 4' x 1 1/2" 90-degree tape-on corner guards (Item 11248), classified under commodity code 15084 (Tile, Wall, Plastic). The state has identified InPro Corporation as the intended single source provider, though responses describing equivalent products meeting the specified materials are encouraged. All materials must be delivered to the facility address noted above. Critical deadlines include December 27, 2018, for submission of written questions through the Michigan SIGMA VSS website and December 28, 2018, for responses claiming product equivalency to be submitted to Solicitation Manager Susan Mellon. The solicitation was posted on January 4, 2019, with a proposal due date of January 11, 2019.

The ITN document does not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or preferences for particular organization types. No incumbent contractor information has been disclosed in the solicitation notice. The state has not provided explicit pricing information, funding amounts, budget ranges, or anticipated award values within the posted document. Additionally, no site visit requirements, bidders' conference details, or other special infrastructure or technology integration needs are identified in this procurement opportunity. Interested vendors must submit all official communications in writing through the designated channels and clearly describe how their proposed products constitute equivalents to the intended source specifications.