Industrial Hygiene RFP

The State of Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget issued RFP 210000000761 on February 9, 2021, to procure statewide Industrial Hygiene Consultant and Management Services for protecting the health and safety of workers and visitors in State office buildings. The scope of work encompasses comprehensive industrial hygiene consulting services including asbestos, lead, and mold inspection and sampling; laboratory analysis; abatement project monitoring; air quality investigations; and State of Michigan certified lead instruction across all State-owned facilities including office buildings, power plants, mechanical rooms, and tunnels. The selected contractor must demonstrate immediate availability for environmental emergencies with 15-minute telephone response capabilities and 12-hour onsite response for rush abatement projects, maintain specific professional memberships and accreditations including American Industrial Hygienists Association Proficiency Analytical Testing Program certification, National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program certification, and Environmental Monitoring Laboratory Accreditation Program certification, and assign one dedicated Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Project Manager with minimum two years of supervisory experience and three years of field experience. The proposal submission deadline was February 24, 2021, with an anticipated contract effective date of November 1, 2021, and a contract term running through October 31, 2024, with two optional one-year renewal periods at the State's discretion. The evaluation criteria weighted technical qualifications at 80 points, assessing vendor questions, scope of work requirements, staffing, and ancillary requirements, with pricing considered only for proposals meeting the 80-point threshold, and award made to the responsive and responsible bidder offering best value. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including $1,000,000 commercial general liability, $1,000,000 automobile liability, $3,000,000 professional liability, and workers' compensation coverage, maintain at least one staff member within 100 miles of Lansing, and provide a toll-free customer service number with 15-minute response times.

The RFP does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types, and no disadvantaged enterprise requirements are noted in the available documentation. The incumbent contractor is ATC Group, operating under contract 071B7700005, and any firm performing work on behalf of the bidding contractor must be listed as a sub-contractor in the RFP submission, including environmental laboratories engaged to support industrial hygiene consulting services. All contractor personnel must pass background checks including Michigan State Police LEIN clearance and comply with Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards if working at Michigan Department of Corrections facilities, with specific security protocols, training requirements, and zero-tolerance policies regarding sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and overfamiliarity with offenders. Pricing is fixed for the entire contract duration with adjustments permitted only upon documented evidence of changes in actual contractor costs, subject to 30-day review periods and mutual agreement by both parties. No specific budget range or contract value is disclosed in the available procurement documents.