Invitation to Negotiate - Historical Imagery

The State of Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget issued an Invitation to Negotiate for the procurement of historical aerial imagery covering the period from the 1930s through the 1990s. The primary objective is to acquire a comprehensive collection of scanned aerial photographs representing each Michigan county, with coverage spanning at least once per decade. Deliverables must include aerial images scanned at a minimum resolution of 600 dpi in industry-standard digital formats, georeferenced to existing photo centers, and sourced from original hard copies rather than duplicates. The imagery must maintain overlapping coverage to preserve 3D viewing capabilities, and each image must be accompanied by metadata documenting image ID, scale, date, county, and film type. The intended source for this procurement is Michigan State University Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Science Center located in East Lansing, which has been identified as the sole viable source for this specific collection. Written questions regarding the solicitation were required to be submitted by Friday, April 12, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. through the Michigan SIGMA VSS website, with responses posted publicly to ensure transparency. The response deadline for potential bidders to challenge the single-source justification was Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organization types were disclosed in this solicitation notice. The procurement documentation does not identify any incumbent contractors or current service providers, nor does it reference existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration with the proposed deliverables. Specific pricing information, funding amounts, or award values were not disclosed in the published notice. This procurement is categorized under commodity code 03577 for aerial photographs and represents a new contract rather than a renewal or extension of existing services. The State's determination that no viable alternative sources exist for this specific historical aerial imagery collection, combined with the single-source designation of Michigan State University Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Science Center, formed the basis for the Invitation to Negotiate approach rather than a competitive bidding process.