Michigan Indoor Low-Income Mitigation Assistance Pilot Prog.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP 240000001707) for the Michigan Indoor Radon Low-Income Mitigation Assistance Pilot Program, which seeks qualified radon mitigation contractors to establish and manage a pilot program providing radon mitigation services for low-income homeowners. Contractors must be certified by either the National Radon Safety Board (NRSB) or National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) and will serve two designated regions: the Upper Peninsula (covering Keweenaw, Iron, Baraga, Gogebic, Ontonagon, Houghton, and Dickinson counties) and Flint in the Lower Peninsula. The scope of work includes conducting site inspections within seven days of homeowner notification, installing mitigation systems within 14 days of approval, and providing a minimum five-year warranty on fans and workmanship with guaranteed radon concentration reductions below the EPA action level of 4 pCi/l. Deliverables encompass sub-slab depressurization, drain tile suction, sealed sump pump systems, and crawl space encapsulation systems, with contractors required to submit itemized pricing in modifiable formats (Microsoft Excel or Word). Evaluation will occur on a 100-point scale assessing Statement of Work Section 1 Requirements (35 points), Staffing (30 points), and Vendor Questions Worksheet (35 points), with only proposals scoring 80 or more points advancing to pricing evaluation. Questions must be submitted by April 10, 2024, with proposals due by 3:00 p.m. Eastern on April 30, 2024, and the anticipated contract effective date of May 17, 2024, for an initial term through May 16, 2025, renewable for up to one additional one-year period.

The RFP does not identify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular organization types or disadvantaged enterprises. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. The State reserves the right to award multiple contracts to cover each region and is not obligated to accept the lowest-priced proposal. Eligible homeowners must occupy single-family dwellings as their primary residence, provide proof of ownership, maintain current property taxes, and demonstrate income eligibility through participation in designated low-income assistance programs, with post-mitigation testing responsibility assigned to homeowners between 7 and 30 days after installation. Service level agreements impose liquidated damages of $100 per occurrence for the first five missed delivery deadlines in a calendar year and $500 per occurrence thereafter. The program was allocated $175,000 in general state funds for fiscal year 2023 to supplement federal EPA State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grant (SIRG) funding, though federal funds cannot be used for mitigation activities, with EGLE providing national cost figures ranging from $800 to $1,500 per mitigation as reference context for bidders' pricing submissions.