Polaris Snowmobiles PER SPECIFICATIONS

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Procurement Office issued RFP 210000001457 to procure twenty-four Polaris snowmobiles for the DNR Law Enforcement Division, consisting of seventeen 2022 Polaris 650 Indy XC 137 models and seven 2022 Polaris 850 Switchback Assault 146 models, with all units to be delivered FOB Destination to Detroit, Michigan. The solicitation was posted on SIGMA VSS on March 24, 2021, with a fourteen-calendar-day solicitation period and a due date of April 7, 2021. This represents a one-time buy procurement with no renewal options or extended contract terms. Evaluation was conducted on a pass/fail basis for all mandatory requirements, including the Vendor Questions Worksheet and Schedule A Statement of Work, with contract award to be granted to the lowest-price responsive and responsible bidder. All proposals were required to meet mandatory vendor qualification standards and demonstrate capability to fulfill the complete delivery and equipment specifications.

Leaders RPM of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was the sole bidder and received a PASS determination on all mandatory requirements, resulting in a recommended award in the amount of $400,720.05, comprising $282,831.72 for the seventeen 650 Indy XC 137 snowmobiles at $16,637.16 each and $117,888.33 for the seven 850 Switchback Assault 146 snowmobiles at $16,841.19 each. The procurement does not include any service-disabled veteran-owned business set-aside designation or restrictions on organizational type eligibility. No incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure integration requirements were identified for this procurement. The award recommendation was pending State Administrative Board approval at the time of posting on April 9, 2021.