Polygraph testing 18*437

The Michigan Department of Corrections issued Request for Proposal number 180000000437 for Polygraph Examination Services through the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget's Procurement office, serving Ingham County and multiple Lansing City jurisdictions. The RFP was posted on December 6, 2017, with a closing date for proposals of January 10, 2018. The procurement seeks polygraph examination services across ten designated prosperity regions throughout Michigan, with deliverables including historical examinations, initial/instant offense examinations, maintenance examinations, reexaminations, failure-to-show assessments, case management team meetings, and parole violation hearing testimony. The contract term is three years with up to five additional one-year renewal options. Evaluation criteria weighted technical qualifications at 100 points total, comprised of Schedule A Statement of Work sections (50 points for non-staffing sections and 25 points for staffing components) and vendor experience questions (25 points), with a minimum threshold of 80 points required for contract recommendation. Service rates were negotiated across three rounds and vary by region and examination type, ranging from $50 to $850 per occurrence depending on the service category and geographic location.

Six bidders submitted proposals by the January 10, 2018 deadline and all met the technical evaluation threshold, resulting in recommendations for award to Michigan Reliable Polygraph Services, LLC; Mike Anthony Forensic Polygraph Consulting Services, LLC; Myatt Polygraph Consulting, LLC; Myres and Ruffino Polygraph, Inc.; Secure Polygraph Services, LLC; and West Michigan Polygraph Services, LLC. Each selected contractor received an award value of $125,000 pending State Administrative Board approval. No service-disabled veteran-owned business set-asides were designated for this procurement, and no restrictions on organization types responding to the RFP are indicated in the available documentation. No existing incumbent vendors or specific technology integration requirements are noted in the synopsis.