Tilt Monitoring Systems and Accessories

The Michigan Department of Transportation issued Request for Quote Number 200000000315 for Tilt Monitoring Systems and Accessories to monitor retaining walls in the highway corridor within Detroit City, Wayne County. The procurement seeks a complete monitoring system comprising six uniaxial or biaxial tilt meters (or alternatively a Shape Array Accelerometer system) to be installed across three monitoring locations with approximately 15 feet of monitoring distance each. Deliverables include tilt monitoring devices and accessories per site (quantity 3), a datalogger remote telemetry system with accessories (quantity 1), data management setup fees (quantity 1), and monthly data management hosting fees (quantity 12 months). The tilt meters must meet specific performance specifications including a range of plus or minus 15 degrees with 0.001-degree resolution and long-range communication capabilities. The complete system integration must include necessary cables, accessories for remote communication and wall attachment, a remote telemetry system encompassing a data logger, modem, software, solar panel, power supply, climate-rated enclosure, intermediate nodes, and communication cords. Vendors must provide itemized pricing for cloud-based hosting services, setup and activation fees, annual hosting costs, and estimated shipping expenses with all prices inclusive of shipping costs delivered F.O.B. destination. The RFQ was issued on July 22, 2020, with a proposal submission deadline of 3:00 p.m. Eastern on July 28, 2020; written questions were due by 3:00 p.m. Eastern on July 24, 2020, with answers posted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on July 27, 2020. The anticipated contract begin date is August 3, 2020, and all proposals must be submitted electronically through www.michigan.gov/SIGMAVSS in modifiable formats with a 6 MB file size limit per document.

Bidders must complete the Vendor Questions Worksheet and Request for Quote Form 2654 and affirm agreement with attached standard contract terms, with responses requiring detailed company background information, qualified disabled veteran status certification, at least three relevant projects completed within the last five years, State of Michigan experience, and economic impact information. Vendors must certify compliance with multiple statutory requirements including Michigan business tax filings, Iran Linked Business status, Clean Corporate Citizen status, convict labor compliance, and State of Michigan tax and debt payment status. The solicitation does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular enterprise types, though disabled veteran-owned businesses may receive consideration. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. Upon award, the selected vendor must register in SIGMA VSS and accept Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payment, with payment terms established at Net 45 calendar days for undisputed invoices. The State reserves the right to terminate the contract for convenience without penalty or for cause upon vendor noncompliance, and all shipping costs are the vendor's responsibility. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the procurement documents; the solicitation manager is Laura Dotson, reachable at (517) 335-5840 or DotsonL2@michigan.gov.