This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Lansing, Michigan. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Snow and Ice Removal Services for the Gaylord Customer Service Center. Offerors are invited to submit proposals for providing these services at the specified location. Question Deadline 01/08/2026 at 3:00 PM ET Bidder questions about this RFP must be emailed to the Solicitation Manager no later than the time and date specified on the Cover Page. In the interest of transparency, only written questions are accepted. Answers to questions will be posted on online. The State reserves the right to: a. Disqualify a bidder for failure to follow these instructions. b. Discontinue the RFP process at any time for any or no reason. The issuance of an RFP, your preparation and submission of a proposal, and the State's subsequent receipt and evaluation of your proposal does not commit the State to award a contract to you or anyone, even if all the requirements in the RFP are met. c. Consider late proposals if: (i) no other proposals are received; (ii) no complete proposals are received; (iii) the State received complete proposals, but the proposals did not meet mandatory minimum requirements or technical criteria; or (iv) the award process fails to result in an award. d. Consider an otherwise disqualified proposal if no other proposals are received. if it is determined that a bidder purposely or willfully submitted false or misleading information in response to the RFP. f. Consider prior performance with the State in making its award decision. g. Consider overall economic impact to the State when evaluating proposal pricing and in the final award recommendation. This includes but is not limited to: considering principal place of performance, number of Michigan citizens employed or potentially employed, dollars paid to Michigan residents, Michigan capital investments, job creation, tax revenue implications, and economically disadvantaged businesses. h. Consider total-cost-of-ownership factors (e.g., transition and training costs) when evaluating proposal pricing and in the final award recommendation. i. Refuse to award a contract to any bidder that has failed to pay State taxes or has outstanding debt with the State. j. Enter into negotiations with one or more bidders on price, terms, technical requirements, or other deliverables. k. Award multiple, optional-use contracts, or award by Contract Activity. l. Evaluate the proposal outside the scope identified in the Evaluation Process section of this document if the State receives only one proposal. The contract will be awarded to the responsive and responsible bidder who offers the best value to the State, as determined by the State. Best value will be determined by the bidder meeting the minimum point threshold and offering the best combination of the factors stated in the Evaluation Process section of this document, and price, as demonstrated by the proposal.