NIA1-591-260000000648-1 | Intent to Award RFP 260000002292

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) intends to award a contract under solicitation NIA1-591-260000000648-1 for the supply of 110 tons of Calcium Magnesium Acetate (CMA) solid deicer for winter maintenance operations on the Zilwaukee Bridge, with a base contract value of $277,970 and up to four one-year renewal options potentially extending the total value to $1,389,850. The procurement is conducted under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where award will be made solely to the lowest-priced responder who meets all mandatory administrative requirements. These include timely submission of a completed Confidential Treatment Form, accurate responses to Vendor Questions, fully populated Schedule A and Schedule B forms, and a signed Agreement with Standard Contract Terms—all of which are evaluated on a binary Pass/Fail basis with no weighting or scoring applied. The place of performance is designated as the Zilwaukee Bridge in Michigan, with delivery point specified at the Saginaw East Garage. Solicitations must be submitted electronically through the SIGMA VSS portal by the deadline of July 14, 2026, and the intent to award was issued on July 16, 2026. No specific packaging, marking, inspection standards, or technical specifications beyond administrative compliance are detailed, and no clause-specific FAR requirements, unique entity identifiers, CAGE codes, or socioeconomic certifications were provided for either bidder. The Point of Contact for the solicitation is Anna Swanson of MDOT, with no designated Contracting Officer or technical representative identified. Payment information lists vendor remittance addresses but lacks formal invoicing instructions or payment office details, while the NAICS code 325180 classifies the procurement under chemical manufacturing.