or are used interchangeably to “WILL COMPLY” “AGREED” indicate that the Vendor will adhere to the requirement. These terms are used to respond to statements that specify that a Vendor or must comply with a specific Vendor’s proposed solution item or must perform a certain task. If the Vendor cannot respond with “ACKNOWLEDGED,” “WILL COMPLY,” or the Vendor must respond with “AGREED,” then “EXCEPTION.” (See instructions in Item 9 regarding proposal exceptions.) Where an outline point asks a question or requests information, the Vendor must respond with the specific answer or information requested in addition to or “WILL COMPLY” “AGREED”. In addition to the above, Vendor must provide explicit details as to the manner and degree to which the proposal meets or exceeds each specification. GENERAL OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND MDES is migrating the current Unemployment Insurance (UI) system from Oracle’s Sun/Solaris architecture to Intel/RedHat Linux for directory services and multiple other applications. The JReport, components comprise MDES’ ACCESS MS UI system, DB2, BIRT and others. MDES requires a technical architect to augment the skills of the existing staff in support of the UI MRM (Mississippi, Rhode Island, Maine) Consortium’s Modernization Project. PROCUREMENT PROJECT SCHEDULE Task Date Release of LOC Monday, June 23, 2014 Deadline for Written Questions Monday, Friday, February 21, 2014June Vendors’ 30, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time Addendum with and Friday, July 11, 2014 Vendors’ Questions Answers Proposals Due Monday, March 10, 2014Friday, July 25, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time Proposal Evaluation/Interviews July 28 August 15, 2014 – Notification of Award Monday, August 18, 2014 Contract Negotiations/Execution August 18 September 5, 2014 – Awarded Work to Begin July 1, 2014September 8, 2014 STATEMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING From the issue date of this LOC until a Vendor is selected and the selection is announced, responding Vendors or their representatives may not communicate, either orally or in writing regarding this LOC with any
“WILL COMPLY” or “AGREED” are used interchangeably to indicate that the Vendor will adhere to the requirement. These terms are used to respond to statements that specify that a Vendor or Vendor’s proposed solution must comply with a specific item or must perform a certain task. If the Vendor cannot respond with “ACKNOWLEDGED,” “WILL COMPLY,” or “AGREED,” then the Vendor must respond with “EXCEPTION.” (See instructions in Item 9 regarding proposal exceptions.) Where an outline point asks a question or requests information, the Vendor must respond with the specific answer or information requested in addition to “WILL COMPLY” or “AGREED”. In addition to the above, Vendor must provide explicit details as to the manner and degree to which the proposal meets or exceeds each specification. GENERAL OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND MDES is migrating the current Unemployment Insurance (UI) system from Oracle’s Sun/Solaris architecture to Intel/RedHat Linux for directory services and multiple other applications. The components comprise MDES’ ACCESS MS UI system, DB2, JReport, BIRT and others. MDES requires a technical architect to augment the skills of the existing staff in support of the MRM (Mississippi, Rhode Island, Maine) Consortium’s UI Modernization Project. PROCUREMENT PROJECT SCHEDULE Task Date Release of LOC Monday, June 23, 2014 Deadline for Vendors’ Written Questions Monday, Friday, February 21, 2014June 30, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time Addendum with Vendors’ Questions and Answers Friday, July 11, 2014 Proposals Due Monday, March 10, 2014Friday, July 25, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time Proposal Evaluation/Interviews July 28 – August 15, 2014 Notification of Award Monday, August 18, 2014 Contract Negotiations/Execution August 18 – September 5, 2014 Awarded Work to Begin July 1, 2014September 8, 2014 STATEMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING From the issue date of this LOC until a Vendor is selected and the selection is announced, responding Vendors or their representatives may not communicate, either orally or in writing regarding this LOC with any