be used when a Vendor response or “ACKNOWLEDGED” should Vendor compliance is not required. simply “ACKNOWLEDGED” means the Vendor is confirming to the State that he read the statement. This is commonly used in sections where the agency’s current operating environment is described or where general information is being given about the project. 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 item or Vendor’s proposed solution 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 13 regarding Vendor 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 or 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 DFA (Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration) is seeking to acquire an IBM Power 740 Express Server solution to replace the existing IBM Power 570 server that currently hosts MERLIN (Mississippi Executive Resource Library and Information Network) and Transparency.Mississippi.gov. The new p740 server will be housed in the State Data Center located at ITS. MERLIN is an enterprise data warehouse of accounting (including budget, revenue, and expenditures), payroll, human resources, travel, property, and construction project/leased property information. The data warehouse provides state agencies and government officials access to decision-critical information for reporting and analysis. There is also a MERLIN for public information. The application is both “public access” provision within web and client-server accessible. the foundation of the State of MERLIN’s databases form Mississippi’s transparency website Transparency.Mississippi.gov. Pursuant to §27-104-151 through §27-104-159 – of the Mississippi Code of 1972 (MCA), as amended, the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) is required to post to this website electronic data for each grant,
“ACKNOWLEDGED” should be used when a Vendor response or Vendor compliance is not required. “ACKNOWLEDGED” simply means the Vendor is confirming to the State that he read the statement. This is commonly used in sections where the agency’s current operating environment is described or where general information is being given about the project. “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 13 regarding Vendor 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 DFA (Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration) is seeking to acquire an IBM Power 740 Express Server solution to replace the existing IBM Power 570 server that currently hosts MERLIN (Mississippi Executive Resource Library and Information Network) and Transparency.Mississippi.gov. The new p740 server will be housed in the State Data Center located at ITS. MERLIN is an enterprise data warehouse of accounting (including budget, revenue, and expenditures), payroll, human resources, travel, property, and construction project/leased property information. The data warehouse provides state agencies and government officials access to decision-critical information for reporting and analysis. There is also a “public access” provision within MERLIN for public information. The application is both web and client-server accessible. MERLIN’s databases form the foundation of the State of Mississippi’s transparency website – Transparency.Mississippi.gov. Pursuant to §27-104-151 through §27-104-159 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 (MCA), as amended, the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) is required to post to this website electronic data for each grant,