Answer: The conference was recorded for purposes of documenting the questions. All questions are answered in this document. The recording is not intended to be publically shared. Regarding e-Filing, RFP# ITSO-2013-01-DCA, will amendments and Q&A documents be posted online, or will they only be sent via email Answer: This document will be publically posted online. Question and Answers from Vendor Q&A Teleconference held on February 26, 2012 from 2PM-5PM PDT Will e-filing and e-service be mandatory? Answer: For the pilot project with the First District our intention is to mandate e-filing with the exception of the pro-se and fee exempt filers. Regarding e-service, see #31. Are the current California Rules and procedures going to be used or modified in any way? Answer: See #51. Is there an expectation that the vendor that you choose is going be able to electronically transfer these cases from the lower court in every instance? Answer: The court to court transfers are an optional requirement in Phase 1 and a preferred requirement in Phase 2. These are not mandatory requirements. If a vendor would be able to do that [see #40], do you think the court would [use this functionality]? Answer: If a vendor could facilitate those transfers certainly would be extremely helpful and beneficial. Outside of the trial phase, do you know which districts are going to participate after the pilot program? Are we just looking at the First District and the Supreme Court? Answer: If we have a successful implementation, the concept is to have the system implemented in all of the Appellate Districts and in the Supreme Court. We don’t believe that other districts are anticipating initiating a separate portal. The Appellate Courts and the Supreme Court all work from the same system, ACCMS. The intention is to find a solution that is portable to all the Appellate Courts. Do you plan on making this a multi-vendor project anytime in the future? Answer: For the pilot phase we don’t think the system could support more than one vendor with the filing volumes we have in the appellate courts. Whether this is a sole source solution at the end of the day is a policy
Answer: The conference was recorded for purposes of documenting the questions. All questions are answered in this document. The recording is not intended to be publically shared. Regarding e-Filing, RFP# ITSO-2013-01-DCA, will amendments and Q&A documents be posted online, or will they only be sent via email Answer: This document will be publically posted online. Question and Answers from Vendor Q&A Teleconference held on February 26, 2012 from 2PM-5PM PDT Will e-filing and e-service be mandatory? Answer: For the pilot project with the First District our intention is to mandate e-filing with the exception of the pro-se and fee exempt filers. Regarding e-service, see #31. Are the current California Rules and procedures going to be used or modified in any way? Answer: See #51. Is there an expectation that the vendor that you choose is going be able to electronically transfer these cases from the lower court in every instance? Answer: The court to court transfers are an optional requirement in Phase 1 and a preferred requirement in Phase 2. These are not mandatory requirements. If a vendor would be able to do that [see #40], do you think the court would [use this functionality]? Answer: If a vendor could facilitate those transfers certainly would be extremely helpful and beneficial. Outside of the phase, do you know which districts are going to participate after the pilot program? Are we just looking at the First District and the Supreme Court? Answer: If we have a successful implementation, the concept is to have the system implemented in all of the Appellate Districts and in the Supreme Court. We don’t believe that other districts are anticipating initiating a separate portal. The Appellate Courts and the Supreme Court all work from the same system, ACCMS. The intention is to find a solution that is portable to all the Appellate Courts. Do you plan on making this a multi-vendor project anytime in the future? Answer: For the pilot phase we don’t think the system could support more than one vendor with the filing volumes we have in the appellate courts. Whether this is a sole source solution at the end of the day is a policy trial
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