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Bid 5000000395 Senior C#NET Developer Bid Number
5000000395
Bid Title
Senior C#NET Developer
Bid Start Date
Apr 28, 2015 7:47:16 AM PDT
Bid End Date
May 5, 2015 3:00:00 PM PDT
Bid Contact
Dora Chandler 916-414-4880
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Standard Disclaimer The State of California advises that prospective bidders periodically check the websites, including but not limited to Bidsync, and/or other state department links for modifications to bid documents. The State of California is not responsible for a prospective bidder's misunderstanding of the bid solicitation or nonresponsive bid due to failure to check these websites for updates or amendments to bid documents, and/or other information regarding the bid solicitations. Failure to periodically check these websites will be at the bidder's sole risk. The information published and/or responded to on these websites is public information. Confidential questions/issues/concerns should be directed to the contact on the ad.
Addendum # 1 Previous Title
Senior Natural Software Developers
New Title
Senior C#NET Developer
New Documents Addendum II.pdf Previous End Date
May 4, 2015 3:00:00 PM PDT
New End Date May 5, 2015 3:00:00 PM PDT
Changes were made to the following items: Senior C#NET Developer
Description The purpose of this RFO is to select up to one (1) experienced senior level Software Developer with demonstrated expertise designing and supporting distributed, enterprise scalable Microsoft C#.NET web applications and Microsoft WCF services that interface with legacy mainframe and external systems. The total service period may be up to twelve (12) months with an option to extend up to Twenty-Four (24) additional months, with an estimated 150 work hours per month per Proposed Person.
Addendum I to extend the end date to May 4, 2015. Added on Apr 29, 2015:
Addendum II is to clarify the staff title of the proposed project person on the cover page of the RFO. The final submission deadline does change to May 5, 2015.
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ATTACHMENT I Information and Offer Sheet
Firm Firm Name Street Address City, State, Zip Code CMAS & Small Business / DVBE Certification CMAS Number CMAS Term Dates Certified Small Business Enterprise (Yes or No) If Yes, provide DGS certification number.
Certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (Yes or No) If Yes, provide DGS certification number.
Administrative Contact Name Title Office Telephone # (Include area code) Cell Telephone # (Include area code) FAX # (Include area code) Email Address Authorized Signer Name Title Office Telephone # (Include area code) Cell Telephone # (Include area code) FAX # (Include area code) Email Address Proposed Project Person Name of Proposed Project Person CMAS (GSA) Classification CMAS (GSA) Hourly Rate Discount Hourly Rate Offered
$ $
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ATTACHMENT II Proposed Person Skill Summary Sheet This sheet must be completed by the Proposed Person.
Proposing Firm Name Proposed Person Name The Proposed Person must meet the following minimum qualification(s) to CalSTRS satisfaction to be given further consideration. Failure to satisfy any of the minimum qualifications upon submittal of the response may result in the immediate rejection of the response.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
YES / NO
NUMBER OF YEARS
a. As of the offer due date, the Proposed Person must have at least five (5) years of experience, within the last eight (8) years performing design, development, and implementation of distributed, enterprise scalable Microsoft .NET web applications and Microsoft WCF services running on Windows servers using Microsoft C# .NET in support of a large scale Pension, Financial, or similar type organization. Do you meet the above meet the above minimum qualification(s)? Please give us a detailed description (including dates and work locations) of specific work experience that meets the minimum qualification(s). Description
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TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
YES / NO
NUMBER OF YEARS
b. As of the offer due date, the Proposed Person must have at least five (5) years’ experience creating highly usable internet and intranet applications using ASP.NET, C#, jQuery, HTML, JavaScript, & CSS Do you meet the above meet the above minimum qualification(s)? Please give us a detailed description (including dates and work locations) of specific work experience that meets the minimum qualification(s). Description
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TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
YES / NO
NUMBER OF YEARS
c. As of the offer due date, the Proposed Person must have at least five (5) years’ experience integrating modern n-tier enterprise applications with mainframe legacy systems. Do you meet the above meet the above minimum qualification(s)? Please give us a detailed description (including dates and work locations) of specific work experience that meets the minimum qualification(s). Description
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TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
YES / NO
NUMBER OF YEARS
d. As of the offer due date, the Proposed Person must have at least two (2) years’ experience using LINQ and Entity Framework.
Do you meet the above meet the above minimum qualification(s)? Please give us a detailed description (including dates and work locations) of specific work experience that meets the minimum qualification(s). Description
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For each desirable experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability, give a brief description (including dates and work locations) of specific work experience that meets/exceeds the criteria and demonstrates the number of YEARS entered. DESCRIPTION and YEARS entered must clearly map back to specific employment history listed on the Proposed Person’s resume.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
NUMBER OF YEARS
a. Extensive knowledge and experience with SQL Server. Description
b. Ability to mentor development staff to work effectively with established design patterns leveraging shared services, a robust library of base classes, & available utilities. Description
c. Ability to create technical specifications, functional requirements, design models, test plans, user documentation, or other SDLC artifacts as needed. Description
d. The ability to work both in a team environment and independently Description
e. The ability to demonstrate sound analytical and problem solving skills, attention to detail and ability to logically approach a problem and document the findings. Description
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For each desirable experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability, give a brief description (including dates and work locations) of specific work experience that meets/exceeds the criteria and demonstrates the number of YEARS entered. DESCRIPTION and YEARS entered must clearly map back to specific employment history listed on the Proposed Person’s resume.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
NUMBER OF YEARS
f. The ability to demonstrate Excellent oral communication and technical writing skills Description
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ATTACHMENT III Proposed Project Person Business Reference Sheet
Firm Name Proposed Project Person #1 Name
Reference 1 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service Reference 2 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service Reference 3 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service
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ATTACHMENT III Proposed Project Person Business Reference Sheet
Proposed Project Person #2 Name
Reference 1 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service Reference 2 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service Reference 3 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service
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ATTACHMENT III Proposed Project Person Business Reference Sheet
Proposed Project Person #3 Name
Reference 1 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service Reference 2 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service Reference 3 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service
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ATTACHMENT III Proposed Project Person Business Reference Sheet
Proposed Project Person #4 Name
Reference 1 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service Reference 2 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service Reference 3 Name of Company/Agency Company/Agency City, State Contact Person (Name and Title) Contact Telephone # (Include area code) Contact Email Address Dates of Service
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CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Technology Services California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) Agreement for Senior Natural Software Developers
REQUEST FOR OFFER # 5000000395 OFFER DUE DATE April 23, 2015 Olivia Rice, BusinessRenew Procurement Specialist California State Teachers’ Retirement Systems 100 Waterfront Place, Mail Stop #30 West Sacramento, CA 95605
[email protected]
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REQUEST FOR OFFER
April 15, 2015 You are invited to review and respond to the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), Request for Offer (RFO), entitled Senior Natural Software Developers. Read this document carefully. In submitting your Offer, you must comply with the instructions, terms and conditions stated in this RFO and in your CMAS contract. Your Offer must be received in the office of CalSTRS via email no later than April 23, 2015, at 3:00 PM. Offers received after the specified date and time may be rejected. You may request clarification of the content of this RFO only by submitting written questions via email to: Olivia Rice, BusinessRenew Procurement Specialist
[email protected] Any attempt by a firm responding to this Offer to initiate contact with any member of the Teachers’ Retirement Board and/or CalSTRS staff, other than the CalSTRS Central Procurement Analyst listed above, regarding this RFO process may disqualify the firm from further consideration. Please note that no verbal information given will be binding upon the California State Teachers’ Retirement System unless such information is incorporated into the RFO via addendum.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
A. INTRODUCTION The CalSTRS Technology Services Branch (TS) delivers technology products, services, and business solutions which support all information technology systems throughout the organization including implementation of enterprise projects. TS programs/projects utilize the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology. The purpose of this RFO is to select up to one (1) experienced senior level Software Developer with demonstrated expertise designing and supporting distributed, enterprise scalable Microsoft C#.NET web applications and Microsoft WCF services that interface with legacy mainframe and external systems. You may submit one (1) proposed project person for this RFO. The services required are described in the Exhibit A, Statement of Work included in this document. The total service period may be up to twelve (12) months with an option to extend up to Twenty-Four (24) additional months, with an estimated 150 work hours per month per Proposed Person. The proposed project person selected as a result of this RFO initially may be assigned to the Web Solutions Development Team and may also be assigned to other teams/programs/projects during the total service period. All work must be performed on-site at the CalSTRS headquarter facility in West Sacramento, CA. The successful Respondent’s project person will be responsible for any travel costs that he/she may incur while providing the services identified in Exhibit A, Statement of Work.
B. BACKGROUND CalSTRS was created in 1913 to provide retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to public school educators and certain other employees of public school districts, community college districts, county offices of education, and regional occupational programs in the State of California. CalSTRS operates under sections of the California Education Code known as the Teachers’ Retirement Law, which established the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan with CalSTRS as the administrator. CalSTRS, with a portfolio valued $186.4 billion as of September 30, 2014, is the largest educator-only pension fund in the United States. CalSTRS administers a hybrid retirement system, consisting of traditional defined benefit, cash balance and voluntary defined contribution plans. CalSTRS also provides disability and survivor benefits. CalSTRS serves California’s 868,000 public school educators and their families from the state’s 1,600 school districts, county offices of education and community college districts. The CalSTRS Solution Development team provides a framework, guidance, software development, system design, and services in the maintenance, enhancement, and integration of existing and new enterprise applications to efficiently accomplish the mission of the organization and optimize the business value of technology. Application Developers lead or participate in cross-functional development and maintenance, governing changes and planning for continuous improvement of a consistent, shared, reusable architecture that allows CalSTRS to obtain the optimum value for the investments made in technology.
For more information about the CalSTRS organization, mission, vision, and strategic and business plans, go to www.calstrs.com.
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C. QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE VENDOR’S PROPOSED PROJECT PERSON Proposed project person must meet all of the following minimum qualifications to CalSTRS satisfaction to be given further consideration. Failure to satisfy any of the minimum qualifications upon submittal of the Offer may result in the immediate rejection of the offer.
Minimum Qualifications a.
As of RFO due date, the firm must hold a current Information Technology California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) agreement with the Department of General Services.
b.
As of RFO due date, the firm must submit all data/information and attachments requested in the offer format described in Section D.3 Offer Requirements.
Technical Qualifications a.
As of the RFO offer due date, the proposed project person must have at least five (5) years of experience, within the last eight (8) years performing design, development, and implementation of distributed, enterprise scalable Microsoft .NET web applications and Microsoft WCF services running on Windows servers using Microsoft C# .NET in support of a large scale Pension, Financial, or similar type organization.
b.
As of the RFO offer due date, the proposed project person must have at least five (5) years’ experience creating highly usable internet and intranet applications using ASP.NET, C#, jQuery, HTML, JavaScript, & CSS
c.
As of the RFO offer due date, the proposed project person must have at least five (5) years’ experience integrating modern n-tier enterprise applications with mainframe legacy systems.
d.
As of the RFO offer due date, the proposed project person must have at least two (2) years’ experience using LINQ and Entity Framework.
Desirable Qualifications It is desirable for the Proposed Person to have the following experience, knowledge, skills and abilities: a.
Extensive knowledge of SQL Server
b.
Ability to mentor development staff to work effectively with established design patterns leveraging shared services, a robust library of base classes, & available utilities
c.
Ability to create technical specifications, functional requirements, design models, test plans, user documentation, or other SDLC artifacts as needed
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d.
Proven ability to work both in a team environment and independently
e.
Demonstrated sound analytical and problem solving skills, attention to detail and ability to logically approach a problem and document the findings
f.
Excellent oral communication and technical writing skills
D. OFFER REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION 1.
2.
3.
Time Schedule CalSTRS will use its best efforts to adhere to the time schedule. However, CalSTRS reserves the right to amend the time schedule, as it deems necessary. Event
Date
Release of RFO
April 15, 2015
Offer Due Date
April 23, 2015
Estimated Start of Interviews
TBD
Estimated Start Work Date
TBD
Offer Requirements To be eligible, an Offer must include the following listed attachments: a.
Attachment I, Information & Offer Sheet
b.
Attachment II, Skill Summary Sheet
c.
Attachment III, Business Reference Sheet One (1) Proposed project person Business Reference Sheet must be completed for each proposed project person. Business references should be able to verify the proposed project person’s experience, within the last ten (10) years.
d.
Proposed project person Resumes
e.
Current California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) Agreement One (1) copy of the Respondent’s current complete/signed CMAS agreement and all supplements issued by the Department of General Services.
f.
Current General Services Administration (GSA) Agreement One (1) copy of the Respondent’s current GSA agreement pricing pages applicable to the Respondent’s CMAS contract, which includes the person classifications, hourly rates, and minimum qualifications.
Submission of Offer a. The Offer must be submitted via email to
[email protected] and received no later than the Offer due date and time specified on the cover page of this RFO. Late and incomplete Offers may be rejected. b.
It is the Respondent’s responsibility to respond with all data/information requested; provide data/information that is deemed adequate for CalSTRS to determine/verify the proposed project person’s ability to perform the tasks/activities defined in Exhibit A, Statement of Work; and submit all data/information in the Offer format described in Section B. Subsection 3. Offer Requirements.
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c.
By submittal of an Offer, the Respondent declares that any proposed project person are in compliance with all experience, qualification, and education requirements stipulated in the CMAS and GSA agreements.
d.
This RFO and all offers in response to this RFO will be made a part of the resulting contract file. All documents submitted in response to this RFO will become the property of the State of California and may be subject to review by or release to the public under the California Public Records Act, Government Code 6250 et seq.
e.
CalSTRS encourages Respondents to submit their Offers early.
f.
CalSTRS accepts no responsibility for any technical difficulties associated with the electronic transmission of any Offer.
g.
Costs for developing offers and in anticipation of award of an agreement are entirely the responsibilities of the Respondents and shall not be charged to CalSTRS.
h.
Respondents may modify their offer, after its submission, by withdrawing their original Offer and resubmitting a new Offer prior to the submission due date. Offer modifications submitted in any other manner, oral or written, will not be considered. Respondents may withdraw their own Offer by submitting a written withdrawal request to the CalSTRS BusinessRenew Procurement Specialist via email at
[email protected]. Respondents may thereafter submit a new Offer prior to the Offer due date.
i.
CalSTRS may modify the RFO prior to the Offer due date by issuing an addendum.
j.
Respondents are cautioned to not rely on CalSTRS to discover and report to the Respondent any defects or errors in the submitted documents. Respondents, before submitting their documents, should carefully proofread for errors and ensure adherence to the RFO requirements.
k.
CalSTRS reserves the right to reject all offers. CalSTRS is not required to award an agreement.
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Comparison Process a. Upon receipt, Offers will be checked for the presence or absence of required content. Incomplete offers may be rejected. No assumptions will be made by CalSTRS regarding the intentions of the Respondent in submitting the offer. b.
Offers and any subsequent presentations should be submitted with the most favorable terms the Respondent can offer.
c.
If CalSTRS is unable to execute an agreement with the highest scoring responsible Respondent, CalSTRS reserves the right to award the agreement to the next highest scoring responsible Respondent.
d.
Offers will be reviewed to determine best value using the following five (5) phases. PHASES 1 2 3 4 5
SATISFACTION OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS WRITTEN OFFER COMPARISON COST COMPARISON INTERVIEWS TOTAL SCORE REFERENCE CHECKS/ COST NEGOTIATIONS
Pass/Fail 75 Points 75 Points 100 Points 250 Points Pass/Fail
1) The Respondent’s proposed project person will be reviewed to determine all of the minimum qualifications are met to CalSTRS satisfaction to be given further consideration. Failure to satisfy any of the minimum qualifications upon submittal of the Offer will result in the immediate rejection of the offer. 2) Offers meeting the minimum qualifications will move to Phase 2, Written Offer Comparison, to be reviewed for expertise, education, and experience of the proposed project person in the criteria listed above by a team composed of at least two (2) CalSTRS employees. 3) In Phase 3, Cost Comparison, the hourly rates provided in the Respondent’s Attachment I, will be reviewed using the cost formula indicated below. The Offer with the lowest rate will receive the full allotment of points. Lowest Proposed Cost x Maximum Number Points (75) = Respondent’s Score Respondent’s Cost 4) In Phase 4, top-ranked Respondents will be invited for an interview. 5) In Phase 5, CalSTRS will conduct reference checks and negotiate rates with the top-ranked Respondent.
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5.
Award If at any time during or at the conclusion of this RFO process CalSTRS determines that, in its opinion, the results of this process are unsatisfactory, CalSTRS reserves the right to discontinue this process and decline to award an agreement. If CalSTRS enters into an agreement, it will be with the Respondent having the highest score, subject to cost negotiations, and satisfying all the requirements for this RFO.
6.
Payment Structure The payment structure for activities performed under Exhibit A, Statement of Work, is: Deliverables Based Hourly Invoices shall be submitted in triplicate not more frequently than monthly in arrears. Invoice(s) must include: 1) Purchase Order Number, 2) Contractor’s name, address and telephone number, 3) total amount of invoice, 4) copies of the Contractor’s weekly status reports that cover the invoice dates, and 5) a copy of the timesheet approved/signed by the CalSTRS Contract Manager that covers the invoice dates.
7.
Services or Procurement Resulting from Agreement No person, firm, or subsidiary thereof awarded an agreement resulting from this RFO may submit a bid for, nor be awarded a contract for, the provision of services, procurement of goods or supplies, or any other related action which is required, suggested, or otherwise deemed appropriate in the end product of an agreement resulting from this RFO. (PCC§10365.5).
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EXHIBIT A STATEMENT OF WORK Scope of Work STATEMENT OF WORK The Senior C#.NET Software Developer will report to the Sr. Manager of Solutions Development or designee, and may be assigned to one or more teams/programs/projects during the total services period. All work will be performed on-site at the CalSTRS headquarters facility in West Sacramento, CA.
1. Software Developer a. Follow the full system development lifecycle (SDLC) methodology in developing quality solutions to meet customer needs b. Work with the Microsoft Visual Studio Development Environment, C#.Net, ADO.Net, XML, SOAP, etc., develop application code consistent with Microsoft .Net Framework. c. Work with business users, business analysts, and other IT teams to determine system requirements d. Create logical, physical and detailed design documentations and seeks architecture approval before building. e. Participate in development of Use Cases and technical design documentation. f. Complete detailed design documentation for application sustainability. g. Work collaboratively with mainframe developer(s) to achieve connectively to the mainframe via Entire- X Communicator software. h. Reuses previous developed and deployed web services in a shared web service infrastructure, based on Service Oriented Architecture concepts and principles. i. Perform specific project tasks/deliverables as assigned by a Program Manager, Lead, Architect, or designee. j. Construct code to meet external and internal specifications k. Conduct unit and system integration testing l. Prepare release documents m. Participate in quality assurance peer reviews of business requirements, business and technical specifications, test documentation, and code. n. Assist with tasks/deliverables for other CalSTRS teams/programs/projects on a temporary basis, as directed by EIT Senior Management. In these circumstances, the temporary assignment (s) scope of work will not significantly differ from duties in this Statement of Work and the temporary assignment(s) will not exceed a total of 480 hours within a State fiscal year. Temporary assignment tasks will be reported on the CalSTRS weekly status report, and the hours expended will be deducted from existing total contract hours and included on the contract person’s timesheet and monthly invoice. 2. General In addition to the tasks defined above, the Contractor may have the following responsibilities: a. Develop optimal solutions with an enterprise architecture perspective. b. Establish architecture standards and strategies as the norm. c. Create synergies and maximize reuse within and across projects. d. Develop and evangelize high-level enterprise architecture strategy, including roadmaps and transition plans. e. Participate, as required, in the development and review of deliverable documents to comply with the CalSTRS SDLC Methodology and Project Management Methodology. f. Ensure that all critical issues are communicated to the Program/Project Manager or designee for resolution in a timely manner.
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Report status to Program/Project Manager. Coordinate, prepare for and conduct meetings as needed.
Transfer of knowledge to appropriate CalSTRS employees is required. Completion Criteria Deliverables/tasks will include all work assignments identified to be completed. Deliverables/tasks are considered complete after a quality assurance process is completed and approved by designated reviewers. Performance and timeliness of all deliverables/tasks will be monitored via the submission of weekly status reports and meetings. Status and actual hours will be reported on a weekly basis for the deliverables/tasks assigned. Each deliverable/task will be tracked via the appropriate program/project schedule and budget to monitor progress toward the completion of the deliverables/tasks and milestones. Security and Confidentiality CalSTRS Human Resources Office shall conduct a background investigation on contractor person that will have access to confidential information. CalSTRS will issue a badge for physical security to the appropriate CalSTRS work areas. CalSTRS will identify the data access requirements for access to system data and coordinate with appropriate channels to ensure the proper access is assigned and reviewed periodically for update as necessary. Access rights will be monitored and concerns of improper data access will be brought to the attention to CalSTRS.
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California State Teachers’ Retirement System Olivia Rice, BusinessRenew 100 Waterfront Place, MS #30 West Sacramento, CA 95605-2614 (916) 414-4042 FAX (916) 414-4888
[email protected]
April 27, 2015
TO:
All Interested Parties
FROM:
California State Teachers’ Retirement System
SUBJECT:
ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE (1) TO THE REQUEST FOR OFFER (RFO) FOR THE Senior CNET Software Developer, RFO NUMBER 5000000395.
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System, also known as CalSTRS, issued an RFO for the Senior CNET Software Developer on April 15, 2015. The purpose of this Addendum 1 is to: 1. Extend the Final Submission deadline to May 4, 2015.
Changes identified in bold with a double underline to indicate new language; changes identified with strike through indicate language being removed. All pages with changes are labeled with REVISED April 27, 2015 in the right hand corner of the documents. Proposers should replace existing page(s) with the revised page(s) in the RFO package. Proposers are reminded that it is their responsibility to review the entire addendum to consider these modifications when preparing their offers. This Addendum does affect the final file date. Should there be any questions related to this Addendum, please contact me at (916) 414-4042.
Olivia Rice Central Procurement Analyst
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CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Technology Services California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) Agreement for Senior Natural Software Developers
REQUEST FOR OFFER # 5000000395 OFFER DUE DATE April 23, 2015 May 4 2015 Olivia Rice, BusinessRenew Procurement Specialist California State Teachers’ Retirement Systems 100 Waterfront Place, Mail Stop #30 West Sacramento, CA 95605
[email protected]
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REQUEST FOR OFFER April 15, 2015: April 27, 2015 You are invited to review and respond to the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), Request for Offer (RFO), entitled Senior Natural Software Developers. Read this document carefully. In submitting your Offer, you must comply with the instructions, terms and conditions stated in this RFO and in your CMAS contract. Your Offer must be received in the office of CalSTRS via email no later than April 23, 2015, at 3:00 PM. May 4, 2015. Offers received after the specified date and time may be rejected. You may request clarification of the content of this RFO only by submitting written questions via email to: Olivia Rice, BusinessRenew Procurement Specialist
[email protected] Any attempt by a firm responding to this Offer to initiate contact with any member of the Teachers’ Retirement Board and/or CalSTRS staff, other than the CalSTRS Central Procurement Analyst listed above, regarding this RFO process may disqualify the firm from further consideration. Please note that no verbal information given will be binding upon the California State Teachers’ Retirement System unless such information is incorporated into the RFO via addendum.
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Bid 5000000395 REVISED 4/27/15 Request for Offer # 5000000395 Technology Services Senior C#.NET Developer Page 3 of 3
OFFER REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION 1.
2.
3.
Time Schedule CalSTRS will use its best efforts to adhere to the time schedule. However, CalSTRS reserves the right to amend the time schedule, as it deems necessary. Event
Date
Release of RFO
April 15, 2015 April 27, 2015
Offer Due Date
April 23, 2015 May 4, 2015
Estimated Start of Interviews
TBD
Estimated Start Work Date
TBD
Offer Requirements To be eligible, an Offer must include the following listed attachments: a.
Attachment I, Information & Offer Sheet
b.
Attachment II, Skill Summary Sheet
c.
Attachment III, Business Reference Sheet One (1) Proposed project person Business Reference Sheet must be completed for each proposed project person. Business references should be able to verify the proposed project person’s experience, within the last ten (10) years.
d.
Proposed project person Resumes
e.
Current California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) Agreement One (1) copy of the Respondent’s current complete/signed CMAS agreement and all supplements issued by the Department of General Services.
f.
Current General Services Administration (GSA) Agreement One (1) copy of the Respondent’s current GSA agreement pricing pages applicable to the Respondent’s CMAS contract, which includes the person classifications, hourly rates, and minimum qualifications.
Submission of Offer a. The Offer must be submitted via email to
[email protected] and received no later than the Offer due date and time specified on the cover page of this RFO. Late and incomplete Offers may be rejected. b.
It is the Respondent’s responsibility to respond with all data/information requested; provide data/information that is deemed adequate for CalSTRS to determine/verify the proposed project person’s ability to perform the tasks/activities defined in Exhibit A, Statement of Work; and submit all data/information in the Offer format described in Section B. Subsection 3. Offer Requirements.
c.
By submittal of an Offer, the Respondent declares that any proposed project person are in compliance with all experience, qualification, and education requirements stipulated in the CMAS and GSA agreements.
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Bid 5000000395
California State Teachers’ Retirement System Olivia Rice, BusinessRenew 100 Waterfront Place, MS #30 West Sacramento, CA 95605-2614 (916) 414-4042 FAX (916) 414-4888
[email protected]
April 29, 2015
TO:
All Interested Parties
FROM:
California State Teachers’ Retirement System
SUBJECT:
ADDENDUM NUMBER TWO (2) TO THE REQUEST FOR OFFER (RFO) FOR THE SENIOR C#.NET DEVELOPER, RFO NUMBER 5000000395.
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System, also known as CalSTRS, issued an RFO for the Senior C#.NET Developer on April 15, 2015. The purpose of this Addendum 2 is to: 1. Clarify the staff title of the proposed project person, on the cover page of the RFO. 2. Extend the final file date to May 5, 2015, by 3:00 PM. Changes identified in bold with a double underline to indicate new language; changes identified with strike through indicate language being removed. All pages with changes are labeled with REVISED April 29, 2015 in the right hand corner of the documents. Proposers are reminded that it is their responsibility to review the entire addendum to consider these modifications when preparing their offers. This Addendum does affect the final file date. Should there be any questions related to this Addendum, please contact me at (916) 414-4042.
Olivia Rice Central Procurement Analyst
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Bid 5000000395
Revised 4/29/2015
CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Technology Services California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) Agreement for Senior Natural Software Developers Senior C#.NET Developer
REQUEST FOR OFFER # 5000000395 OFFER DUE DATE April 23, 2015: May 5, 2015 Olivia Rice, BusinessRenew Procurement Specialist California State Teachers’ Retirement Systems 100 Waterfront Place, Mail Stop #30 West Sacramento, CA 95605
[email protected]
April 15, 2015 April 29, 2015
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REVISED 4/29/15 Bid 5000000395 Request for Offer # 5000000395 Technology Services Senior C#.NET Developer Page 2 of 3
REQUEST FOR OFFER
April 15, 2015: April 29, 2015 You are invited to review and respond to the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), Request for Offer (RFO), entitled Senior Natural Software Developers. Read this document carefully. In submitting your Offer, you must comply with the instructions, terms and conditions stated in this RFO and in your CMAS contract. Your Offer must be received in the office of CalSTRS via email no later than April 23, 2015, at 3:00 PM. May 5, 2015. Offers received after the specified date and time may be rejected. You may request clarification of the content of this RFO only by submitting written questions via email to: Olivia Rice, BusinessRenew Procurement Specialist
[email protected] Any attempt by a firm responding to this Offer to initiate contact with any member of the Teachers’ Retirement Board and/or CalSTRS staff, other than the CalSTRS Central Procurement Analyst listed above, regarding this RFO process may disqualify the firm from further consideration. Please note that no verbal information given will be binding upon the California State Teachers’ Retirement System unless such information is incorporated into the RFO via addendum.
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REVISED 4/29/15 Bid 5000000395 Request for Offer # 5000000395 Technology Services Senior C#.NET Developer Page 3 of 3
OFFER REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION 1.
2.
Time Schedule CalSTRS will use its best efforts to adhere to the time schedule. However, CalSTRS reserves the right to amend the time schedule, as it deems necessary. Event
Date
Release of RFO
April 15, 2015
Offer Due Date
April 23, 2015. May 5, 2015
Estimated Start of Interviews
TBD
Estimated Start Work Date
TBD
Offer Requirements To be eligible, an Offer must include the following listed attachments: a.
Attachment I, Information & Offer Sheet
b. Attachment II, Skill Summary Sheet c.
Attachment III, Business Reference Sheet One (1) Proposed project person Business Reference Sheet must be completed for each proposed project person. Business references should be able to verify the proposed project person’s experience, within the last ten (10) years.
d. Proposed project person Resumes
3.
e.
Current California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) Agreement One (1) copy of the Respondent’s current complete/signed CMAS agreement and all supplements issued by the Department of General Services.
f.
Current General Services Administration (GSA) Agreement One (1) copy of the Respondent’s current GSA agreement pricing pages applicable to the Respondent’s CMAS contract, which includes the person classifications, hourly rates, and minimum qualifications.
Submission of Offer a. The Offer must be submitted via email to
[email protected] and received no later than the Offer due date and time specified on the cover page of this RFO. Late and incomplete Offers may be rejected. b. It is the Respondent’s responsibility to respond with all data/information requested; provide data/information that is deemed adequate for CalSTRS to determine/verify the proposed project person’s ability to perform the tasks/activities defined in Exhibit A, Statement of Work; and submit all data/information in the Offer format described in Section B. Subsection 3. Offer Requirements. c.
By submittal of an Offer, the Respondent declares that any proposed project person are in compliance with all experience, qualification, and education requirements stipulated in the CMAS and GSA agreements.
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Question and Answers for Bid #5000000395 - Senior C#NET Developer
Bid 5000000395
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Overall Bid Questions There are no questions associated with this bid.
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