Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA)

evaluate for technical and management capability and experience to successfully design, 

build, operate, support, and maintain the State of Colorado Internet Portal Website.  SIPA 

will evaluate prospective contractor submissions and select the prospective contractor 

that best meets SIPA's requirements and needs over the span of the project.  

The contractor will report to the Portal Authority's Executive Director and will be 

responsible for performing a substantial amount of the Authority's activities.  Significant 

program and project management will be involved as will subcontract management.  

Additionally, the contractor will be responsible for the execution of specific projects and 

task orders mutually agreed to.   

The basis of the authority to contractor relationship is performance based, benefit sharing.  

 Performance based  refers  to payments being  made AFTER performance.  Both the 

Authority and the contractor will share the up front investment risks. The level of 

repayment will be based on revenue generated by the Authority and will be on a benefit 

sharing basis. 

Proposals must provide detailed performance, technical, management, and functional 

solutions together with the commercial solution consisting of comprehensive cost  

element breakdowns and the proposed revenue sharing model(s).  Prospective contractors 

are encouraged to team with qualified partners.  The work carried out under this RFP will 

be contracted for using a modified task order system and sub contracting approaches that 

will provide the mechanisms for the costing and the benefit sharing of the respective 

tasks.  SIPA anticipates that the successful contractor will develop relationships with 

other providers of hardware, software, and services such that the benefits sharing model 

can be implemented to the maximum advantage of the selected integration contractor, 

SIPA, and the State of Colorado including  participating political subdivisions.  In 

addition, each prospective contractor is encouraged to include proven solutions, with 

recommended timelines for implementation, that will increase the value proposition and 

success of a Statewide Internet Portal initiative. 

The anticipated term of the contract will be five (5) years with the opportunity for two (2) 

two year extensions.  The integration contractor selected through this competitive process 

and SIPA will work out the details of asset management and ownership, the self funding 

and benefits sharing models, and task order and subcontracting processes prior to signing 

the contract.  In addition, a detailed Statement of Work will be developed, negotiated, and 

incorporated into the contract before the parties sign. 

To ease end of contract transition, all contractual agreements are to include transfer of 

ownership of all assets (e.g., hardware, software, licenses, and intellectual property) to 

SIPA prior to contract termination.  SIPA will not entertain any agreements that may 

cause loss of Portal service availability or functionality upon contract termination. 

2.0 Project 

Background 

Request for Proposal 10/29/2004 

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