Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA)

All proposals to be considered must be received by post or hand delivery by 5:00 pm 

Mountain Standard Time, December 13, 2004 and delivered to: 

Statewide Internet Portal Authority 

C/O: Michael Cooke, SIPA Board Member 

State Capitol Annex, Room 404 

1375 Sherman Street 

Denver, CO 80261 

Any proposal that fails to meet the submission deadline will be rejected without opening, 

consideration, or evaluation. 

Format and Quantities 

Prospective contractors are to submit six (6) hard copies not exceeding two hundred 

(200) pages.  Page format shall be a minimum of 10 point font, double sided (2 pages), 

8.5x11 inches.  Additionally, one softcopy shall be submitted on a CD in WORD or PDF 

format. 

4.1  Proposal Content and Organization 

This subsection describes minimum information to be included in the proposal.  A 

prospective contractor is  to provide concise, sufficient descriptions of its  approach and 

solution to the respective requirements of this RFP.  Each prospective contractor is  

encouraged to submit novel and innovative approaches to demonstrate relevant skills and 

experiences.  If there are areas where the prospective contractor proposes an alternate 

approach, reasoning must be provided as to the benefits of the suggested alternative. 

A prospective contract must, with appropriate detail as applicable:  

Specify hardware, software, networking, applications, and tools; 

Identify the product r function that is licensed from a third party or developed by 

the prospective contractor; and 

Identify the implementation methodology and on going operations, maintenance, 

and support activities. 

In the Financial Section of the proposal list the  costing information including a  

methodology of how the product will be paid for in its entirety or the marginal operating 

costs along  with the proposed funding source.  This section must include how revenue 

will be acquired and shared, what costs are to be incurred, and how the costs are to be 

shared.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS  NOT  TO  BE  INCLUDED  IN  OTHER 

SECTIONS OF THE PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL! 

4.1.1 Introduction 

Request for Proposal 10/29/2004 

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