Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA)

The Financing Section is to address the self funded solution. The prospective contractor 

is to clearly identify the initial investment and provide assurances as to how it will meet 

its financial commitments, how the funding investment will be recouped, and provide 

examples of the proposed funding model together with where it has been successfully 

used by the prospective contractor.  The prospective contractor is requested to propose 

their self funded, benefit sharing relationship in accordance with the Draft Contract 

Article 3, Para. F.  

The prospective contractor is to include in the Financing Section any comments about the 

Portal Agreement's Terms and Conditions (RFP Section 6.0 below). 

Contract Section Appendix B to this RFP is the Portal Project Model Contract.  The 

prospective contractor must provide with its RFP response any comments it has 

concerning the Portal Project Model Contract in the Contract Section.  Any comment to 

any terms and conditions is to consist of an explanation of the concern or issue together 

with suggested alternate, equitable language and appropriate rationale. 

5.0  Basis for Award 

Each evaluation criteria has a maximum number of points reflecting its relative 

importance.  SIPA will organize and instruct an Evaluation Committee.  Each Evaluation 

Committee member will evaluate and score each proposal.  Any Evaluation Committee 

member may or may not assign the maximum score for any criteria.  After completion of 

the individual ratings, the Evaluation Committee will assemble and discuss each 

prospective contractor's submittal.  A member may alter his or her ratings during the 

meeting. Any changes to a rating must be based solely on the criteria of this RFP.   

The factors to be evaluated within each response section include, but are not be limited 

to, the following elements: 

Relevant Experience 

Project Management  

 Leadership 

 Project 

Communications 

 Management 

Processes 

 Operational 

Portal 

Management 

 Standards 

 Constituent 

Needs 

Solution 

E Billing and Expense Management 

Help Desk and Training 

Applications  

Service Level Agreement and Metrics 

 Portal 

Applications 

Application Integration Solution 

Request for Proposal 10/29/2004 

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