Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA)

8.0 Statement 

of 

Work 

The following is the outline description of the baseline activities for which the contractor 

will be responsible.  The lists in Sub Sections 8.1 and 8.2 are intended to be 

comprehensive lists of activities.  Accordingly, if the prospective contractor's approach is 

different, how the proposed solution achieves the required service delivery is to be 

identified in sufficient detail in the prospective contractor's proposal.  Likewise, if a 

service, operation, or support element was overlooked by SIPA in the opinion of the 

prospective contractor, these omissions must be identified and discussed in the 

appropriate section of the prospective contractor's proposal. 

At contract award, a mutually acceptable Statement of Work will be incorporated into the 

resulting contract. 

In general terms, each activity begins with requirements refinement, evaluation of 

alternative solutions, recommendation of a specific solution, followed by a formal 

approval to proceed for each agreed upon activity.  Once approval to proceed is provided 

by SIPA, the contractor provides the service to SIPA for acceptance.  Upon acceptance 

by SIPA, the contractor shall be directed to initiate operation of that service for SIPA and 

its customers. 

8.1 Technical 

This sub section of the Statement of Work defines those technical activities for which the 

contractor shall be responsible. 

8.1.1 Design, Build, Operate, Support, and Maintain 

Statewide Internet Web Portal 

The contractor shall design, build, operate, support, and maintain the official State 

Internet Portal for the Statewide Internet Portal Authority.  The portal shall be the single 

gateway of access to state and local government information and services.  The basic 

infrastructure components shall include:  web hosting infrastructure, security, and a suite 

of basic services. (e.g., search, directory, etc.) These basic services provide the greatest 

opportunity for leverage across all SIPA's supported websites. 

8.1.1.1 Requirements 

Refinement 

8.1.1.2 

Alternative Investigation and Evaluation 

8.1.1.3 Recommendations 

8.1.1.4 Approval 

to 

Proceed 

8.1.1.5 Build 

8.1.1.6 Acceptance 

8.1.1.7 

Operation, Support, and Maintenance 

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