INTERNET INFORMATION PORTAL

As questions were answered, they were inserted in numeric order,
which is based on the order in which they were received.

Date Published	No.	Question	Response
6/23/09	1	A question irreverent to the RFP, but makes a difference to which reps work the RFP…Does the University use SAP as an ERP system?	Per page 22 of the RFP, "Data will be uploaded via file feeds from ERP systems (defined as Banner, Jenzabar, and Datatel), and the Vendor will need to identify the relevant data elements, fields, etc. involved for each particular ERP system and supply the necessary SQL scripts or other query programming to extract the required data."

6/23/09	2	Thank you for your consideration of [our firm] for this first-of-its-kind Internet Information Portal project you are leading. I would like to ask if you are looking for an eservice, emarketing or ecommerce initiative. I wanted to make sure you are just looking for a portal offering. If you are, after reviewing your requirements, [our firm] is probably not a good fit for this project. Please advice if this project is more of a Portal initiative.	The Portal is a tool to facilitate awareness about where experts and resources are located and how they can be approached and utilized, an Internet Information Portal (IIP) is to be developed and implemented under the terms of the contract awarded in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP). Eservices, emarkering and ecommerce are not specific mandatory requirements as part of the RFP.

7/2/09	3	Is verification of authority to conduct business in New York State required for a Delaware corporation? Can it be done at grant of the proposal?	Verification of authority to conduct business in New York State is required for a proposer whether located outside of New York State or if it is in state. No, verification may not be done at the time of award, this is a mandatory requirement. Proposers who are unable to provide proof of authority will be disqualified from the evaluation process.

7/2/09	4	If there are multiple subcontractors involved, do they all need to provide verification of authority to conduct business in New York State? Can it be done at grant of the proposal?	Verification of authority to conduct business in New York State is required for a proposer whether located outside of New York State or if it is in state. No, verification may not be done at the time of award, this is a mandatory requirement. Proposers who are unable to provide proof of authority will be disqualified from the evaluation process.

7/2/09	5	If a company is privately held in good standing and audited financial statements are not available, would filed annual reports be sufficient?	Please refer to page 9 of the RFP, item C.1.g.

7/2/09	6	Can a foreign-owned company submit proposal? Can certification to do business in New York be arranged at grant of the proposal?	A foreign-owned company may submit a proposal. Verification of authority to conduct business in New York State is required for a proposer whether its location is outside of New York State or if it is in state. No, verification may not be done at the time of award, this is a mandatory requirement. Proposers who are unable to provide proof of authority will be disqualified from the evaluation process.

6/23/09	7	Do all the required software applications need to be available at the time of submitting proposal? Can those be developed after grant of proposal?	All the required software applications do not need to be available at the time of submitting proposal. As part of their RFP response, a proposer may include the design, development, and implementation of custom software solutions.

6/23/09	8	Is there any minimum annual sales revenue requirement for the bidder?	No, there is no minimum annual sales revenue requirement for the bidder.

7/2/09	9	On Page 24 towards the bottom, it states that the IIP will need to collect info from multiple sources. Please let me know where the data is stored for all the items listed on bottom of page 24 and page 25.	Elements are not located in a single data source at a single location. Appendix B states, "The Vendor will provide advanced capabilities with filters for multiple categories and sub-categories to enable advanced searching." Included within those advanced capabilities the Vendor must be prepared to work successfully with SUNY and cIcu to tailor search algorithms that take into account keyword, phrase, metatag, simple and complex natural language, and other relevant criteria. The IIP must include a database solution with standard interfaces (open format, XML, etc.) to accept data from multiple data sources and locations.

7/2/09	10	Appendix B Paragraph 1: The Vendor must provide an integrated and unified information delivery interface. This shall also include a common way to compare data elements. Proposals must include sample screen shots of the interface used by users. "Compare data elements"? What is meant by that? The sample screen shots will be sample Portal and WCM pages, since the key term here is "delivery interface" and not "authoring interface".	The data elements referred to include, for example: faculty/researcher experts by area of expertise, grants, patents, institution, region, or industry cluster. "Compare" is meant to present a readily understandable graphic display that allows the user to review and contrast the data elements which comprise the profiles of several "resources," such as researchers, institutions, programs, or archives.

7/2/09	11	Appendix B Paragraph 6: The Proposer must provide crawlers to search on line databases, websites, and sub-pages. The IIP must index these crawled sites so they may be searched. Are these just INTERNAL (to NYS) websites?	Websites that need to be crawled/indexed are not limited to "internal (NYS) website". The IIP will search databases and defined websites.

6/23/09	12	Appendix B Paragraph 8: The IIP must include a system/approach to collect information from multiple sources, including state agencies (e.g., NY Higher Education Services Corporation, NY State Department of Labor, NY State Education Department), foundations (e.g., New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation), and other entities, including but not limited to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State of New York Empire State Development, and the Business Council. The data will come from individual resources, campus-level data systems, multi-campus data systems. The process must be Internet-accessible and platform-independent. Is this related to the section in Appendix C below, paragraph 23? Or is this a separate requirement?	This is related to the section referenced in Appendix C. Per that section within the RFP, "The IIP will collect information from multiple state agency sources. Below is a sample listing of the data elements that may come from those sources. This list is not exhaustive."

7/2/09	13	Regarding Appendix B in general, do all of these elements of data already exist in a clean, data warehouse? We read most of Appendix as being Data Warehouse oriented. Granted we can present it all through the Portal, but the Portal itself would not provide the databases, search algorithms (paragraph 5), etc. mentioned here.	Elements are not located in a single data source at a single location. Appendix B states, “The Vendor will provide advanced capabilities with filters for multiple categories and sub-categories to enable advanced searching.” Included within those advanced capabilities the Vendor must be prepared to work successfully with SUNY and cIcu to tailor search algorithms that take into account keyword, phrase, metatag, simple and complex natural language, and other relevant criteria. The IIP must include a database solution with standard interfaces (open format, XML, etc.) to accept data from multiple data sources and locations.

-	14	Not a question	-

7/2/09	15	Appendix C Paragraph 11: A database of opportunities to which Users of the IIP may upload information. This would include the opportunity type and a description of the opportunity. These opportunities will be posted to the IIP and available as RSS feeds to interested parties. The IIP should match the opportunities to registered Users and at the Users option send e-mail notifications. What type of matching criteria should be used? Is there already an existing process in place? Matching based on an explicit match in the Opportunity Type field?	A process for matching does not currently exist and such a process would be created by the Vendor based upon input from SUNY, CICU, and the 14 early adopter campuses. Generally, it is SUNY and cIcu's expectation that opportunities would be matched according to opportunity types that could include multiple elements.

7/2/09	16	Appendix C Paragraph 12: Integration with existing Internet-based career development services of the client institutions. What is meant by "integration" here? Surfacing the development services inside portlets, or links?	CICU and SUNY campuses use a variety of proprietary career development products. The integration should allow for these services to be available via portlets and/or links. The Vendor will have to work with Early Adopters and their campus trainers to identify information for collection, coordinate information collection and design mechanisms to use and upload information/data in a seamless manner.

7/2/09	17	Appendix C Paragraph 23: The IIP will collect information from multiple state agency sources. Below is a sample listing of the data elements that may come from those sources. This list is not exhaustive. What does this mean, "collect"? Is the IIP responsible for actively polling/receiving the content described in these sources and COPYING to the IIP, and presenting/rendering that content in a format specific to the (yet to be defined) design requirements of the IIP?	Using the standard interfaces defined in Appendix B the IIP will enable data "pushes" from state entities and other organizations with the vendor providing at least some data conversions. The IIP shall present/render that content appropriately in a format specific to the (yet to be defined) design requirements of the IIP.

7/2/09	18	Will we have an opportunity to circle back via phone on your responses if we have further questions?	No.

7/2/09	19	Section III. Appendix A pg. 20 Are any change management provisions being made to allow for the potential for design or functional changes requested by SUNY during the engagement?	As part of the contracting process cIcu and SUNY expect a change management procedure to be developed. In no event can any changes result in additional cost above the total contract cost.

7/2/09	20	Section III. Appendix A pg. 20 What are the formal acceptance procedures? How much time do you expect acceptance to take?	Formal Acceptance procedures will be defined after contract award and before final contract acceptance . Formal Acceptance is defined within the RFP as the date on which SUNY and cIcu certify the IIP has been fully implemented, tested and all hardware and software components are fully functioning, and any and all deliverables have been given to SUNY and cIcu, including training and meet the mandatory requirements defined within the RFP. As part of project management, the vendor must provide "Testing and Evaluation including hardware, software, and process test objectives, basic testing strategy, documentation, and review." It is the expectation of SUNY and cIcu that testing and evaluation will be used as part of Formal Acceptance.

7/2/09	21	Section III. Appendix A pg. 20 Do you have any requirements or preference at to where the various phases of the engagement can be performed?	Vendors should include in their proposals how and where the various phases of the engagement will be performed. Requirements are laid out in the RFP.

7/2/09	22	Section III.Appendices B&C pg. 21-25 What process have you defined to gather and gain agreement to the functional requirements of the IIP?	Functional Requirements are defined in the RFP, Pages 6 and 7, item A.

7/2/09	23	Section III.D pg. 17 What is the evaluation weighting between technical and cost?	Please refer to the RFP, page 17, item D

6/23/09	24	Section III.C.1.c. pg. 9 Is experience with development for State and municipal agencies relevant in demonstrating capability?	Yes

6/23/09	25	Section III.C.1.d. pg. 9 Can references include those performed by subcontract partners on the team of the prime?	Yes, but Proposals must include references for the primary contractor.

7/2/09	26	Section III.C.4 pg. 11 What is included in "support." Who do you envision having access to support staff? Will any "front end" users be included in the support model?	Support includes SUNY, CICU, the 14 early adopter campuses, and "front end" users involved in development and testing of the IIP.

6/23/09	27	Section III.B pg. 8 Single sign on: has SUNY decided on and implemented a system wide directory and security model to enable single sign on?	The platform is not required to integrate with the various campus security policies and approaches. The vendor should propose an authentication method that encompasses open security standards using certificates allowing for the use of LDAP.

7/2/09	28	Section III.Appendix B pg. 21 Drill-down is not typically a component of higher education portals. Do you have examples of this kind of functionality or use cases that would illustrate this requirement? If you have a specific technology in mind to perform this, can you share it?	Examples of drill-down tools may be found at http://www2.fdic.gov/recon/ and http://www.stateoftheusa.org/ourwork/website.asp.

7/2/09	29	Section III.C.5.2.D. pg. 14 What is included in "Maintenance and Updates"?	Maintenance and updates include maintaining software currency, patching and modifications that are required to the vendor solution as a result of software and/or hardware maintenance.

6/23/09	30	Section III.C.5.4 pg. 14 Where are the 14 early adopter campuses located?	The Early Adopters will be geographically and typologically diverse campuses located within New York State. They are not situated in one specific geographic region within New York State.

6/23/09	31	Section III.Appendix F pg. 28 What are the training expectations beyond the early adopter campuses-- will the vendor need to provide multi-channel training to the remaining SUNY and cIcu campuses?	Only training of the 14 early adopter campuses is included within the RFP. It is the expectation of SUNY and cIcu that training efforts as described in Appendix F (page 28) will be available and usable by campuses outside of the 14 early adopter campuses.

7/2/09	32	Section III.B pg. 7-8 Hardware/Infrastructure’s ability to support user levels: how should the vendor manage potential growth and spikes in usage. A minimum number (500 users) is specified. What is the maximum potential number that should be allowed for, and if the number of users grows beyond that, requiring additional capacity, how will that be handled?	The Vendor must deliver an IIP that can manage the optimal number of Users, which, as part of this RFP, is being defined as a minimum of 500 concurrent users. This number of concurrent users accounts for the SUNY and cIcu campus participation and a percentage of the outside world.

7/2/09	33	Section III.E pg. 19 We would appreciate it if you would publish answers to questions as you address them, rather than wait until July 3rd. Will that be the case?	Per the RFP, "The formal response to all questions received by Friday, June 5, 2009 will be posted to the Web site no later than Friday, July 3, 2009. In no case will the origin of a question be identified."

7/2/09	34	Section III. Appendix B pg. 21 Based on the requirements, it appears the ultimate solution will require more than traditional portal technology. Did you have any other software solutions in mind when authoring the RFP?	A broad array of software solutions which SUNY and cIcu find interesting is found at knowledge4ny.org.

6/23/09	35	Section III. Appendix B pg. 21 When considering the IIP architecture, would an integrated environment of enterprise technologies that manage the portal interface, social aspect and file management/searching functions be appropriate?	Yes.

7/2/09	36	Clarify the profile of expected content contributors to the IIP from local campuses, part time, office staff, faculty, students, etc? (approximate what percent % from each segment)	Percentages from each segment are not available at this time.

7/2/09	37	Clarify SUNY and CICU preference for the IIP solution be written using open source software and have no preference for the coded language. Is there a penalty for using low-cost enterprise wide software?	SUNY and cIcu have stated open source software as a preference. It is not a mandatory requirement.

7/2/09	38	What would be appropriate range? The Vendor must deliver an IIP that can manage the optimal number of Users, which, as part of this RFP, is being defined as a minimum of 500 concurrent Users. Can you identify range on the outside? Also can you provide any estimated ranges for: Tiers 1,2,3,and 4.	The Vendor must deliver an IIP that can manage the optimal number of Users, which, as part of this RFP, is being defined as a minimum of 500 concurrent users. This number of concurrent users accounts for the SUNY and cIcu campus participation and a percentage of the outside world.

7/2/09	39	Is there any way to provide estimated amount of data that would need to be indexed?	No.

7/2/09	40	Is there a targeted timeline for start of acceptance period?	The start of Formal Acceptance should be included within the proposed work plan/schedule.

7/2/09	41	When does the 3 year period begin? January 1, 2010 or upon acceptance testing completion?	The three-year period commences upon execution of the contract, which is currently anticipated to occur in January 2010.

7/2/09	42	Is 508 compliance a requirement? If so, what aspects?	508 compliance is not a requirement. However, SUNY and cIcu prefer a high degree of accessibility in the IIP's form and function. Any proposer may incorporate 508-related requirements.

7/2/09	43	Would vendor be responsible for training (face to face) beyond the intial 70? Can you provide estimate on timing and number of trainees? number of campuses?	This RFP applies to the training staff members at each of 14 campuses. Numbers and locations of possible future training sessions/trainees are not available at this time.

7/2/09	44	C.9, Questions about This RFP pg. 15 Given the complex nature of the project, we request that we be allowed to submit additional questions after the June 5 deadline for response by July 3, if feasible from SUNY and cIcu’s perspectives.	Please refer to Page 19 of the RFP. Item E.

7/2/09	45	D, Evaluation of Responses pg. 18 The RFP notes that a proposal that fails to conform to minimum mandatory requirements will be considered non-responsive. Can you clarify what, specifically, the minimum mandatory requirements are? We understand that the minimum requirements are identified in Part I, Section III, but request more specificity, as applicable.	All mandatory requirements of the RFP must be met in the contract's performance, and the proposal must commit to this. The mandatory requirements are clearly noted in the RFP and its appendices.

7/2/09	46	As a vendor that participated in the previous RFP, we would be interested to understand any organizational or other changes that impact the overall goals and objectives of this project from the original RFP 1 1/2 years ago?	RFP C-1538 resulted in negotiations with no contract being fully executed. This RFP (C-1947) is new. To be considered responsive and responsible, a Proposer must submit a complete Proposal that satisfies and addresses all requirements stated in this RFP by the due date and time.

7/2/09	47	From SUNY’s perspective how has the project changed since the original RFP was issued?	RFP C-1538 resulted in negotiations with no contract being fully executed. This RFP (C-1947) is new. To be considered responsive and responsible, a Proposer must submit a complete Proposal that satisfies and addresses all requirements stated in this RFP by the due date and time.

7/2/09	48	How have the changes in the economic climate impacted this project (both positively and negatively)?	RFP C-1538 resulted in negotiations with no contract being fully executed. This RFP (C-1947) is new. To be considered responsive and responsible, a Proposer must submit a complete Proposal that satisfies and addresses all requirements stated in this RFP by the due date and time.

7/2/09	49	Technology continues to change rapidly, from SUNY’s perspective what technical innovations are most relevant to this project?	A broad array of software solutions which SUNY and cIcu find interesting is found at knowledge4ny.org.

7/2/09	50	Appendix A Will the project managers for each sector of higher education be dedicated to the project?	Refer to Page 20 of the RFP, Appendix A.

7/2/09	51	Appendix A Will each SUNY Project Manager have assigned responsibilities on the project and will they be accountable to the Proposer Project Manager?	Refer to Page 20 of the RFP, Appendix A.

7/2/09	52	Appendix A What format, tool or software would you want the Proposer to use for status reports?	SUNY and cIcu have no preference as to the format, tool or software to use for status reports.

7/2/09	53	Appendix A Will SUNY provide testing tools and licenses for quality control?	SUNY and cIcu will not provide testing tools and licenses for quality control. These items should be included as part of a Proposal response.

7/2/09	54	Appendix A How will change control be managed? Will there be representatives that will decide on what is in and out of scope?	Change control will be managed by the SUNY and cIcu project managers. Per the RFP, Page 20, "SUNY and cIcu will jointly assign a single lead project manager as well as individual project managers to coordinate efforts in and between their respective sectors of higher education. The president of each participating campus will designate campus trainers as points of contact to work on the project."

7/2/09	55	Appendix B Are there limitations by roles for the searching capability?	Limiting searching capability by roles is a possibility, but is not a mandatory requirement.

7/2/09	56	Appendix B Will all SUNY and cIcu locations have access to the internet? If not, is providing this capability in scope?	It can be assumed that SUNY and cIcu locations will have access to the internet.

7/2/09	57	Appendix B Will SUNY and cIcu location PCs have the capability to download web controls such as active-x components, video viewers, etc? Another word is the PC’s locked down to not allow this type of internet activity?	All Users must be able to access the IIP via a Web interface developed to interact with all system capabilities to work under browsers on the Microsoft and Apple systems. Additional information regarding "SUNY and cIcu location PCs" is not available.

7/2/09	58	Appendix C Are there any specific reporting tools that are predetermined for display of information listed in this section?	No.

7/2/09	59	Appendix C Will the tutorial instructions be created by SUNY and cIcu and then posted to the web by the Proposer? Will this be written text, video or a combination?	The tutorial will be developed by the Proposer. See Appendix F of the RFP for additional information.

7/2/09	60	Appendix C Are survey’s created by all roles?	Surveys may be created by Back-end Users as defined in Appendix E.

7/2/09	61	Appendix C Who will update the calendar? Will this be uploaded or modified on the site?	The calendar will be updated by Users. Proposers should include within their Proposal how the calendar will be uploaded and modified.

7/2/09	62	Appendix D Will the interface use email as ID?	Email is one possible ID which may be proposed.

7/2/09	63	Appendix D Does an administrative screen need to be built to display site statistic data?	The vendor must provide integrated site statistic software to assess usage patterns, in terms of a number of parameters, such as number of visits, geographic locus of visitors, and other pertinent information. The means of providing this information should be included in the Offeror's RFP response.

7/2/09	64	Appendix D How many days old makes content “stagnant”	This information is not defined at this time. It is the expectation of SUNY and cIcu that this will be defined through the vendors work with Users.

7/2/09	65	How will the user groups be maintained? Who will be the administrator for managing these groups and security for the IIP?	Refer to Page 27, Appendix E.

7/2/09	66	Is the proposer suggesting the data center or does SUNY and cIcu have a datacenter with the required power, back-up and disaster recovery needed for the required uptime?	The Proposer should include in its response a data center with the required power, back-up and disaster recovery needed for the required uptime.

7/2/09	67	Are there business drivers and dates for completion of the project? Is there a specific date that is based on those drivers?	Refer to Page 19 of the RFP, item E and F.

7/2/09	68	How will the resources needed to complete tasks for this project be utilized? Will they have dedicated time to the selected proposer?	SUNY and cIcu staff have an ongoing commitment to this project. Other central and campus staff will participate as needed. Refer to Page 7, Section B and Page 20, Appendix A, paragraphs 1 and 2.

7/2/09	69	Who will be the project sponsors and have decision making authority?	Per the RFP, Page 20, "SUNY and cIcu will jointly assign a single lead project manager as well as individual project managers to coordinate efforts in and between their respective sectors of higher education. The president of each participating campus will designate campus trainers as points of contact to work on the project."

7/2/09	70	Will there be dedicated users for system acceptance testing?	Users will be available for system acceptance testing.

7/2/09	71	Can this IIP be broken down into iterations and deliver the listed functionality in phases?	Yes, the proposer shall include a detailed work schedule describing all tasks and milestones involved in completing the IIP from the perspective of the Proposer, SUNY, cIcu and the Early Adopter campuses. It will be assumed for purposes of the proposed schedule that the contract work will begin in January 2010.

7/2/09	72	What budget has been set aside for this opportunity?	The Proposer should include a budget within its propsal response. Per the RFP, the cost proposal needed to complete the specified scope of work. All the components of section III.C.4. must be addressed. The proposed budget must cover the costs of system design and development, hardware/software, coordination, implementation, training, and hosting, during a mutually agreed upon pre-Formal Acceptance period of not more than three (3) years and will be evaluated according to the total cost.

7/2/09	73	Why is open source preferred? Are there motivating factors outside of software acquisition/licensing costs?	SUNY and cIcu have stated open source software as a preference. It is not a mandatory requirement.

7/2/09	74	What was the outcome of RFP C1538 for SUNY and CICU portal?	RFP C-1538 resulted in negotiations with no contract being fully executed. This RFP (C-1947) is new. To be considered responsive and responsible, a Proposer must submit a complete Proposal that satisfies and addresses all requirements stated in this RFP by the due date and time.

7/2/09	75	Are there any requirements for high availability/failover?	The Proposer shall propose a system that will have a minimum uptime of 99.99% over a yearly period (not including maintenance pre-approved by SUNY and CICU) and shall include escalation procedures and timeframes, and agreed responsibilities.

7/2/09	76	Will the entire 880,000 student based have named access? Will the faculty base?	The Vendor must provide an IIP with a voluntary and secure registration process. The exact number of student and/or faculty registrants is unknown.

7/2/09	77	Will sensitive data be stored as part of user profiles?	Refer to Page 23, Appendix C. "Through a secure interface the IIP must allow Users to register and create profiles that include various data elements."

7/2/09	78	Will the site be public or private? Do outside users need to pass an approval process to be granted access to the site?	The site is public. Per the RFP, the expected Users of this IIP will include, but are not necessarily be limited to, business, industry, and community-based and non-profit organizations seeking to partner with colleges and universities for workforce development, recruitment, training, research, service learning, or licensing opportunities, campus-based faculty researchers and administrators, current students and recent graduates. The Proposer must propose an authentication method that encompasses open security standards using certificates allowing for the use of LDAP. The platform is not required to integrate with the various campus security policies and approaches.

7/2/09	79	Are there common systems across these 175 institutions? a. Biographical data b. Research c. Facilities d. Etc.	No.

7/2/09	80	For individual content, are there any formal enforcing functions for getting students/faculty to fill in information?	No.

7/2/09	81	Is there a governing body that will make global decisions?	Per the RFP, Page 20, "SUNY and cIcu will jointly assign a single lead project manager as well as individual project managers to coordinate efforts in and between their respective sectors of higher education. The president of each participating campus will designate campus trainers as points of contact to work on the project."

7/2/09	82	What kind of customization is required by individual school?	The Vendor will have to work with Early Adopters and their campus trainers to identify information for collection, coordinate information collection and design mechanisms to use and upload information/data.

7/2/09	83	Is the scope limited to the Early Adopters phase only? Or is it a phased approach to ultimately make the site accessible to all 175 schools?	Proposals must meet or exceed requirements set forth in the RFP. The scope is designed to ultimately ocntain informatioon from all 175 SUNY and cIcu campuses but initially as part of this RFP will involve a pilot group made up of early adopter campuses.

7/2/09	84	Are the 14 Early Adopter schools located throughout the state or are they geographically close?	The Early Adopters will be geographically and typologically diverse campuses located within New York State. They are not situated in one specific geographic region within New York State.

7/2/09	85	What Product Sets & Frameworks have been currently reviewed by SUNY for this initiative?	Information about the IIP can be found at www.knowledge4ny.org.

7/2/09	86	Does SUNY have a commercial model in mind on providing this service offering to their users?	No.

7/2/09	87	In calender year 2007, SUNY and CICU issued an RFP with requirements similar to Request for Proposal C-1947. Why did the bid not get awarded to the one of the responders of the bid in calender year 2007?	RFP C-1538 resulted in negotiations with no contract being fully executed. This RFP (C-1947) is new. To be considered responsive and responsible, a Proposer must submit a complete Proposal that satisfies and addresses all requirements stated in this RFP by the due date and time.

7/2/09	88	In calender year 2007, SUNY and CICU issued an RFP with requirements similar to Request for Proposal C-1947. Who were the bidders to the calender 2007 bid?	RFP C-1538 resulted in negotiations with no contract being fully executed. This RFP (C-1947) is new. To be considered responsive and responsible, a Proposer must submit a complete Proposal that satisfies and addresses all requirements stated in this RFP by the due date and time.

7/2/09	89	In calender year 2007, SUNY and CICU issued an RFP with requirements similar to Request for Proposal C-1947. What were the key responses to the calender year 2007 bid that SUNY and CICU liked?	RFP C-1538 resulted in negotiations with no contract being fully executed. This RFP (C-1947) is new. To be considered responsive and responsible, a Proposer must submit a complete Proposal that satisfies and addresses all requirements stated in this RFP by the due date and time.

7/2/09	90	In calender year 2007, SUNY and CICU issued an RFP with requirements similar to Request for Proposal C-1947. What were the key responses to the calender year 2007 bid that SUNY and CICU did not like?	RFP C-1538 resulted in negotiations with no contract being fully executed. This RFP (C-1947) is new. To be considered responsive and responsible, a Proposer must submit a complete Proposal that satisfies and addresses all requirements stated in this RFP by the due date and time.

7/2/09	91	In calender year 2007, SUNY and CICU issued an RFP with requirements similar to Request for Proposal C-1947. What were the key responses to the calender year 2007 bid that SUNY and CICU feel did not meet their requirements and/or were not addressed?	RFP C-1538 resulted in negotiations with no contract being fully executed. This RFP (C-1947) is new. To be considered responsive and responsible, a Proposer must submit a complete Proposal that satisfies and addresses all requirements stated in this RFP by the due date and time.

7/2/09	92	Does CICU or SUNY currently have an existing hosting site/solution that they wish to use for the system defined in the RFP? As part of our response, we can offer managed services to address infrastructure that drives down the systems management cost as well as keeping those systems healthy, tuned, patched and upgraded.	CICU and SUNY do not currently have an existing hosting site/solution to be used for the RFP.

7/2/09	93	Will the vendor be required to research and acquire information concerning design requirements from a large variety of locations and individuals? Or will this be received through a single point of contact or committee? Is there a requirement for the development and design teams to work at a location designated by CICU or SUNY?	Proposals must account for how the Vendor will work with Users to acquire design elements and requirements to meet the mandatory requirements of this RFP. There is no requirement to work at a designated location.

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