EXHIBIT D – SCORED NON-COST FACTORS

Type/print full legal name of bidder company

Instructions:

Note: Bidders must follow the instructions outlined in this Exhibit, or the bid will be deemed to be nonresponsive and rejected.

1. Insert bidder’s legal business name in the box above.

2. Review and respond to questions. Bidders submitting a bid for the following categories must respond to the following questions.

a. Category 1: provide response to REQ ID 1

b. Category 2: provide response to REQ ID 2

c. Category 3 is not scored, and no additional questions are required.

3. Provide a written response that addresses how the bidder meets or exceeds each requirement in the Written Response column.

a. Supporting Information. Please make sure to include references in Exhibit A – Bidder’s Certifications that align with the information provided in this exhibit. Enterprise Services may request additional information or references to help verify the information provided by the bidder in this exhibit. A bidder’s failure to provide such requested information to Enterprise Services within five (5) business days may result in disqualification.

b. Page Limit. Bidder’s responses must fully demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter. Limited responses may receive lower scores than those that more fully demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter. However, conciseness is also preferred, and the following limits are provided:

· The total page for the written response for each category must not exceed 3 pages, text only, Calibri Body, 11 font. Any text in excess of this limit will be deleted prior to forwarding the submittals to the evaluation team.

· Each written response must be complete and will be evaluated as written. Additional materials such as links to external content or embedded documents and images are not allowed and will not be evaluated.

4. Submit the exhibit as a Microsoft Word document without modifying the formatting. If you need to print out this document for any reason, please note this document is sized Legal 8.5” x 14”.

Important Note: Bidders must follow the instructions above as they complete this exhibit, or the bid will be deemed non-responsive and rejected. Enterprise Services may, at its discretion, waive informalities and/or request clarification of a bid response, as described in the solicitation Section 4 – Bid Evaluation of the Competitive Solicitation.

· An informality is an immaterial variation from the exact requirements, which has no effect, or a negligible effect, on the good or services being solicited. Enterprise Services, at its discretion, may waive informalities.

· If clarification is requested, Enterprise Services will do so in writing. The request will include a response deadline (5 business days), and the bidder’s response to clarification requests must be received by that deadline, or the bid will be deemed non-responsive.

Evaluation: Bidder’s written response to this Exhibit will be evaluated as follows:

Bidder’s Response Required:

CATEGORY 1 – Discovery Services

Stated Business Need

To meet the minimum acceptable standard [0%]: Bidder must have completed at least three projects that are similar in scope in the last three years, and list customer organization type (private, local government, etc.), scope of services, and cost of project.

For the scope of the service, provide a description of tasks completed, end products/deliverables, results, any metrics used. Bidder must demonstrate that the scope of services is similar to the services being procured. Bidders who do not meet this minimum acceptable standard will be disqualified from further consideration.

Added value: In the written response, demonstrate added value to the state that exceeds the minimum acceptable standard above by:

(a) listing project examples that closely align to the scope/value of this contract, and/or type of customers served and/or level of complexity, difficult timelines that were met, OR

(b) providing additional examples of projects that closely align to the scope/value of this contract, and/or type of customers served.

How many projects similar in scope completed in the last 3 years:

Project 1 Title:

(a) Customer Organization Type and/or Name:

(b) Scope of Services:

(c) Cost :

Project 2 Title:

(a) Customer Organization Type and/or Name:

(b) Scope of Services:

(c) Cost:

Project 3 Title:

(a) Customer Organization Type and/or Name:

(b) Scope of Services:

(c) Cost:

Bidder’s Response Required:

CATEGORY 2 – Discovery Services – FEDRAMP and/or CJIS Certified

Stated Business Need

To meet the minimum acceptable standard [0%]: Bidder must have completed at least three projects that are similar in scope in the last three years, and list customer organization type (private, local government, etc.), scope of services, and cost of project.

For the scope of the service, provide a description of tasks completed, why/how FEDRAMP/CJIS requirements were used, end products/deliverables, results, any metrics used. Bidder must demonstrate that the scope of services is similar to the services being procured. Bidders who do not meet this minimum acceptable standard will be disqualified from further consideration.

Added value: In the written response, demonstrate added value to the state that exceeds the minimum acceptable standard above by:

(c) listing project examples that closely align to the scope/value of this contract, and/or type of customers served and/or level of complexity, difficult timelines that were met, OR

(d) providing additional examples of projects that closely align to the scope/value of this contract, and/or type of customers served.

How many projects similar in scope completed in the last 3 years:

Project 1 Title:

(a) Customer Organization Type and/or Name:

(b) Scope of Services:

(c) Cost :

Project 2 Title:

(a) Customer Organization Type and/or Name:

(b) Scope of Services:

(c) Cost:

Project 3 Title:

(a) Customer Organization Type and/or Name:

(b) Scope of Services:

(c) Cost:

Return this exhibit to Procurement Coordinator at:

descontractsteamapple@des.wa.gov

EXHIBIT B – SCORED NON-COST FACTORS (SERVICES) (REV 4/10/25) PAGE 2

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