TC+125+Contract+Amendment+.pdf

This document is a Contract Amendment between the State of North Dakota, acting through its Information Technology Department and State Procurement Office, and Otis Educational Systems, Inc. The amendment pertains to Contract Number 126, which covers PowerSchool ETL and Data Warehouse Products and Services. The amendment is numbered 2015-001 and extends the original contract that began on 2/10/2010.

The amendment focuses on expanding the North Dakota Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Data Warehouse platform across multiple subject areas. Specifically, it outlines work to be completed in three iterations (5, 6, and 7) from October 2015 to September 2016, with a total estimated budget of $1,668,547. The work involves enhancing data capabilities in areas such as College Admissions, Student Inter-Institution Transfers, Student Finance, Teacher Education Program Analysis, and Employment Demand Alignment. The contract will be billed on a Time and Materials basis with 10% retainage, and most contractor staff will be billed at $140 per hour (with one staff member at $160 per hour). The iterations will involve developing business requirements, designing dimensional tables, implementing ETL code, conducting data validation, and providing knowledge transfer and training.