Answers to Questions Received_S-86000-00007094.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- S-KS2410-00007093
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- Marion County, Oregon
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This document is a Question and Answer response related to a Request for Quote (RFQ) for ITRAS Subscription Services (S-86000-00007094) issued by the State of Oregon. The solicitation seeks Research & Advisory services rather than purely benchmarking services, and is limited to three state-contracted vendors participating in the ITRAS or IT Consulting Services Frameworks: Gartner (#8346), Info-Tech (#8347), and IDC (#8348). The RFQ references industry best practices applicable to both government and utility sector Information Technology standards. No formal presentation or demonstration requirement is mandated, though the agency reserves the right to request such submissions if necessary to complete evaluations. Respondents must comply with requirements outlined in the relevant Gartner Master Service Provider Agreement (MSPA) and Work Order and Charge-out (WOC) template specifications.
The State of Oregon has not published a budget for this solicitation and prefers to evaluate offers based on submitted pricing rather than disclosing budget parameters to all offerors. No Buy Oregon preference or United States headquarters preference applies to this RFQ. The agency intends to evaluate responsive bids based on the qualifications and methodologies proposed by the three eligible state-contracted vendors without establishing any set-aside designations or incumbent vendor considerations.
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S- 86000-00007094_ITRAS Subscription Services_Q&A
Answers (in red) to Ques�ons Received 5/26/2023
1. Will a Buy Oregon preference be applied to bids from resident offerors? If so, what is the reciprocal preference for this RFQ? No.
2. Does this RFQ provide a preference for offerors headquartered in the United States? If so, how is that preference applied? No. However the respondent must meet the requirements in their MSPA (Gartner # 8346) and WOC template posted with the MSPA.
3. Could the agency provide a defini�on of “consul�ng” in this context? The State of Oregon has a separate framework for IT consul�ng services and we want to ensure we reply using the correct MPSA. The reference to “Consul�ng” is more applicable to “Research & Advisory” and the solicita�on will be revised to reflect this.
4. Is this RFQ limited to par�cipants on the ITRAS or IT Consul�ng Services Frameworks for the State of Oregon? This solicita�on is limited to the three State-contracted vendors for these services as noted on the Request for Quote document atached to S-86000-00007094 (Gartner #8346, Info-Tech # 8347 & IDC #8348)
5. Will responsive bidders be afforded the opportunity to provide an in-person presenta�on and demonstra�on of our methodologies and services? If the Agency feels a presenta�on/demonstra�on is required to complete the evalua�ons of the submitals, this may be requested.
6. Could the agency clarify the meaning of “industry best prac�ces” in Sec�on 4, Scope of Services?
Does this refer to government industry best prac�ces, u�lity industry best prac�ces or both?
Both as related to Informa�on Technology (IT)
7. We note that the RFQ is writen in reference to ITRAS Benchmarking Subscrip�on Services but the Scope of Services in the RFQ seems more in line with ITRAS Research & Advisory Membership or Subscrip�on. Can you confirm if you are looking for purely benchmarking services or research & advisory? Research & Advisory.
8. Are any of the offerors on this RFQ aware of a budget for these services? If so, will that informa�on will shared with all offerors? The Agency has not published a budget for this solicita�on and prefers instead, to evaluate the offers received.
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