REQUEST FOR BID

2026-RFB-0064

APPLICATION SECURITY TESTING (AST) PLATFORM

County of Sacramento

9660 Ecology Lane

Sacramento, CA 95827

RELEASE DATE: July 7, 2026

DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS: July 15, 2026

RESPONSE DEADLINE: July 29, 2026, 5:00 pm

RESPONSES MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO:

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County of Sacramento

REQUEST FOR BID

Application Security Testing (AST) Platform

1. Definitions

2. Introduction

3. Bidder's Instructions

4. Basis for Award

5. Project Details

6. Vendor Submissions

7. Sacramento County Standard Terms and Conditions

8. Additional Terms and Conditions

9. Insurance Requirements for Contractors

10. Web Accessibility Policy

11. Security Supplemental Terms and Conditions

Request for Bid #2026-RFB-0064 Title: Application Security Testing (AST) Platform

1. Definitions

Response: The written, signed and sealed complete document(s) submitted according to the bid instructions. Response does not include any verbal or documentary interaction apart from submittal of a formal Response.

Request/Proposal/Bid: The completed and released solicitation document, including all subsequent addenda, made publicly available to all prospective bidders.

We/Us/Our:Terms that refer to the County of Sacramento, a duly organized public entity. They may also be used as pronouns for various subsets of the County organization, including, as the context will indicate:

• Purchasing - the Contracts and Purchasing Services Division of the Department of General

Services.

• Department/Division – The department or division requesting the goods or services contained in this request, for which this bid is prepared and which will be the end user of the requested goods or services.

• Constituency – the client base or County population which may benefit from the procurement of goods and/or services requested herein.

You/Your: Terms that refer to businesses/individuals submitting a response. The term may apply differently as the context will indicate.

• Supplier - A business entity engaged in the business of providing goods, equipment and/or services.

• Bidder - A business entity submitting a Response to this bid. Suppliers which may express interest in this bid, but who do not submit a Response, have no obligations with respect to the bid requirements.

• Contractor - The Bidder(s) whose Response to this bid is evaluated as meeting the needs of the

County. Contractor(s) will be selected for award, and will enter into a contract(s) for provision of the services described in this bid.

• Contractor’s Employee - All persons who can be offered to provide the goods, equipment and/or services described in the bid. All employees of the Contractor shall be covered by the insurance programs normally provided to persons employed by a company (ex: Worker’s Comp, SDI, etc.).

Mandatory: A required element of this request/proposal/bid. Failure to satisfy any element of this request/proposal/bid defined as “mandatory” will disqualify the particular response.

Default: A failure to act as required by any contract resulting from this request, which may trigger the right to sue or may excuse the other party's obligation to perform under the contract.

Cancellation/Termination: A unilateral or mutual decision to not complete an exchange or perform an obligation under any contract resulting from this request.

“Or Equal”: A statement used for reference to indicate the character or quality desired in a requested product or service. When specified in a bid document, equal items will be considered, provided the response clearly describes the article. Offers of equal items must state the brand and number, or level of quality. When brand, number, or level of quality is not stated by bidder, the offer will be considered exactly as specified. The determination of the Purchasing Agent as to what items are equal is final and conclusive.

2. Introduction

2.1. Summary

The Sacramento County Contract & Purchasing Services Division is releasing a Request for Bid

(RFB) on behalf of the Department of Technology to procure an Application Security Testing

(AST) platform capable of supporting secure software development across multiple programming languages and development environments. The solution must provide integrated capabilities for Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing

(DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), and AI-assisted remediation to identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities throughout the development lifecycle. The platform should offer seamless integration with modern source-code management systems and CI/CD pipelines, support enterprise authentication (including SSO), and include licensing models appropriate for developer-centric or application-centric usage. Preference will be given to solutions with

FedRAMP or GOVRAMP authorization and robust reporting suitable for audit, compliance, and operational security functions.

2.2. Background

Sacramento County has adopted the NIST Cyber-Security framework and strives to align its practices with those described in the moderate controls of NIST 800-53. Sacramento County is made up of numerous departments and critical services, some of which must comply with external regulatory requirements, including PCI, IRS Pub 1075, HIPAA, CJIS, and other requirements related to critical infrastructure.

Sacramento County continually strives to align its practices with the NIST Cyber-Security framework and looks to procure an Application Security Testing platform to help us improve our overall application security practices.

2.3. Contact Information

Any inquiries or requests regarding this solicitation must be submitted via OpenGov. Contact with unauthorized County personnel during the selection process may result in disqualification.

Project Contact:

Joseph Sellner

Supervising Analyst

799 G St

Sacramento, CA 95814

Email: sellnerj@saccounty.gov

Phone: (916) 874-4203

Procurement Contact:

Daniel Parrish

Contracts Services Officer

9660 Ecology Lane mailto:sellnerj@saccounty.gov tel:(916)874-4203

Sacramento, CA 95827

Email: parrishd@saccounty.gov

Phone: (916) 875-9728

Department:

DGS: CAPSD - Procurement

Department Head:

Brandalyn Tramel

Purchasing Agent

2.4. Timeline

Release Project Date July 7, 2026

Pre-Bid Meeting (Mandatory) July 8, 2026, 11:00am

Agenda

Microsoft Team Meeting

(916) 245-8966 - Conference ID:878 889 367#

Meeting ID: 270 918 541 750 28

Passcode: Kc3mQ3p8

Question Submission Deadline July 15, 2026, 5:00pm

Addendum Issued (if necessary) July 24, 2026, 5:00pm

Submission Deadline July 29, 2026, 5:00pm

Award Contract August 3, 2026 mailto:parrishd@saccounty.gov tel:(916)875-9728 https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27091854175028?p=spKKFBMiAoxTXQfUEJ

3. Bidder's Instructions

3.1. General Format

Respond to all requests for information and completion of forms contained in this Request for Bid. A qualifying response must address all items. Brochures and advertisements will not be considered a complete reply to requests for information and will not be accepted as such. Bidder is solely responsible for accuracy and completeness of bid response and for electronically separating and marking documents as confidential when submitting their response through SacCountyEbids. Responses considered incomplete may be rejected.

3.2. Alteration of Bid Text

The original text of this bid document, as well as any attachments, amendments or other official correspondence related to this bid document, may not be manually, electronically or otherwise altered by bidder or bidder’s agent(s). Any response containing altered, deleted, additional or otherwise non-original text will be disqualified.

3.3. Preparation of Response

A. All responses must be signed by an authorized officer or employee of the responder.

B. Responses must be submitted prior to the specified date and time, using the Sacramento

County’s Electronic Bidding website (SacCountyEbids). Responses delivered by hand, fax, telephone, e-mail, or any postal carrier will not be accepted. If bidder uploads a file to

SacCountyEbids, it is bidder responsibility to ensure the file is not corrupt or damaged. If County is unable to open an attachment because it is damaged, corrupt, infected, etc., it may disqualify bidder’s submission. See this training guide for guidance entering your online response.

C. Time of delivery must be stated as the number of calendar days following receipt of the order by the bidder to receipt of the goods or services by the County.

D. Time of delivery may be a consideration in the award.

E. Prices will be considered as net if no cash discount is offered. If a discrepancy between the unit price and the item total exists, the unit price prevails.

F. Shipping Terms: TBD; Payment Terms: NET/30.

3.4. Confidential Information/Public Record

All responses become property of the County. All responses, including the accepted bid and any subsequent contract, become public records per the requirements of the California Government Code, Sections 6250 -6270, “California Public Records Act”. Proprietary material must be clearly marked as such. Pricing and service elements of the successful bid are not considered proprietary information.

The County will treat all information submitted in a bid as available for public inspection once the

County has selected a contractor. If you believe that you have a legally justifiable basis under the

California Public Records Act (Government Section 6250 et. seq.) for protecting the confidentiality of any https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/saccounty https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/saccounty https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/saccounty http://help.procurenow.com/en/articles/5815468-opengov-procurement-vendor-training information contained within your bid, you must identify any such information, together with the legal basis of your claim in your bid, and present such information separately as part of your response.

The final determination as to whether the County will assert your claim of confidentiality on your behalf shall be at the sole discretion of the County. If the County makes a determination that your information does not meet the criteria for confidentiality, you will be notified as such. Any information deemed to be non-confidential shall be considered public record.

4. Basis for Award

Award will be made to the bidder whose offer provides the greatest value, in our view, to the County from the standpoint of suitability to purpose, quality, service, previous experience, life cycle, cost, ability to deliver, or for other reasons deemed by Purchasing to be in the best interest of the County.

Public Bid Opening: As soon as possible after the date and time specified by the Request for Bid, pricing information will made public to all bidders. The responses will remain sealed during the bid evaluation period, and will be made available for public inspection upon notice of bid award.

This bid award will be determined by lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Bid responses will be considered valid for a period of 90 calendar days after bid closing date above.

Note: All specifications, terms and conditions of this request will apply to any resulting order.

5. Project Details

5.1. Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal

The County is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov

Procurement by signing up at Sign Up (opengov.com). Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

5.2. Minimum Qualifications

In order to qualify to submit a bid to 2026-RFB-0064, the Proposer should have a commitment to Application Security Testing Platforms with at least three years of viability as a company.

Proposers must submit Appendix R (Minimum Qualifications) to confirm the Proposer’s ability to meet the minimum qualifications.

Comparable Experience

The Proposer must submit at least three (3) references that verify that the Proposer has experience in design, development, and implementation of solutions similar in size, complexity, and scope to this procurement in the past five (3) years. At least two references must be public sector organizations. Proposers must detail Customer References in Appendix H.

5.3. Scope of Work or Project Details

The Contractor shall provide a comprehensive Application Security Testing (AST) platform to support secure software development across Sacramento County Information Technology operations. The solution must deliver integrated capabilities for Static Application Security

Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Software Composition Analysis

(SCA), and AI-assisted vulnerability remediation. The platform shall meet the following requirements:

1. Security & Compliance

Provide FedRAMP Moderate or GovRAMP authorization certification where applicable.

Support secure handling of source code and scan artifacts with no unauthorized transmission, storage, or replication outside the approved environment.

2. Core AST Capabilities

Deliver fully integrated SAST, DAST, and SCA scanning, including findings triage, severity scoring, developer-friendly reporting, and vulnerability history tracking.

Provide AI-assisted remediation guidance, including automated patch recommendations and code-fix suggestions.

3. Development & Pipeline Integrations https://procurement.opengov.com/signup

Support CI/CD pipelines, including GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and other SCM systems in use across County development teams.

Allow for pipeline-based automated scanning that triggers on commit, pull request, merge, or scheduled intervals.

Include APIs, webhooks, and/or CLI tooling for flexible integration into existing DevSecOps workflows.

4. Deployment Options

Provide County-approved deployment models (cloud, on-premises, or hybrid).

5. Identity, Access & Governance

Support Single Sign-On (SSO) and role-based access control.

Provide centralized administration consoles for security staff to view enterprise-wide risk, developer activity, and compliance posture.

6. Reporting & Analytics

Provide dashboards suitable for audit, compliance, and ongoing operational security reporting.

Support export or API-based integrations to County data-lake workflows and reporting automation.

7. Licensing & Utilization

Support licensing models suitable for both developer-centric and application-centric scenarios

Clearly define all usage limits, concurrency constraints, and entitlements.

8. Training & Support

Provide onboarding, administrator training, developer enablement sessions, and on-demand learning resources.

Provide ongoing technical support with defined SLA

5.4. Warranty

Due to the high cost of post end-of-life software support and the potential for security vulnerabilities, Sacramento County Department of Technology strives to stay within two major versions or four minor versions of all software used by the County. We also expect vendors to keep their software, supporting systems and components current.

a) Vendor will certify their product is compatible and runs without defect with versions of supporting systems that are within two major versions or four minor versions of the most recent release by the component manufacturer. These supporting systems include, but are not limited to, client and server operating systems, databases, web servers, Java clients, programming languages, 3rd party application components (such as grids, calendars and widgets), reporting tools, etc.

b) Should the Vendor fail to keep their products current within two major versions or four minor versions of the most recent release by the component manufacturer, the Vendor will forego maintenance payments by the County until such time as the Vendor‘s product is compatible.

c) Should the Vendor lapse in updating their product to be compatible with newer supporting platforms, the Vendor will reimburse the County for any necessary costs incurred to keep the supporting systems under maintenance by the component manufacturer after their end-of-life date (e.g. Microsoft Extend Life Support for operating systems).

d) If the Vendor‘s product processes, stores or transmits credit card information, the

Vendor will ensure their product meets the current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

e) Vendor shall at no additional charge beyond maintenance and support fees, provide the

County any developments, enhancements, or improvements to the system and any other evolution of functions, features or technologies. This includes any new major or minor versions of the system provided by Vendor to the County. In addition, Vendor shall provide County with release notes that detail the changes in the Software for any major releases to the Software. As part of the release process for any major release.

The entire System solution as proposed in this RFB should include a first year warranty for

Vendor-supplied hardware and software for a minimum of twelve (12) months after the formal final System Acceptance date. The County also requires a warranty for implementation services

(e.g. work products, developed modifications, and System configuration) for the same period of time. The warranty should conform to contractually agreed upon specifications, and protect against any defects or damage caused by manufacturers, Proposers, or proposed subcontractors to the System’s equipment or software, or existing, interfacing systems.

If the Vendor is unable to perform under these guidelines, then a separate provider of the

County’s choice will be used and the repair costs passed on to the Vendor.

6. Vendor Submissions

6.1. Bid Requirements*

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6.5. Information Security Requirements*

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6.6. Confidential Company Information (if applicable)

The County will treat all information submitted in a proposal as available for public inspection once the

County has selected a contractor. If you believe that you have a legally justifiable basis under the

California Public Records Act (Government Section 6250 et. seq.) for protecting the confidentiality of any information contained within your proposal, you must identify any such information, together with the legal basis of your claim in your proposal, and present such information in this section as part of your response package. Click "File Upload" below to upload your confidential documents.

6.7. Contractor Certification of Compliance, part 1*

WHEREAS it is in the best interest of Sacramento County that those entities with whom the County does business demonstrate financial responsibility, integrity and lawfulness, it is inequitable for those entities with whom the County does business to receive County funds while failing to pay court-ordered child, family and spousal support which shifts the support of their dependents onto the public treasury.

Therefore, in order to assist the Sacramento County Department of Child Support Services in its efforts to collect unpaid court-ordered child, family and spousal support orders, the following certification must be provided by all entities with whom the County does business:

CONTRACTOR hereby certifies that either:

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☐ (a) the CONTRACTOR is a government or non-profit entity (exempt); or

☐ (b) the CONTRACTOR has no Principal Owners (25% or more) (exempt); or

☐ (c) each Principal Owner (25% or more), does not have any existing child support orders; or

☐ (d) CONTRACTOR’S Principal Owners are currently in substantial compliance with any court-ordered child, family and spousal support order, including orders to provide current residence address, employment information, and whether dependent health insurance coverage is available. If not in compliance, Principal Owner has become current or has arranged a payment schedule with the

Department of Child Support Services or the court.

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6.8. Contractor Certification of Compliance, part 2*

New CONTRACTOR shall certify that each of the following statements is true:

A. CONTRACTOR has fully complied with all applicable state and federal reporting requirements relating to employment reporting for its employees; and

B. CONTRACTOR has fully complied with all lawfully served wage and earnings assignment orders and notices of assignment and will continue to maintain compliance.

NOTE: Failure to comply with state and federal reporting requirements regarding a Contractor's employees or failure to implement lawfully served wage and earnings assignment orders or notices of assignment constitutes a default under the contract; and failure to cure the default within 90 days of notice by the County shall be grounds for termination of the contract. Principal Owners can contact the

Sacramento Department of Child Support Services at 1-866-901-3212, by writing to P.O. Box 269112, Sacramento, 95826-9112, or via the Customer Connect website at www.childsup.ca.gov.

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6.9. Solicitation Exceptions*

Please list all exceptions below referring to name of specific section and (where applicable) paragraph, subsection number, or other identifier. For each exception, please quote the statement(s) to which you are taking an exception, for reference during bid analysis. Exceptions considered excessive or affecting vital terms, conditions or specifications may reduce or eliminate your prospects for award.

Please include the following with every exception (if your company has no exceptions, type "N/A" in this field):

A. Page #

B. Section#/Title

C. Exception Description

6.10. Non-Collusion Affidavit*

I state that I am authorized to make this affidavit on behalf of my firm, and its owners, directors, and officers. I am the person responsible in my firm for the price(s) and the amount of this proposal.

I state that:

A. The price(s) and amount of this proposal have been arrived at independently and without consultation, communication or agreement with any other contractor, bidder or potential bidder, except as disclosed below in the exceptions field (accept with exceptions).

B. That neither the price(s) nor the amount of this proposal, and neither the approximate price(s) nor approximate amount of this proposal, have been disclosed to any other firm or person who is a bidder or potential bidder, and that they will not be disclosed before proposal opening.

C. No attempt has been made or will be made to induce any firm or person to refrain from submitting a proposal on this contract, or to submit a proposal higher than this proposal, or to submit any intentionally high or noncompetitive proposal/bid or other form of complementary proposal.

D. The proposal by my firm is made in good faith and not pursuant to any agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any firm or person to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive proposal.

E. My firm, its affiliates, subsidiaries, officer, directors and employees are not currently under investigation by any governmental agency and have not in the last five years been convicted of or found liable for any act prohibited by State or Federal law in any jurisdiction, involving conspiracy or collusion with respect to bidding on any public contract.

F. No current or previous employee of the County of Sacramento (employed by County of

Sacramento within the last calendar year) has been involved or is currently involved in any manner, directly or indirectly, with bidder’s response or considerations in responding to this request.

I understand and my firm understands and acknowledges that the above representations are material and important, and will be relied upon by the County of Sacramento in awarding the contract(s) for which this proposal is submitted. I understand and my firm understands that any misstatement in this affidavit is and shall be treated as fraudulent concealment from the County of Sacramento of the true facts relating to the submission of proposals/bids for this contract. Any violation of this certification shall render bidder’s response invalid. In such a case, bidder’s response will be immediately disqualified.

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6.11. Procurement Opportunities Program - Local and Micro Business Preference

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Procurement Opportunities Program is to promote and enhance the utilization of local and small business enterprises in the County’s procurement and contracting processes. Small businesses contribute to the overall economic health of the community. Therefore, government has a compelling interest to provide economic opportunity to small businesses. The economic health of the community is dependent upon an active and thriving business community, including both large and small businesses. For this reason, the program is designed to provide procedural assistance and contracting information to any firm wishing to do business with the County. This program is not, however, intended to become a separate activity within the County’s procurement and contracting process. It is intended to be an integral part of the County’s standard procurement and contracting process.

INCENTIVES

Service and supply acquisition: For material, supply, construction and/or non-professional service contracts of less than $1,000,000 processed through the Department of General Services, Contract and

Purchasing Services Division, or through the Delegated Purchase Order (DPO) Program. The County of

Sacramento will award a two-percent (2%) price or point micro-business preference to State Certified

Micro-Business enterprises located within the Sacramento Regional Market Area (Sacramento, El

Dorado, Placer, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba Counties), and/or a five-percent (5%) price or point local business preference.

The Delegated Purchase Order program (a delegated purchasing program utilized by department “DPO

Buyers”) includes a provision requiring the departments to obtain multiple quotes based on the dollar amount of the purchase. This program will eliminate the quoting requirement if the DPO Buyer issues a

DPO to a certified micro-business in the Sacramento Regional Market Area. When obtaining multiple quotes, the DPO Buyer shall apply all applicable preferences stipulated in this program.

LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Pursuant to Sections 2.56.420 and 2.56.440 of the Sacramento County Code, where applicable, a local price or point preference credit of 5% shall be granted to Local Business Enterprises on supply and non-professional service contracts of less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) to business enterprises located within Sacramento County when evaluating bids for material, supply, construction, and/or non-professional services acquisitions processed through the Department of General Services, Contract and

Purchasing Services Division or through the Delegated Purchase Order Program. In order to qualify for local preference, a vendor must meet all of the following criteria (as defined in SCC 2.56.420):

A. The business maintains its Principal Place of Business within the geographic boundaries of the

County of Sacramento.

1. Suppliers and professional truck drivers are not required to maintain their principal place of business within the County, but must maintain a Fixed Office within the County. Suppliers must also maintain a continuously stocked inventory within the County consistent with the type of goods for which the business is seeking a local preference. Professional truck drivers must also park their registered vehicles and trailers within the County when not under contract for use. The business may be required to submit to the County a copy of its rental or lease agreement evidencing its Fixed Office location.

B. The business must provide 50 percent or more of the contracted product from its own local inventory.

C. The business must possess a current County of Sacramento business license or a business license from a city within the County. If the business’s Fixed Office is located in a city that does not issue business licenses, the business must be current with the city’s business operations taxes or other business regulations.

D. The business has been established and conducting business activities in the County for at least six months preceding the due date of the bid/proposal for which a local preference is being sought. The business may be required to submit to the County evidence of its business activities within the Sacramento area during the preceding six months.

E. The business must have paid sales tax to either a city located within the County or to the County of Sacramento. The business may be required to submit to the County copies of its State of

California Board of Equalization sales and use tax returns.

This preference shall also be provided to Sacramento Regional Market Area businesses that meet the criteria of a Local Business Enterprise for the county in which they are located, provided that:

A. Those criteria are at least as stringent as section 2.56.420(d); and

B. The county in which such businesses are located also provides pricing preferences to businesses located within Sacramento County.

Bidders claiming local vendor preference for any Request for Bid, Price Quote, or Request for Proposal must submit an Affidavit of Eligibility (see page 3) with their bid, quote or proposal response, unless an approved affidavit is already on file.

For questions or assistance relating to the County of Sacramento’s Local Vendor Preference Policy, call the Contract & Purchasing Services Division at 916-876-6360 or visit our website at www.saccountybids.net.

Complete information regarding this program is located on the following website:

http://www.dgs.saccounty.net/capsd/Pages/County-Purchasing-Code.aspx#2.56.410

MICRO-BUSINESS PREFERENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Most County contracts are open to competitive bidding. It is the policy of the County to actively solicit participation by small business enterprises in its procurement and contracting activities. In order for the

County to readily find small businesses to solicit, businesses should (1) be certified with the State of

California, Office of Small Business and DVBE Services, or reciprocal agency, and (2) register with the

State of California, Department of General Services.

The County will accept certifications from the State of California, Office of Small Business and DVBE

Services, or reciprocating governmental agencies. The County will accept formal certifications from other agencies within the State of California for documentation purposes. For a firm to be eligible for a two-percent (2%) price preference, it must meet all of the following criteria (as defined in SCC 2.56.420):

A. formally certified micro-business, B. independently owned and operated, C. is not dominant in its field of operation, D. has its Principal Place of Business located in the Sacramento Regional Market Area, E. together with its affiliates, is either a service, construction, or non-manufacturing firm with twenty-five (25) or fewer employees, and

F. an average annual gross receipts of five million dollars ($5,000,000) or less over the previous three years.

COMPLETE THIS SECTION IF YOU QUALIFY FOR AND WISH TO CLAIM A 5% LOCAL VENDOR PREFERENCE

AND/OR A 2% MICRO-BUSINESS PREFERENCE (REFER TO PREVIOUS INFORMATION FOR QUALIFICATION

REQUIREMENTS).

To claim the local vendor preference (5%), complete the items in sections 18 and 19 below. To claim the micro-business preference, complete the items in sections 18 and 20 below. To claim both preferences

(7% combined), complete all sections 18 - 20. Incomplete forms may be rejected.

6.11.1. Does your company qualify for the Local Business Preference, and/or the Micro-Business Preference?*

Select "Yes" if your company meets either of the local/micro business preference qualifications above.

If you selected "No" then the remaining questions do not require a response EXCEPT for the two (2) confirmations "Under penalty of perjury, the undersigned states that the foregoing statements are true and correct..."

☐ Yes

☐ No

*Response required

6.11.2. Legal name of Business and Physical Address (Also Include Mailing Address if different).

Enter the following information here:

A. Legal name of business

B. Physical street address, city, state & zip code

C. Mailing address (only if different from physical address)

6.11.3. County and Year Business was Established

A. County established:

B. Year established:

C. Business license number:

D. Business license issued by:

6.12. Organization and Experience

Proposers must complete Appendix S (Organization and Experience) and provide the following information:

Company Information

The proposer must provide:

• Description of the company profile including a brief summary of experience in the market and a description of your current install base.

• Description of experience working with public sector agencies on projects similar in size and scope. Examples should include a description of the services provided, duration of the engagement and outcomes achieved.

• Description of any existing contracts that are currently in any stage of implementation.

Discuss how these or other current commitments affect the ability to support Sacramento County’s scope of work. Explain any staffing and schedule overlaps and how these potential overlaps will be mitigated as to not affect Sacramento County’s schedule and project delivery.

Prime Contractor

If the proposal includes hardware, software, and/or services from a third party, the proposing company must act as prime contractor for procurement of all proposed products and services.

The prime contractor shall be the sole point of contact for contractual issues including payment of any and all charges resulting from the purchase of the proposed hardware, software, and services. Prime contractor must take responsibility for demonstration, delivery, installation, and acceptance testing of all items proposed. Prime contractor must also provide maintenance, warranty, and ensure third party warranties are extended to the County.

Products or services provided by a third party must be clearly delineated in Appendix S

(Organization and Experience).

6.13. Project Manager

Proposals must include all necessary resources to deliver a fully functional solution successfully through design, development, configuration, deployment, and stabilization phases. This includes project management resources necessary to manage project delivery effectively throughout the entire lifecycle of the solution implementation.

The Proposer will assign a Project Manager to the contract who will act as the single point of contact for the Proposer for the length of the project. The Proposer’s Project Manager will be responsible for managing or coordinating the implementation project and delivering all deliverables. The County will also assign a Project Manager to this project. The Proposer’s

Project Manager must work with the County Project Manager for the duration of the project.

The County reserves the right to request a change in the Account or Project Manager at no additional costs, if we feel the relationship is not progressing smoothly.

6.14. County Furnished Resources

The County will work with the Proposer to identify necessary equipment required to meet the requirements of the system design and how equipment will be purchased. The County will provide a work area and/or conference room on County premises for the Proposer to work and meet with staff if needed. The County will make subject matter experts available to work with the Proposer to answer questions, review information, and complete testing.

6.15. Security Requirements

The County standard for allowing remote access to resources that reside on the County network for installation and troubleshooting is Virtual Private Network (VPN). Individual accounts will be created for each user that needs access; anyone requesting VPN access must agree to the County’s Acceptable Use Policy provided in Appendix Z1.

6.16. Place of Performance

The location of worksite will be remote.

6.16.1. Does your business have more than one office in the State of California?

If Yes, specify the office location considered as the point-of-sale for sales tax purposes:

A. Office Location: street address, city, state, zip code

6.16.2. For transactions which require sales tax, provide the Reseller Permit Number.

Please enter the following information exactly as it appears on your permit:

A. Permit number

B. Company name

C. Street address, city, state, zip code

6.17. Procurement Opportunities Program - Local Business Preference Questionnaire

6.17.1. Is your Principal Place of Business located within the geographic boundaries of the County of Sacramento?

☐ Yes

☐ No

6.17.2. Does your business provide 50 percent or more of the contracted product from its own local inventory?

☐ Yes

☐ No

6.17.3. Does your business possess a current County of Sacramento business license or a business from a city within the County?

☐ Yes

☐ No

6.17.4. Has your business been established and conducting business activities in the County for at least six months preceding the due date of the bid/proposal for which a local preference is being sought?

☐ Yes

☐ No

6.17.5. Has your business paid sales tax to either a City located within the County or to the County of Sacramento?

☐ Yes

☐ No

6.17.6. Under penalty of perjury, the undersigned states that the foregoing statements are true and correct. The undersigned also acknowledges that any person, firm, corporation or entity intentionally submitting false information to the County in an attempt to qualify for local preference shall be prohibited from bidding on Sacramento County products and services for a period of one

(1) year.*

☐ Please confirm

*Response required

6.18. Procurement Opportunities Program - Micro-Business Preference Questionnaire

6.18.1. Is your business independently owned and operated?

☐ Yes

☐ No

6.18.2. Is your business not dominant in its field of operation?

☐ Yes

☐ No

6.18.3. Together with your affiliates, is your business either a service, construction, or non-manufacturing firm with twenty-five (25) or fewer employees?

☐ Yes

☐ No

6.18.4. Does your business have an average annual gross receipts of five million dollars ($5,000,000) or less over the previous three years?

☐ Yes

☐ No

6.18.5. Provide the company's State of California Small Business Certification Number and expiration date.

6.18.6. Under penalty of perjury, the undersigned states that the foregoing statements are true and correct. The undersigned also acknowledges that any person, firm, corporation or entity intentionally submitting false information to the County in an attempt to qualify for local preference shall be prohibited from bidding on Sacramento County products and services for a period of one

(1) year.*

☐ Please confirm

7. Sacramento County Standard Terms and Conditions

A. BID/QUOTE/PROPOSAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: All of the terms and conditions of the bid, quote, or proposal against which this agreement is applied, are hereby incorporated.

B. SALES TAX NOT INCLUDED: Unless otherwise definitely specified, the unit prices do not include

California sales and use tax or Sacramento County sales and use tax.

C. INVOICING & PAYMENT: Upon timely submission of itemized invoices by vendor/contractor, payment shall be made per the terms of this agreement and for the prices stipulated for supplies delivered and/or services rendered after inspection and acceptance. Deductions, if any, may be made from payment as provided by this agreement. Payment on partial deliveries may be made whenever amounts due so warrant or when requested by the vendor/contractor and approved by the County. In connection with any cash (payment) discount specified in this agreement, time will be computed from the date of complete delivery of the supplies, equipment or services as specified, or from date correct invoices are received by County, whichever is later. For the purpose of earning the discount, payment is deemed to be made on the date of mailing of the County warrant or check.

D. HOLD HARMLESS: The vendor/contractor shall hold the County of Sacramento, its officers, agents, servants and employees harmless from liability of any nature or kind because of use of any copyrighted, or uncopyrighted composition, secret process, patented or unpatented invention, articles or appliances furnished or used under this order, and agrees to defend, at his own expense, any and all actions brought against the County of Sacramento or himself because of the unauthorized use of such articles.

E. DEFAULT BY VENDOR/CONTRACTOR: In case of default by vendor/contractor, the County of

Sacramento may procure the articles or services from other sources and may deduct from any monies due, or that may thereafter become due to the vendor/contractor, the difference between the price named in the contract or purchase order and actual cost thereof to the County of Sacramento. Prices paid by the County shall be considered the prevailing market price at the time such purchase is made.

Periods of performance may be extended if the facts as to the cause of delay justify such extension in the opinion of the Purchasing Agent.

F. RIGHT TO AUDIT: The County of Sacramento reserves the right to verify, by examination of vendor/contractor’s records, all invoiced amounts when firm prices are not set forth in the purchase agreement.

G. ASSIGNMENT: This contract or purchase order is not assignable by vendor/contractor either in whole or in part, without the prior written approval of the County.

H. SUCCESSORS: This agreement shall be binding upon to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto.

I. F.E.T. EXEMPTION: County is exempt from Federal excise tax pursuant to Internal Revenue Code 26

U.S.C. §4221(a)(4).

J. CHARGES NOT INCLUDED ON FACE NOT ACCEPTABLE: No charge will be accepted for packing, boxing, or cartage, except as specified in the Notice of Award. Freight collect shipments will not be accepted.

Merchandise will not be accepted if payment is to be made at the time of delivery.

K. TITLE/RISK OF LOSS: Title, ownership, and risk of loss or damage of the Goods shall be in accordance with Delivery/FOB Terms on Page 1 of the contract. The Goods are delivered to, inspected and accepted by County, except when such loss or damage is due to the fault or negligence of County.

L. ALL UNDERSTANDINGS IN WRITING: It is mutually understood and agreed that no alteration or variation of price, quantity, supplies and/or services, and any terms of this contract shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by the parties hereto, and that no oral understandings or agreements shall be binding.

M. FORCE MAJEURE: The parties will not be held liable for delays or failure in fulfillment of conditions of purchase order or contract resulting from events beyond the reasonable control of such parties. Such events include, but are not be limited to strikes, riots, acts of war, epidemics, acts of government, fire, power failures, nuclear events, earthquakes, acts of terrorism, severe weather events and other disasters.

N.VENDOR/CONTRACTOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS: County’s standard terms and conditions shall govern any contract awarded. If, after award of contract, vendor/contractor provides additional terms or conditions, and there is a conflict between the terms and conditions of the parties, County’s terms and conditions shall govern.

O. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSURANCES: Vendor/contractor shall take all reasonable precautions to ensure that any hardware, software, and/or embedded chip devices used by vendor/contractor in the performance of services under this agreement, other than those owned or provided by County, shall be free from viruses. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies otherwise available to County under this agreement.

P.COMPLIANCE WITH FAMILY SUPPORT ORDERS: Vendor/contractor hereby certifies that it's principal owner(s) is in substantial compliance with Sacramento County's DCSS Program, federal and state laws regarding lawfully served orders for child, family and spousal support, including wage reporting and assignment of wages. (Failure to comply with such orders and cure the default within 90 days of notice by the County shall be grounds for termination of the contract or purchase order.

Q. COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS, LICENSES AND PERMITS: In the performance of their duties, Vendor/contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and county statutes, ordinances, regulations, directives, and laws and this contract shall be deemed to be executed within the State of

California and construed with and governed by the laws of the State of California. Vendor/contractor shall possess and maintain all necessary licenses, permits, certificates and credentials required by the laws of the United States, the State of California, County of Sacramento and all other appropriate governmental agencies, including any certification and credentials required by County. Failure to comply with all laws, licenses and permits shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement and constitutes grounds for the termination of this Contract.

R. FOREIGN CURRENCY: In the event vendor invoices submitted to the County of Sacramento is received in foreign currency, vendor understands and agrees the County of Sacramento will pay in US Dollars via wire, ACH, or check payment method. The County of

Sacramento's payment of US Dollars will be calculated using the currency exchange rate on the invoice date, regardless of date paid, or received by vendor. The County of Sacramento calculates US

Dollars based on the exchange rate on such invoice date provided by the Oanda currency converter site: http://www1.oanda.com/lang/en/currency/converter/.

http://www1.oanda.com/lang/en/currency/converter/

8. Additional Terms and Conditions

8.1. Additional Terms and Conditions

Bidder Responsibility: You are expected to be thoroughly familiar with all specifications and requirements of this bid. Your failure or omission to examine any relevant form, article, site or document will not relieve you from any obligation regarding this bid. By submitting a response, you are presumed to concur with all terms, conditions and specifications of this bid unless you have specifically, by section number, raised objection.

Awards:

1. The County of Sacramento reserves the right to:

1. award responses received on the basis of individual items, or groups of items, or on the entire list of items;

2. reject any or all responses, or any part thereof;

3. waive any informality in the responses; and

4. accept the response that is in the best interest of the County. The Purchasing Agent's decision shall be final.

2. Preference for Sacramento County Products. In purchases by the County of Sacramento, price and quality being equal, preference must be given to Sacramento County products (Charter of the County of Sacramento, sec. 83); also, ". . . preference must be given to the lowest responsible local bidder offering to supply such items for purchase which are raised, grown, manufactured, fabricated, processed or assembled in Sacramento County . . ." (Sacramento

County Code, sec. 2.56.060).

3. Preference for California-made materials. Pursuant to Sections 4330-4333 of the Government

Code, the County, in awarding the purchase, must prefer supplies partially manufactured, grown or processed in California, price, fitness and quality being equal. In order to receive preference, responses must clearly specify the item(s) for which preference is claimed and the preference applicable.

Taxes:

1. Include any sales, use, or federal excise taxes in your response as separate line item(s).

2. If your company is outside California and collects sales tax, please state the amount as a separate item if…