Attachment_2_-_Minimum_Qualifications_Certification.docx

California Public Employee’s Retirement System PBM Solicitation No. 2015-7755 Attachment B, Exhibit 1

Request for Proposal No. 2014-7233 Attachment A, Exhibit 1

Minimum Qualifications Certification As required in the IFB, section B, Bidder Minimum Qualifications, Bidder must complete and return this Certification, along with written evidence of how each qualification is met. All required fields must be completed to satisfy this requirement. Additional rows may be added, if necessary.

Evidence of Minimum Qualifications:

1. Provide evidence of satisfaction of Minimum Qualification B.1 by completing the table below. All requested fields must be completed in order to satisfy this Minimum Qualification. Additional rows may be added, if necessary.

As of the final date for bid submission, Bidder must have at least five (5) years of continuous experience with a California State Agency or California Public Agency providing professional translation services as described in Exhibit 2, Sample Agreement, Exhibit A.

(MM/YY – MM/YY)

2. Provide evidence of satisfaction of Minimum Qualification B.2 by completing the table below. All requested fields must be completed in order to satisfy this Minimum Qualification. Additional rows may be added, if necessary.

Bidder must be a legal business entity authorized to do business in the State of California. A business license from the city/county in which the Bidder is headquartered shall be submitted with the offer. All businesses based in unincorporated areas are required to submit signed proof of “exempted” business license status from the city or county, if applicable.

|_| Or, Bidder certifies that it is a legal business entity authorized to do business in the State of California, is based in an unincorporated area, and has submitted signed proof of “exempted” business license status from the city or county, if applicable.

3. Provide evidence of satisfaction of Minimum Qualification B.3 by completing the table below. All requested fields must be completed in order to satisfy this Minimum Qualification. Additional rows may be added, if necessary.

Bidder’s corporation must be in good standing and qualified to conduct business in California as verified by the Secretary of State (SOS).

4. Provide evidence of satisfaction of Minimum Qualification B.4 by completing the table below. All requested fields must be completed in order to satisfy this Minimum Qualification. Additional rows may be added, if necessary.

Bidder shall have their principal place of business located in the State of California and all personnel must reside and conduct CDSS translation services within the United States.

Principal Office Address (Street, City, State, Zip Code)

5. Provide evidence of satisfaction of Minimum Qualification B.5 by checking the box below. All requested fields must be completed in order to satisfy this Minimum Qualification.

Bidder shall ensure all translators utilized to perform the services of the Agreement shall have five (5) years of continuous professional translation experience. Upon award of the Agreement, Bidder agrees to furnish, upon CDSS request, resumes to certify experience of all translators.

|_| Bidder certifies that all translators utilized to perform the services of the Agreement shall have five (5) years of continuous professional translation experience.

6. Provide evidence of satisfaction of Minimum Qualification B.6 by checking the box below. All requested fields must be completed in order to satisfy this Minimum Qualification.

Bidder shall ensure all translators hold valid and current language certifications. Upon award of the Agreement, Bidder agrees to furnish, upon CDSS request, verification of certification for all translators. Certifications must be from the following:

|_| Bidder certifies that all translators shall possess certification from the American Translators Association (ATA), or have proof of certification from a government agency, or other professional service organization for all translators.

Or, If neither the ATA nor other organizational certification is available, Bidder shall certify on company letterhead. The certification must include the following:

(a) The translator possesses five (5) years of continuous professional translation experience, and

(b) Information which specifies how the translator’s language fluency was verified/tested.

7. Provide evidence of satisfaction of Minimum Qualification B.7 by checking the box below. All requested fields must be completed in order to satisfy this Minimum Qualification.

Bidder shall ensure only qualified desktop publishing (DTP) staff are utilized to perform the DTP services of the Agreement by meeting each qualification below. Upon award of the Agreement, Bidder agrees to furnish, upon CDSS request, resumes to certify experience of all DTP staff. All DTP staff must have:

(1) A minimum of five (5) years of experience providing graphic and page layout typesetting services.

|_| Bidder certifies that all DTP staff shall have a minimum of five (5) years of experience providing graphic and page layout typesetting services.

(2) Journey level understanding in printing processes including but not limited to layout, bleeds, folding, cropping, text flow, trapping, RGB and CMYK color models, and saving files to different file formats for applications on the Internet and printing to both desktop color printers and large commercial printers.

|_| Bidder certifies that all DTP staff shall have journey level understanding in printing processes including but not limited to layout, bleeds, folding, cropping, text flow, trapping, RGB and CMYK color models, and saving files to different file formats for applications on the Internet and printing to both desktop color printers and large commercial printers.

(3) Knowledge of Accessibility laws and requirements and ability to create files which ensures CDSS is in compliance with those laws as outlined in Exhibit 2, Sample Agreement, Exhibit A, Scope of Work.

|_| Bidder certifies that all DTP staff shall have knowledge of Accessibility laws and requirements and ability to create files which ensures CDSS is in compliance with those laws as outlined in Exhibit 2, Sample Agreement, Exhibit A, Scope of Work.

(4) A minimum of five (5) years of experience creating/manipulating PDF files, including the creation of bookmarks and thumbnails.

|_| Bidder certifies that all DTP staff shall have a minimum of five (5) years of experience creating/manipulating PDF files, including the creation of bookmarks and thumbnails.

Bidder certifies this response fulfills the minimum qualifications outlined by signing below.

Authorized Signature Date

Name of Firm

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