Attachment 2 - Vendor Questions and Extraneous Terms Form.xlsx

This file is a Vendor Questions and Extraneous Terms Form for RFP C000979, issued by the New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), soliciting bids from certified Salesforce Consulting Partners for a three-year Enterprise Agreement Contract to provide Salesforce implementation professional services. The RFP is limited to engagement of qualified Salesforce-certified consulting partners supplying personnel aligned to specified roles and job titles; all required Salesforce licenses, products, and cloud services have been procured separately and are not included in this procurement. Vendors are instructed to submit inquiries regarding the RFP using the provided format, clearly identifying the applicable RFP document name and section number, with all inquiries and responses to be posted at a designated URL. Submissions must be made as Excel documents to EA@its.ny.gov with the RFP number C000979 and vendor name referenced in the subject line.

The form establishes contracting goals for disadvantaged and minority-owned business enterprises, including a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) goal of 6.00%, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) goal of 15.00%, and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) goal of 15.00%, with no Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. No prior identical or substantially similar procurement contracts have been awarded within the past five years, indicating this is a new engagement for the state. Pricing terms, specific response deadlines, and detailed evaluation criteria are not contained within this form, which functions primarily as a mechanism for vendors to submit clarifying questions during the RFP process.