Attachment D Bidder Response Form 2423-859.docx

Competitive Solicitation RFQQ # 2423-859 Attachment D, Bidder Response FormBidder Name _____________________

ATTACHMENT D: BIDDER RESPONSE FORM

This form is broken into Seven sections: Section 1. Administrative Response; Section 2. EO 18-03 Response; Section 3. Washington Small Business; Section 4. Certified Washington Veteran-owned Business; Section 5. Management Response; Section 6. Technical Response; and Section 7. Quotation/Cost Proposal. Bidders must respond to all questions in the order and in the expandable space provided. If a question requires Bidder to submit additional documents, please attach them to this document and label them clearly as part of your response to this Attachment D.

Bidder’s response to the questions in this Section 1, combined with the information provided in Bidder’s Submittal Letter and Certifications and Assurances, comprise Bidder’s Administrative Response to this Solicitation. While the Administrative Response is not given a number score, the information provided as part of Bidder’s Administrative Response may cause the Bid to be disqualified and may be considered in evaluating Bidder’s qualifications and experience.

MAXIMUM TOTAL POINTS

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J Please describe any programs, policies or activities of your organization that support human health and environmental sustainability in your business practices. If a program, policy or activity is specifically applicable to this Contract, please indicate so.

NOT SCORED

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Are your employees required to sign, as a condition of employment, a mandatory individual arbitration clause and/or a class or collective action waiver?

Please Note: Points for this question will be awarded to bidders who respond that they do not require these clauses and waivers. If you certify here that your employees are NOT required to sign these clauses and waivers as a condition of employment, and you are the successful Bidder, a term will be added to your Contract certifying this response and requiring notification to DSHS if you later require your employees to agree to these clauses or waivers during the term of the Contract.

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Are you a Washington Small Business as defined under RCW 39.26.010?

According to Chapter 39.26.010 RCW, to qualify as a Washington Small Business, Bidder must meet three requirements:

a. Location. Bidder’s principal office/place of business must be located in and identified as being in the State of Washington. A principal office or principal place of business is a firm’s headquarters where business decisions are made and the location for the firm’s books and records as well as the firm’s senior management personnel.

b. Size. Bidder must be owned and operated independently from all other businesses and have either: (a) fifty (50) or fewer employees; or (b) gross revenue of less than seven million dollars ($7,000,000) annually as reported on Bidder’s federal income tax return or its return filed with the Washington State Department of Revenue over the previous three consecutive years.

c. WEBS Certification. Bidder must have certified its Washington Small Business status in Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS).

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Are you a Certified Washington Veteran-Owned Business as defined under RCW 43.60A.190?

According to Chapter 43.60A.190 RCW, to qualify as a Certified Washington Veteran-Owned Business, Bidder must meet four requirements:

a. 51% Ownership. Bidder must be at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and controlled by:

1. A veteran is defined as every person who at the time he or she seeks certification has received a discharge with an honorable characterization or received a discharge for medical reasons with an honorable record, where applicable, and who has served in at least one of the capacities listed in RCW 41.04.007;

2. A person who is in receipt of disability compensation or pension from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs; or

3. An active or reserve member in any branch of the armed forces of the United States, including the national guard, coast guard, and armed forces reserves.

b. Washington Incorporation/Location. Bidder must be either an entity that is incorporated in the state of Washington as a Washington domestic corporation or, if not incorporated, an entity whose principal place of business is located within the State of Washington.

c. WEBS Certification. Bidder must have certified its Veteran-Owned business status in Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS).

d. WDVA Certification. Bidder must have provided certification documentation to the Washington Department of Veterans’ Affairs WDVA) and be certified by WDVA and listed as such on WDVA’s website (WDVA – Veteran-Owned Businesses).

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MANDATORY EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

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DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

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Is this service/application FedRAMP approved?

Have any other third-party information security audits been performed for the service/application?

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Does your service use NIST FIPS approved encryption standards for data-at-rest and data-in-transit? y/n Does your service have formal policies and standards for:

· Network segmentation? y/n

· Vulnerability and Patch Management y/n

· Malware Protection y/n

· Access and Authentication Management y/n

· Strong Password standards and enforcement y/n

· The Software Development Lifecycle y/n

· Change Management y/n

· Asset Management y/n

· System Logging and Monitoring y/n

· Intrusion Detection y/n

· Incident Response and Disaster Recovery y/n If selected as a potential vendor, would you be willing to share any audit reports, copies of your polices and standards and system diagrams with us for a formal security design review? We can sign an NDA if necessary. y/n

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FOR ALLOCATED COST DETAIL, ATTACH A SEPARATE SPREADSHEET OR DESCRIBE DETAILS BELOW

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