Attachment J - Commonwealth's Response to Vendors' Written Questions RFP 758 2000000126.xlsx

This document is a Commonwealth's Response to Vendors' Written Questions for RFP 758 2000000126, involving the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS). The RFP seeks a vendor to develop an online voting application accessible through KRS's public website (kyret.ky.gov) and self-service portal (myretirement.ky.gov). The scope of work includes election management functionality with specific requirements outlined in Section 50.6 of the RFP. Key requirements include the ability to track write-in votes by total count only, implementation of single sign-on authentication for logged-in users on the self-service portal, deployment of one email reminder to eligible voters 15 days prior to the voting deadline, and generation of election results reports containing total votes per candidate, total ballots cast online, total paper ballots received, and the number of invalid ballots.

The Commonwealth clarified several vendor inquiries regarding system functionality and reporting parameters. Notably, the public website does not require single sign-on capability, but the self-service portal users must authenticate once through existing KRS systems before accessing the voting application without requiring additional credentials. The vendor will collaborate with KRS IT staff to implement single sign-on integration and will receive necessary data files from KRS to support this functionality. Election result reporting has no specific format or layout requirements beyond the mandatory data elements specified in the RFP scope of work. The document does not address pricing, set-asides, contract term, or funding sources.