Bidder QA - 190000000058 - Posted- 11.27.18.docx

This is a Bidder Questions & Answers document for RFP #190000000058 issued by the State of Michigan Enterprise Procurement Department of Technology Management and Budget for a CMS Onsite Security Assessment. The document addresses eight questions regarding the scope and requirements of the security assessment project, which involves evaluating CGI datacenters in Phoenix, AZ (primary) and Philadelphia, PA (backup), as well as a Maximus datacenter in Colorado. The assessments are structured in 3-year cycles, with 2019 being the third year of one cycle and 2020 beginning a new cycle.

The pricing requirements specify that vendors must provide both annual pricing and total contract pricing for all four years. Key operational requirements stipulate that while companies from outside the United States can bid, all work must be performed within the continental United States, and contractors must attend meetings in person. The State requires all proposals to be submitted electronically through the SIGMA system at www.michigan.gov/SIGMAVSS, and no email submissions are permitted. The State offers access to previous security assessment documentation through the Solicitation Manager for bidders to better understand the scope complexity.