RFP_32110-38726_Amendment_6.pdf

This is Amendment #6 to Request for Proposals #32110-38726 issued by the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, Central Procurement Office for a Managed Service Provider to deliver statewide contingent workforce services. The RFP solicits proposals for a single MSP to manage both a Staff Augmentation Program for hourly contingent workers and a Projects-Based/Deliverables Staffing program (capped at $1,000,000 per project) across four job categories: Information Technology, Medical, General Administration, and Language and Communication Assistance Services. The amendment updates the RFP Schedule of Events with revised dates. Key dates include the pre-response conference on May 19, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time; the written questions and comments deadline of May 28, 2026; the response deadline of September 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time; respondent oral presentations scheduled for October 12-14, 2026; cost proposal opening and scoring on October 16, 2026; cost negotiations from October 20-23, 2026; and the Notice of Intent to Award released on October 27, 2026. The protest period ends November 3, 2026, with the contract sent to the contractor for signature on November 4, 2026 and a contractor signature deadline of November 6, 2026. The contract term is sixty months with options for two twelve-month renewal periods and one optional 180-day extension, not to exceed eighty-four months total.

The State estimates total purchases of $1,000,000,000 during the sixty-month contract term, though no minimum purchase volume is guaranteed. Historical spending data shows total state expenditures of approximately $451.4 million across 2023-2025, with Medical services at $203.5 million and Information Technology at $168.2 million representing the largest categories. The current MSP contract is held by an incumbent contractor since March 1, 2022, expiring February 28, 2027. Evaluation criteria consist of General Qualifications and Experience (5 points), Technical Qualifications, Experience and Approach (50 points), Oral Presentation (15 points), and Cost Proposal (30 points), for a maximum score of 100 points. The MSP fee shall be submitted as a percentage of the Maximum Bill Rate and evaluated on a cost basis where the lowest proposed cost receives the maximum 30 points. The contractor must maintain cyber liability insurance of $3,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 aggregate and ensure all State Data remains in the continental United States.