Maestro Evolution Refresh

The Texas A&M University System is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide staff augmentation services for a like-for-like software refresh of the Maestro system, which is a custom software electronic research administration system used across the A&M System. The project involves converting approximately 870 existing application screens to a new technology stack including Spring Boot, Angular, GIT, Jenkins, Oracle and Jaspersoft. The required staffing roles include business analysts, developers, testers, and a Scrum Master, with the vendor needing experience in staff augmentation using the specified technologies and in delivering custom software and digital platform solutions. Proposals are due by September 10, 2024, and A&M System anticipates awarding the contract with an initial term of two years, with an optional one-year extension. Pricing will be on a time and materials or not-to-exceed basis, and the RFP outlines the evaluation criteria, which includes factors such as experience, qualifications, and ability to include Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) in the scope of work.

The RFP has a 15% HUB participation goal, and respondents must submit a HUB Subcontracting Plan regardless of their location. There is no incumbent vendor, and the Texas A&M University Research Information System (RIS) department is managing the Maestro system. The annual budget for the contract will not be provided, but the RFP includes details on the scope and staff augmentation requirements to indicate the level of effort needed.