RFO 5656231447 for Test Analysts

The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) issued Request for Offer (RFO) 5656231447 on May 8, 2026, to procure up to two (2) Test Analysts through the California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) leveraged procurement agreement. The Test Analysts will provide specialized expertise in testing complex systems software projects, testing processes, testing tools, and methodologies to standardize CalSTRS's future-state software development and testing framework while ensuring enterprise testing strategies are represented in IT processes and standards. The selected Test Analysts will work on CalSTRS's Benefit Connect pension administration system and related Data Quality and Pension Solution Projects, performing on-site work at CalSTRS headquarters in West Sacramento, California, during business hours with an estimated average of 160 work hours per month. Key deliverables include testing documentation, test data production, test results analysis, script generation, and data validation reporting. Minimum technical qualifications require at least ten (10) years of IT/IS experience with emphasis on software testing and quality assurance, five (5) years of experience producing testing documentation and test data, five (5) years using industry-leading defect tracking tools, three (3) years of data quality activities experience, SQL database experience with T-SQL capabilities, five (5) years of test results analysis and script generation experience, and three (3) years of legacy system data validation experience. Desirable qualifications include three (3) or more years assisting businesses with testing activities and data reporting, three (3) or more years working in Microsoft Excel, a bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related engineering fields, and ability to adhere to a hybrid working model of 2-3 days per week on-site. CalSTRS will evaluate offers using a five-phase process consisting of Phase 1 (prequalification), Phase 2 (technical qualification review weighted at 70 points), Phase 3 (cost comparison weighted at 30 points), Phase 4 (optional interviews and reference checks), and Phase 5 (cost negotiations). Written questions must be submitted by May 15, 2026, at 2:00 P.M., Pacific Time, with offers due by May 19, 2026, at 2:00 P.M., PT, and an estimated start date of June 2026.

Respondents must hold a current Information Technology CMAS agreement to be eligible for this procurement. The total services period may extend up to twenty-four (24) months, with an option to extend up to twelve (12) additional months, subject to contract negotiation and performance evaluation. Each respondent may submit only one offer including one to two proposed project persons, with invoicing submitted monthly in arrears including weekly status reports and approved timesheets. No estimated budget has been disclosed by CalSTRS for this procurement. The RFO does not indicate any specific set-aside designations or restrictions based on disadvantaged enterprise status, nor does it reference any incumbent vendors or current contractors. Integration with existing CalSTRS information technology infrastructure, particularly the Benefit Connect pension administration system and related Data Quality and Pension Solution Projects, will be a key requirement for the selected Test Analysts.