UFT One and Open Text Training

This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Information Technology Services issued by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to procure Unified Functional Testing One (UFT One) and OpenText training services. The contractor must deliver two instructor-led, virtual training courses over a total of 10 training days to seven Caltrans employees for 14 course enrollments. The first course is a five-day "Private Delivery - Unified Functional Testing One (UFT One) 2024.x Essentials Course Overview" covering GUI testing, synchronization, checkpoints, and API testing methodologies. The second course is a five-day "Private Delivery - OpenText Core Performance Engineering: Scalable Testing Fundamentals (With VuGen)" addressing performance testing, load testing, and virtual user script creation. Training will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams or Cisco Webex during standard business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays), with a projected start date of June 1, 2026, and contract term through May 31, 2027. The contractor must provide all class materials, instructor fees, delivery platform access, course evaluations, and certificates of completion at no additional cost, and must submit instructor resumes for approval and maintain comprehensive security and data protection compliance. Written questions must be submitted by May 4, 2026, with Caltrans responses due May 5, 2026, and price quotations are due May 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., with bid opening at 2:30 p.m. the same day.

This solicitation is restricted exclusively to certified Small Businesses (SBs), Micro Businesses (MBs), or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBEs) pursuant to Government Code Section 14838.5, and Caltrans requires receipt of at least two price quotes before contract award. The contractor must submit required documentation including cost sheets, cover letters, confidentiality statements, payee data records, bidder declaration forms, bid certification sheets, and Commercially Useful Function (CUF) certification forms to be considered responsive, with DVBE bidders required to submit utilization reports for DVBE participation. The estimated total contract value is $49,500.00, representing the maximum not-to-exceed amount for all services, labor, materials, and incidentals, with the contract potentially amendable for up to an additional twelve months with a price increase of up to $14,200.00, subject to both parties' approval and pricing applied from the "Amendment Pricing" section of the cost sheet.