TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 17, 2014
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. David St. Pierre, Executive Director
Title
Report on rejection of proposals for 14-RFP-04, Consulting Services for Office 365 Migration, estimated cost $180,000.00
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Dear Sir:
On Wednesday, February 19, 2014, the request for proposals Consulting Services for Office 365 Migration was advertised and proposals were received on March 14, 2014.
Four hundred and one (401) companies were notified of this request for proposal (RFP) and fifty-three (53) companies requested proposal documents. The tabulation of proposers is as follows:
SENTINEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
After a review of the sole response for this RFP, and a review of the planholders' survey, the Director of Procurement and Materials Management is rejecting the sole proposal received for these services. Many non-bidders indicated in the planholders' survey that more time was needed to prepare their proposal. In addition, the Acting Director of Information Technology indicated that the sole proposal received provided limited qualifications and experience as required for an Active Directory implementation/migration for the Office 365 migration and lacked specifics on e-Discovery and bandwidth requirements. Therefore, the sole proposal has been rejected in the public's best interest and the Director of Procurement and Materials Management has notified Sentinel Technologies, Inc. of this action.
The request for proposal will be revised prior to a re-advertisement in the near future.
Respectfully Submitted, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management, DAL:SEB:cm