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Description:
These contracts for are for third party consultants to assess the financial management, operational management, and knowledge management of governmental entities. The results of the assessment must be documented in a management report that will outline recommendations to improve State agency performance, reduce operational cost, and enhance the quality and effectiveness of State programs and services. These contracts are for CONSULTING SERVICES only. All work provided by Contractors will be defined under a Job Order between the UGU and the Contractor. 

Third Party Consulting
Start Date: 01/08/2019  |  End Date: 01/07/2025
Solicitation#: 5400015645
 
CONTRACT OVERVIEW

These contracts are for the performance of approved Consulting and Assessment services performed by specified Personnel Category resources as outlined in the solicitation. UGUs will identify their consulting needs, request, receive, and evaluate potential consulting service solutions, select a Contractor, and formalize the specifics to fulfil their stated needs utilizing the Job Order Process. A fully executed and complete Job Order should be attached to the purchase order to be incorporated into the contract.

 
KEY CONTRACT NOTES
  • These contracts are for consultants to assess the financial management, operational management, and knowledge management of UGUs. The results of the assessment must be documented in a management report that will outline recommendations to improve UGU performance, reduce operational cost, and enhance the quality and effectiveness of UGU programs and services.
  • The Contractor’s offered hourly rates include all travel and expenses.
  • The Contractor may offer lower hourly rates than their established contract hourly rate in a Job Order Quote at their discretion. In no event may they offer an hourly rate for a Personnel Category that is higher than their contract hourly rate.
  • This contract WILL NOT be used to perform or provide the acquisition, installation, or implementation of hardware, software, and/or additional services and/or products that were reported in the Contactor’s final assessment report
  • All Contractors have signed a change order that amends the contract to cap all Job Orders at $1 million dollars and requires at least two JOQ to be received to proceed with a Job Order. See change order template in Attachments section below.

 
CONSULTING & ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES
See Section III of the solicitation document for detailed descriptions of these categories and specific “Consulting Services Within General Scope” outlined.
  • Operational Management is the function responsible for the overseeing, designing, and controlling of the business processes that ensures business operations are efficient and effective.
  • Financial Management is the sound stewardship of the monetary resources of the organization. Within an organization it is visible in three main processes: budgeting, accounting, and charging.
  • Knowledge Management is the transferring of information from one source to be identified, stored centrally, and transferred within an agency.


JOB ORDER PERSONNEL CATEGORIES
See the solicitation document for detailed descriptions of applicable skill sets, education, and experience requirements for each category.
  • Junior Associate
  • Intermediate Associate
  • Senior Associate
  • Junior Consultant
  • Intermediate Consultant
  • Senior Consultant
  • Intermediate Analytical Consultant
  • Senior Analytical Consultant
  • Intermediate Engagement Manager
  • Intermediate Lead Engagement Manager
  • Senior Engagement Principal
  • Intermediate Engagement Quality Assurance
  • Intermediate Enterprise Architect
  • Senior Enterprise Architect
  • Intermediate Systems Engineer
  • Senior System Engineer
  • Intermediate Training Specialist

Note: Not all Contractors offer all Consulting and Assessment Categories. Additionally, not all Contractors offer all Personnel Categories within a Consulting and Assessment Category. Check the “Contract Pricing by Personnel Category” link for each Contractor to see what Consulting and Assessment Categories and corresponding Personnel Categories are available.

 
JOB ORDER PROCESS
The Job Order Process summarized below must be utilized to select a Contractor and issue purchase orders under these contracts. See Section VIIB “Job Orders” provision in solicitation for details.

Step 1. Statement of Work (SOW) Development – UGU must draft the SOW utilizing this template.

Step 2. Job Order Request (JOR) – UGUs must fill out this JOR form, attach the completed SOW from Step 1, and send to a minimum of two Contractors requesting responses.

Step 3. Job Order Quote (JOQ) – Contractors must respond to JORs with either: (1) a JOQ that, at minimum, includes the Contractor’s: (a) proposed methodology and Personnel Category resource(s) to best meet the needs outlined by the UGU in the SOW, (b) proposed number of hours per proposed Personnel Category resource, and (c) the Contractor’s offered hourly rates per Personnel Category; or (2) a letter electing not to respond that outlines their reasons for declining to provide a JOQ to the UGU by the date designated in the JOR. The JOQ must not contain any additional terms and conditions.

Step 4. JOQ Review, Selection, & Negotiation – JOQs are reviewed by the UGU. The lowest price JOQ will be selected unless otherwise justified in writing. Upon selection of the Contractor, negotiations may be conducted but are limited to price only.

Step 5. Job Order Execution – To memorialize the Job Order, the Contractor and the UGU must execute the Job Order form complete with all applicable Exhibits as finalized between UGU and Contractor. All final Job Orders must be signed by the SFAA IT Procurement Manager prior to issuing the purchase order and commencing performance.

Step 6. Change Management – For the duration of the Job Order, all modifications must be documented with the Job Order Modification form. If a Job Order Modification alters the total Job Order Price by more than ten percent, the SFAA IT Procurement Manager must countersign the Job Order Modification.

 
Attachments:
Change Order
Vendor: Ahead Inc.
Contract#: 4400025166
Vendor#: 7000287355
Email: will.moncreif@ThinkAHEAD.com
Address: 227 W 4th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone#: 704-989-1785
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing By Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Will Moncrief
Phone#: 704-989-1785
Email: will.moncrief@ThinkAHEAD.com
Vendor: Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC
Contract#: 4400020274
Vendor#: 7000050411
Email: pqcv@berrydunn.com
Address: 100 Middle St., Portland, ME 04101
Phone#: 207-541-2200
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Kevin Scheirer
Phone#: 207-541-2200
Email: pqcv@berrydunn.com
Vendor: Civic Initiatives, LLC
Contract#: 4400022555
Vendor#: 7000251225
Address: 823 Congress Ave., Ste. 1433, Austin, TX 78767
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Derek Davis
Phone#: 512-523-4834
Email: ddavis@civicinitiatives.com
Vendor: CSG Government Solutions
Contract#: 4400028939
Vendor#: 7000140585
Address: 180 N Stetson Avenue, Suite 3200, Chicago IL 60601
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Kirk Swanson, CFO
Phone#: (312) 423-2103
Email: kswanson@csgdelivers.com
Contact: General
Email: rfp@csgdelivers.com
Vendor: Ernst & Young LLP
Contract#: 4400020291
Vendor#: 7000097650
Address: 2 W Washington Street, Ste. 901, Greenville, SC 29601
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Chris Estes
Phone#: 919-791-1656
Email: chris.c.estes@ey.com
Vendor: Gartner, Inc.
Contract#: 4400020292
Vendor#: 7000145882
Address: 10 Glenlake Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30328
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Rick Nessel
Phone#: 917-862-4573
Email: richard.nessel@gartner.com
Contact: Keith Scott, Associate Partner
Phone#: (470) 380-8168
Email: Keith.Scott@gartner.com
Contact: Meg Collins
Phone#: (203) 520-5407
Email: Meg.Collins@gartner.com
Vendor: High Performance Technologies
Contract#: 4400023426
Vendor#: 7000278086
Address: 11111 Carmel Commons Blvd., Ste. 340, Charlotte, NC 28247
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Neal Lord
Phone#: (919) 270-4824
Email: Neal.lord@highperftech.com
Vendor: Ikaso Consulting LLC
Contract#: 4400020295
Vendor#: 7000220727
Address: 533 Airport Blvd., Ste. 400, Burlingame, CA 94010
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Reiko Osaki
Phone#: 415-734-6858
Email: rosaki@ikasoconsulting.com
Vendor: Inntec Consulting LLC
Contract#: 4400024181
Vendor#: 7000262362
  • Operational Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Jimmy Earley
Phone#: (803) 606-5460
Email: jearley@inntecconsulting.com
Vendor: ISF, Inc.
Contract#: 4400022556
Vendor#: 7000264556
Address: 4601 Touchton Rd., Ste. 3250, Jacksonville, FL 32246
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Vendor: JDR Consulting LLC
Contract#: 4400020297
Vendor#: 7000264901
Address: 15950 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 400, Dallas, TX 75248
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Mandy Cooke
Phone#: 888-481-7755 ext. 816
Email: mcooke@jdrconsulting.net
Vendor: Mercer Health & Benefits LLC
Contract#: 4400028953
Vendor#: 7000176063
Address: 2325 East Camelback Road, Suite 600, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Laura K. Nelson
Phone#: 602 522 6517
Email: laura.k.nelson@mercer.com
Contact: RFP Team
Email: GHSC.RFPTeam@Mercer.com
Vendor: Microstaff IT Holdings
Contract#: 4400020298
Vendor#: 7000049149
Address: 440 Knox Abbott Drive, Ste. 425, Cayce, SC 29033
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Dianne Caro
Phone#: 803-799-7321 ext. 301
Email: dianne.caro@weknowitonline.com
Vendor: NTT Data State Health Consulting LLC
Contract#: 4400028950
Vendor#: 7000273733
Address: 7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 900, Plano, TX 75024
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here
Contact: Lonna Peterson
Phone#: (850) 864-4897
Email: lonna.peterson@nttdata.com
Vendor: Public Consulting Group LLC
Contract#: 4400027139
Vendor#: 7000302844
Address: 148 State St., 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Mark English
Email: menglish@pcgus.com
Vendor: RandomBit LLC
Contract#: 4400020302
Vendor#: 7000231588
Address: 2610 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Ste. C, Monroe, NC 28110
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Susanne Ungere
Phone#: 704-207-1716
Email: susanne@randombitcorp.com
Vendor: TekSystems Global Services LLC
Contract#: 4400023427
Vendor#: 7000278048
Address: 7437 Race Road, Hanover, MD 21076
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Adam Stanley
Phone#: (803) 576-4883
Email: astanley@teksystems.com
Vendor: TM Floyd & Company
Contract#: 4400028952
Vendor#: 7000019434
Address: 1301 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201
Awarded Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management
For Contract Pricing by Personnel Category click here.
Contact: Geoff Rhodes
Phone#: (803) 227-1826
Email: grhodes@tmfloyd.com
Vendor: Guidehouse, Inc.
Contract#: 4400034035
Vendor#: 7000283438
Address: 1676 International Drive, McLean, VA 22102
Phone#: (202) 973-2400
Website: https://guidehouse.com/
Due to Novation Agreement, this contract replaces Contract 4400026750 

Consulting & Assessment Categories:
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Knowledge Management