SEU RFP Meeting

Filed in National by on July 3, 2008

My schedule changed a little, so I will be able to head down to Dover for this meeting,  If you have anything you would like me to ask, just leave it in the comments.  I’ll have access to them from the meeting.

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  1. TommyWonk says:
    July 3, 2008 at 8:34 am

    Thanks Geek. Keep us posted.

  2. liberalgeek says:
    July 3, 2008 at 8:40 am

    Roger that.

  3. anon says:
    July 3, 2008 at 9:18 am

    A few observations on the RFP:

    1. The RFP is introducing a lot of implementation details that as far as I know have never been publicly reviewed.

    In other words, the RFP is not simply looking for a CA, it is defining the program for the first time.

    Once signed, the contract will beome the specification for the program. And generally, the contracts are written so that the proposal submitted by the vendor becomes part of the contract.

    2. The RFP specifies a lot of reports and information deliverables. For each of these, we need to define the level of public access. It is not acceptable for all the performance information generated by the SEU to disappear under DEO FOIA stonewalling under the guise of “vendor confidentiality.”

    3. The RFP requires a very broad mix of financial ability, public administration, and IT systems implementation. This is a very broad requirement that few single vendors can fulfill.

    In other words, the RFP is likely written so that only one favored vendor can win it (any guesses?)

    Normally, a truly neutral RFP would be written with a “best of breed” approach so that multiple vendors could fulfill different aspects of the contract. The RFP should include a statement to that effect.

  4. anon says:
    July 3, 2008 at 10:28 am

    In other words, the RFP is likely written so that only one favored vendor can win it (any guesses?)

    I don’t have a guess, but what are the odds the winner will be somebody on Harris McDowell’s contributor list?

  5. No Name for Privacy says:
    July 3, 2008 at 11:34 am

    Thank you Geek….take coffee as it may be as boresome and convaluted as any of these meetings.

  6. kavips says:
    July 3, 2008 at 12:21 pm

    Interesting, I was simultaneously working on the other half, the legal end which was slipped through the Senate at exactly at midnight on the 30th……..

    Details here……

  7. liberalgeek says:
    July 3, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    OK, I am back and I have some good news and some bad news. I am heading out right now, so you will have to wait until tonight to get my full report. In the meantime, does anyone know the state of the SEU bill that was passed a week ago? It is waiting on approval from Minner, who then has to appoint 7 members to the new board. This is germane to the report I will deliver later.

    And Kavips, excellent research. Gotta watch that McDowell.

  8. Nancy Willing says:
    July 6, 2008 at 7:20 am

    Waiting to hear about this meeting, LG.

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