1)What hardware is available fr installing/cnfiguring MOSS 2010? 2 Web Frnt End Servers HP Prliant DL 380 G7 2 quad cre Intel Xen Prcessr E5620, 2.4 Ghz, Memry 12 GB, 2 HP 146 GB drives RAID 5 2 Applicatin Servers - HP Prliant DL 380 G7 2 quad cre Intel Xen Prcessr E5620, 2.4 Ghz, Memry 12 GB, 2 HP 146 GB drives RAID 5 2 Database Servers - HP Prliant DL 380 G7 2 quad cre Intel Xen Prcessr E5620, 2.4 Ghz, Memry 12 GB, 2 HP 146 GB drives RAID 5 SAN - HP/Lefthand P4300 6TB MDL SAS Mdule 2)Are there additinal analysis/design dcuments available? N 3)Hw many users currently use the system? Hw much is expected t grw? 90 Legislatrs 35 full-time legislative staff 30-50 part time sessin staff We dn't anticipate any additinal grwth 4)Can yu please prvide persnnel prfile wh will be invlved in the prject ther than vendr? 1 Prject Manager 2 Develpers 2-5 Business Analysts/end users 5)Is there any ther dcumentatin expected f vendr ther than design dcument? The design dcument cnsisting f all the elements listed in the RFP will be the nly expected dcumentatin fr this engagement. 6)What is current size f DB? N:f tables, SP etc? Current DB size is under 1 GB, 142 tables and 34 Stred Prcedures. 7)What is the expected duratin f prject? We expect the prject t be cmpleted befre the legislative sessin cnvenes in January 2011. The duratin will depend n the prject schedules develped by the selected vendr. 8)Can a nsite-ffshre mdel be prpsed? Wuld there be any restrictin t use resurces based utside f the US? We expect the vendr t have cnsultants n site fr scheduled meetings but d nt expect them t be n site full-time. 9) Is there a budget allcated n the number f hurs fr this effrt? Yes 10) What is the cunt f training audience? Can training be dne remtely thrugh webinar? 1-5 end users, 1-5 pwer users and 2 develpers
N. Training can't be dne remtely 11) Is any data migratin invlved, what is the effrt required expected? N, nt it in this engagement. 12)What is the existing system envirnment? Access mdules with SQL tables. Wrd prcessing dne thrugh MS Wrd. We als have prprietary systems and manual prcesses. 13) Are there any third party integratin systems invlved? We hpe t use SharePint exclusively as ur platfrm f chice. The third party integratin will be determined as we develp the design/requirements f the slutin. 14)Hw many number f screens are expected fr the applicatin? This will be determined as part f the design. 15) Shuld ur pricing be fixed (nt t exceed) r time & material? The pricing shuld be fixed but it shuld breakdwn by hurs and rate per cnsultant. 16) General Des this RFP cver custm develpment? I see Part I: Set Up and Cnfiguratin, Part II: Design, and Part III: Training. I d nt see develpment. N it desn't cver develpment. Will there be a need fr maintenance r warranty after this prject? N 17) Installing: Prperly install and cnfigure. Are there any existing Sharepint installatins currently in place? D yu already have the hardware fr this installatin? If s, what are the hardware specificatins such as CPU memry, etc. Yes we d have a basic SharePint Services installatin. Yes we have already purchased the hardware fr this installatin
Hardware specs fr all servers (see questin 1) D yu already have the necessary sftware licenses? N, we plan t purchase sftware licenses this mnth. D we need t interface with existing SharePint installatin if there is ne? And d we have t upgrade any existing sftware? N and N Will Fast Search need t be implemented? Prbably, nt sure as f this pint. We'll discuss pr's and cn's with selected vendr. D we need t integrate Office Web access int SharePint 2010? N Train and mentr LSO n installatin. What type f training are yu lking fr? Frmal class rm training? Train the trainer? What is yur expectatin regarding dcumentatin f the system? Backup We are lking fr hands n - ne n ne training. We d nt need train the trainer training at this time. We will need supprt dcumentatin s we will be able t supprt the system. While nt a stated requirement in the RFP, is there an up time requirement fr SharePint? If s what is the requirement? We wuld like a high-availability system. Testing & Prductin: Hw many envirnments will we need t setup? Dev, QA, Staging, prductin? Prductin, Test and Staging 18) Develp: What is the visin fr SharePint usage? T develp all the functins listed in the mindmap within the SharePint platfrm. Have yu purchased r cnsidered purchasing any third party tls fr SharePint such as K2 fr wrk flw r thers? In the future, we may need 3 rd party tls fr a scanning interface.
Fr Part II, hw are yu defining the term listed Infrmatin Architecture? Frm Micrsft's website Here are sme relevant questins we need t determine. Hw the site will be structured and divided int a set f subsites. Hw data will be presented in the site. Hw site users will navigate thrugh the site. Hw infrmatin will be targeted at specific audiences. Hw search will be cnfigured and ptimized. Will all the steps fr the MindMap take place sequentially? Will wrkflw be required t ensure each step is cmpleted befre mving t the next step? N The Mindmap indicates what areas we will review and develp a design specificatin. What is the meaning f Paper Clip Icn in the MindMap drawing? N meaning In the MindMap, there reference t Calendars. Wuld any necessary updates frm calendars cme frm mre than ne surce such as Exchange r SharePint? Pssibly, this will be discussed as we develp the design specificatin. Is the Bill Wrkflw defined? Is this ging t be implemented in SharePint? Is this ging t be mdified by end users r develpers? The bill wrkflw will be defined as we develp the design specificatin. We hpe t mdify and develp wrkflws as much as pssible by an end-user. If the wrkflw requires custmizatin then we wuld use a develper. 19) Train: Hw many training events are required? One sessin fr each f the fllwing: End User training? One Sessin Pwer Users? One Sessin Develper Training? One Sessin Mbile lab? All Sessins
20) D yu expect this training t take place after the system is fully develped (example: all wrkflws are available)? We will wrk with the selected vendr and take int accunt their recmmendatins. 21) What is scpe f the prject arund Mbile lab? Vendr supplies the sftware and cmputers necessary t prvide training t legislative staff. 22) D yu have a preference n where this wrk shuld be accmplished? N preference, sme f the wrk will be required t be dne n-site. We will wrk with the selected vendr t find best use f cnsultant's time. 23) Will this SharePint implementatin cnnect t a Micrsft Active Directry? Yes 24) Have security grups been established and are rles defined? Or will these be determined in the design prcess? They will be determined in the design prcess. 25) Are business prcess maps available fr each prcess defined in the Legislative Management Activities diagram n Page 5 f the RFP? N 26) Are the wrkflws defined? N 27) Are apprvals required, and if s, are these defined? Apprvals will be required and they will defined in the design prcess. 28) On what platfrm is the current Legislative Management System running? Different platfrms Sme applicatins are in Access, sme applicatins are in prprietary systems and thers are manual prcesses. 29) Hw many databases are used in the existing system? Can yu prvide us with mre infrmatin n thse databases? Current DB size is under 1 GB, 142 tables and 34 Stred Prcedures. 30) Hw many users are currently accessing the existing system? 90 Legislatrs 35 full-time legislative staff 30-50 part time sessin staff 31) Hw are user credentials and access privileges currently tracked/handled?
Security tables in Access. 32) Hw many LSO staff will be available t wrk n this prject, and what are their rles (fr bth business and technical staff)? 1 Prject Manager 2 Develpers 2-5 Business Analysts/end users 33) What is the current level f SharePint knwledge and skill fr LSO staff wh will be participating in this prject? Minimal 34) What are the expected utcmes fr the training f LSO persnnel? Fr example, what activities are these staff anticipated t perfrm after training is cmplete? Our primary gal is prvide training t LSO prject staff s we will be able t participate in the SharePint prject and cntribute t the wrk effrt. This will enable us t maintain and supprt the system after prject cmpletin.