NOTICE of RFP for Saas (Software As a Service), DEPLOYMENT of GOOGLE APPS for GOVERNMENT

SOMERSETCOUNTY LIBRARY COMMISSION

NOTICE OF RFP FOR SaaS (Software as a Service), DEPLOYMENT OF GOOGLE APPS FOR GOVERNMENT

The SOMERSET COUNTY LIBRARY COMMISSION is soliciting proposals through acompetitive contracting process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1, et seq.

Sealed RFP responses will be received by Brian Morgan, Business Manager, on

April 30, 2015 at 3:30 P.M. in the Silverstein Conference Room of the Somerset County/Bridgewater Library, 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 at which time and place responses will be opened for the:

1. Deployment of Google Apps for Government

Specifications and instructions may be obtained at the

Somerset County/Bridgewater Library

1 Vogt Drive

Bridgewater, NJ 08807

or on the SOMERSET COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM website at

* Any RFP Addenda will be issued on the website. Therefore, all interested respondents should check the website from now through RFP opening. It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to be knowledgeable of all addenda related to this procurement.

Respondents shall comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975 C127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq.)

Brian Morgan, Business Manager

April 3, 2015

1 INTRODUCTION

This contract is to furnish and deliver cloud based SaaS as the primary communication platform for email, calendaring, document creation and organization administration tools for the SOMERSET COUNTY LIBRARY COMMISSION (SCLC) through a competitive contracting process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1, et seq.

2 ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

The following items express the administrative conditions and requirements of this RFP. Together with the other RFP sections, they will apply to the RFP process, the subsequent contract, and the provision of services. Any proposed change, modification, or exception to these conditions and requirements may be the basis for the SOMERSET COUNTY LIBRARY COMMISSION, hereinafter referred to as SCLC, to determine the proposal non-responsive to the RFP, and will be a factor in the determination of an award of contract. The contents of the proposal of the successful Respondent, as accepted by the SCLC, will become part of any contract awarded as a result of this RFP.

2.1Schedule

The dates established for the procurement are:

1Release of RFPApril 3, 2015

2Proposal Due DateApril 30, 2015

3 Governing Body ActionJune 3, 2015

2.2Proposal Submission Information

Submission Date and Time:

Thursday April 30th at 3:30 P.M.

One (1) Original & One (1) copy.

Submission Office:

Brian Morgan, Business Manager

SomersetCounty Library

1 Vogt Drive

P.O. Box 6700

Bridgewater, NJ 08807

Clearly mark the submittal package with the title of this RFP and the name of the responding firm, addressed to the Somerset County Library Business Manager. The original proposal shall be marked to distinguish it from the one (1) copy.

Only those RFP responses received prior to or on the submission date will be considered. Responses delivered before the submission date and time specified above may be withdrawn upon written application of the respondent who shall be required to produce evidence showing that the individual is or represents the principal or principals involved in the proposal. After the submission date and time specified above, responses must remain firm for a period of sixty (60) days.

2.3 Users of these Services

The users ofservices are the SOMERSET COUNTY LIBRARY COMMISSION and the Somerset County Library Administration and staff.

2.4SCLC Representatives for this Solicitation

Please direct all questions regarding the scope of services and technical specifications in writing to:

Rich Loomis

Please direct all questions regarding the RFP process in writing to:

Brian Morgan

Fax:(908) 707-8324

Email:

2.5 Interpretations and Addenda

Respondents are expected to examine the RFP with care and observe all its requirements. All questions about the meaning or intent of this RFP and all interpretations and clarifications considered necessary by the SCLC representative in response to such comments and questions will be issued by Addenda posted to the website on the Exempt Services RFP notice button. Only comments and questions responded to by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral interpretations, statements or clarifications are without legal effect.

2.6Cost Liability and Additional Costs

The SCLC assumes no responsibility or liability for costs incurred by the Respondent prior to the issuance of an agreement. The liability of the SCLC shall be limited to the terms and conditions of the contract.

Respondents will assume responsibility for all costs not stated in their proposals. All unit rates either stated in the proposal or used as a basis for its pricing are required to be all-inclusive. Additional charges, unless incurred for additional work performed by request of the SCLC, are not to be billed and will not be paid.

2.7Statutory and Other Requirements

2.7.1Compliance with Laws

Any contract entered into between the contractor and the SCLC must be in accordance with, and subject to, compliance by both parties with the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law. The contractor must agree to comply with the non-discrimination provisions of that law and all other laws and regulations applicable to the performance of services there under. The respondent shall sign and acknowledge such forms and certificates as may be required by this section.

2.7.2Mandatory Affirmative Action Compliance

No firm may be issued a contract unless it complies with the Affirmative Action regulations of P. L. 1975, C. 127 as identified in the documents attached hereto. The form shall be properly executed in order for SCLC to determine compliance.

2.7.3Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Discrimination on the basis of disability in contracting for the delivery of services is prohibited. Respondents are required to read the American with Disabilities language that is part of the documents attached hereto and agree that the provisions of Title II of the Act are made part of the contract. The contractor is obligated to comply with the Act and hold the SCLC harmless.

2.7.4Stockholder Disclosure

No corporation or partnership shall be awarded any contract for the performance of any work or the furnishing of any goods, unless, with receipt of the proposal of said corporation or partnership, there is submitted a statement setting forth the names and addresses of all stockholders in the corporation or partnership who own ten (10) percent or greater interest therein. The Respondent shall complete and submit the certification form that is included in this RFP.

2.7.5Non-Collusion Affidavit

The Non-Collusion Affidavit, which is part of this RFP, shall be properly executed and submitted with the RFP response.

2.7.6N.J. Business Registration Certificate

Certificate required pursuant to C57, PL2004; failure to be registered by time of contract award may be cause for rejection. Entities or individuals that need to file for a certificate may do so on-line through the NJ Division of Local Government Services at the following link:

2.7.7 Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran

P.L. 2012, c.25 prohibits State and local public contracts with persons or entities engaging in certain investment activities in energy or finance sectors of Iran.

2.7.8Insurance and Indemnification

If it becomes necessary for the contractor, either as principal or by agent or employee, to enter upon the premises or property of the SCLC in order to construct, erect, inspect, make delivery or remove property hereunder, the contractor hereby covenants and agrees to take, use, provide and make all proper, necessary and sufficient precautions, safeguards, and protection against the occurrence of happenings of any accident, injuries, damages, or hurt to person or property during the course of the work herein covered and his/her sole responsibility.

The contractor further covenants and agrees to indemnify and save harmless the SCLC from the payment of all sums of money or any other consideration(s) by reason of any, or all, such accidents, injuries, damages, or hurt that may happen or occur upon or about such work and all fines, penalties and loss incurred for or by reason of the violation of any SCLC regulation, ordinance or the laws of the State, or the United States while said work is in progress.

The contractor shall maintain sufficient insurance to protect against all claims under Workers Compensation, General Liability and Automobile and shall be subject to approval for adequacy of protection and shall provide such certificates of insurance when requested.

2.8Multiple Proposals Not Accepted

More than one proposal from an individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association under the same or different names shall not be considered.

2.9 Failure to Enter Contract

Should the respondent to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into a contract within ten (10) days, Sundays and holidays excepted, the SCLC may then, at its option, accept the proposal of another respondent.

2.10Commencement of Work

The contractor agrees to commence work after the date of award by the SCLC and upon notice from the using department.

2.11Termination of Contract

If, through any cause, the contractor shall fail to fulfill in a timely and proper

manner its obligations under the Contract, or if the contractor violates any requirements of the Contract, the SCLC shall thereupon have the right to terminate the Contract by giving written notice to the contractor of such termination at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed effective date of the termination. Such termination shall relieve the SCLC of any obligation for the balances to the contractor of any sum or sums set forth in the Contract.

In case of default by the contractor, the SCLC may procure the articles or services from other sources and hold the contractor responsible for any excess cost occasioned thereby.

2.12Challenge of Specifications

Any respondent who wishes to challenge a specification shall file such challenge in writing with the Somerset County Library System Business Manager no less than three (3) business days prior to the opening of the RFP's. Challenges filed after that time shall be considered void and will have no impact on the SCLC or the award of contract.

2.13Payment

The SCLC issues checks once a month on the first Wednesday of each month, excepting holidays. A voucher with the vendor’s original signature must be attached to all invoices and be in the ordering department’s possession roughly two weeks prior to the first Wednesday of the following month in order for a check to be ready on that date.

The SCLC will not pay interest or late fees.

2.14Ownership of Material

The SCLC shall retain all of its rights and interest in any and all documents and property, both hard copy and digital, furnished by the SCLC to the contractor for the purpose of assisting the contractor in the performance of this contract. All such items shall be returned immediately to the SCLC at the expiration or termination of the contract or completion of any related services, pursuant thereto, whichever comes first. None of the documents and/or property shall, without the written consent of the SCLC, be disclosed to others or used by the contractor or permitted by the contractor to be used by their parties at any time except in the performance of the resulting contract.

Ownership of all data, materials and documentation originated and prepared for the SCLC pursuant to this contract shall belong exclusively to the SCLC. All data, reports, computerized information, programs and materials related to this project shall be delivered to and become the property of the SCLC upon completion of the project. The contractor shall not have the right to use, sell, or disclose the total of the interim or final work products, or make available to third parties, without the prior written consent of the SCLC. All information supplied to the SCLC may be required to be supplied on CD-ROM media compatible with the SCLC’s computer operating system, Windows 2000 or XP using Microsoft Office Suite 2003 or 2007.

3.SCOPE OF WORK/TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

The Somerset County Library System seeks specialized implementation of Google Apps for Government, cloud based SaaS (Software as a Service) as the primary communication platform for email, calendaring, document creation and organization administrative management tools. The library system currently operates in a Microsoft Office environment, and uses webmail hosted by the State Library of New Jersey.

The library system is comprised of approximately 300 employees working throughout 10 branches located in Somerset County New Jersey, and serves an overall population of around 188,000 people. We would like to be fully converted to and operating with Google Apps no later than August 31, 2015. This includes all employees utilizing Google Mail, all employees exposed to training, and all data currently on webmail migrated to Google for Work.

Of the 300 or so employee accounts, 10 accounts, comprised of the Leadership Team of the Library System, should have access to Google Vault. The remaining 290 or so employee accounts should simply have Google Mail.

The following is a list of our specifications for a Premier Google Partner to assist with deployment, technical work, training, and change management:

Migration Services / General / The Supplier shall provide a method of migration from the current technical environment to the System that allows Customer to select a specific group of users that shall be migrated at the same time (versus migrating all users at one time) to fall in line with Google’s Deployment Best Practices.
Migration Services / Message Migration / The Supplier shall migrate email messages from the current technical environment without loss or distortion of subject, date, body, recipients, and any other email header and body information.
Migration Services / Message Migration / The Supplier will migrate individual named accounts, as well as associated accounts alias and email distribution lists, into its environment. The Supplier shall keep any existing directories synchronized with each other through daily updates.
Migration Services / Message Migration / The Supplier shall migrate Mail-in databases/Distribution lists to the System, specifically a shared or group mail file or mailbox.
Migration Services / Migration of Messaging Fidelity / The Supplier shall provide a method to perform Names Resolution between the current technical environment and the System resulting in resolved duplicates and a clean environment.
Migration Services / Migration of Messaging Fidelity / The Supplier shall provide a migration method that correctly preserves and displays original hypertext markup language (“HTML”) form in email messages when migrating messages to the System.
Migration Services / Migration of Messaging Fidelity / The Supplier shall migrate all messages in a manner such that they are reply-able in the System after migration.
Migration Services / Migration of Messaging Fidelity / The Supplier shall migrate embedded images to the System.
Migration Services / Migration of Messaging Fidelity / The Supplier shall migrate groups in public address book and private address books to the System.
Migration Services / Migration of Messaging Fidelity / The Supplier shall migrate email addresses, groups, room resources, mail in databases
Migration Services / Migration Tool Management / Supplier migration tools shall centrally control all configuration parameters.
Migration Services / Migration Tool Management / Supplier migration tools shall provide automated or manual user provisioning.
Migration Services / Migration Tool Management / Supplier migration tools shall provide detailed activity logging to monitor migration progress and target risks to work toward troubleshooting and resolving issues that arise during the migration process.
Migration Services / Migration Tool Management / Supplier migration tools shall allow end-user self-service migration options, specifically to start a migration process at the user’s self-initiation.
Migration Services / Migration Tool Management / Supplier migration tools shall provide room & resource migration options.
Migration Services / Migration Tool Scalability / Supplier migration tools shall provide gigabyte (“GB”) per hour migration throughout and the ability to build migration farms to speed up migration.
Migration Services / Migration Timeline / Supplier must be able to execute a full migration from start to finish within a 30-45 day timeframe.
Migration Services / Premier Partner Status / Supplier must be within current ranking of Premier Partner status with Google Enterprise.
Change Management / User Adoption / Supplier must provide customized email communications for end user readiness
Change Management / User Adoption / Supplier must provide project plan for user adoption including customized help sheets and training sessions
Change Management / Training Tools / Supplier must provide tools for conducting webinar based training
Change Management / Training Tools / Supplier must provide recordings of web-based training
Change Management / Training Tools / Supplier must provide customized Help Site for all end user to access and find helpful resources, training videos, printable guides, mobile device instructions
Change Management / Availability- Local Partners Preferred / Supplier may need to provide a local Google Apps trainer for on-site visits to include classroom style training and/or Go-live support
Change Management / Premier Partner Status / Supplier must be within current ranking of Premier Partner status with Google Enterprise.

Please review the tables below and explain if there is any variation between what you provide and what the specification calls for.

Functionality Checklist

Email / Basic email functionality, including but not limited to: send, receive, format, reply, reply-to-all, cc, bcc, and attach documents
Email / Auto-saving of draft messages
Email / Support for user-defined filters or rules for email handling
Email / Ability to add personal signatures
Email / Mailbox delegation; allow users to delegate mailbox control to other, designated users
Email / Ability to send large messages (up to 25 MB with unlimited attachments)
Email / Auto-detect and warn against forgotten attachments based on message content
Email / Verified threaded conversations are intuitive
Email / Ability to "mute" conversation threads
Email / Chat / Ability to use Chat function for everyday business use
Email / Auto-complete/search-as-you-type based search on all mail fields with autocomplete (including searching by sender, date, subject, or message content) and ability to save and search on Chat conversations (if enabled)
Email / Auto-completion of email addresses for users, contacts and groups