A State of California department seeks proposals from qualified bidders to provide a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for its Water Technical Access Portal (WaterTAP). These services will include development, design, and implementation of the WaterTAP solution, software licensing and maintenance, and optional post-implementation services.
The WaterTAP solution will replace legacy systems with a configurable, cloud-based SaaS solution: an enterprise-level data system designed to minimize customization and:
- Address current and future information and business needs;
- Maintain an overarching architecture to connect existing foundational data systems;
- Integrate new data systems — from disparate spreadsheets to databases currently in use — into a single, cohesive system;
- Streamline information access for internal staff and external stakeholders; and
- Support data and document submissions, workflow routing, and compliance decision support.
The cloud-based SaaS solution will enable the client to respond more nimbly to new legislation and to support the state’s environmental requirements. It will also create a streamlined user experience, increase efficiency, and establish a single system of record for drinking water reporting — improving access to data for more robust and complete reporting.
This is a Request for Proposal (RFP).
Mandatory Position Requirements
- Engagement Director/Executive: 5+ years direct project oversight on enterprise solutions over $10M; 10+ years in professional services, development, client support, or project management.
- Project Manager: active PMI PMP certification; 2+ years FTE as PM on a $10M+ system integration project; 5+ years FTE as PM on $10M+ software implementations; 5+ years FTE with government entities.
- Senior Data Architect: 7 years full-time lead data architect on $10M+ enterprise solutions (5,000+ users, Salesforce); 5+ years data modeling, ETL, data warehousing, and data lake design; 5+ years cloud platform data services; enterprise architecture certification; 5+ years data governance, quality, and conversion.
- Senior Software Solutions Architect: 7 years full-time lead architect on $10M+ enterprise solutions (cloud SaaS, 10,000+ users, Salesforce); 5 years as Solution Architect on complex $10M+ IT projects across 5+ business programs; enterprise architecture certification; 5+ years enterprise ECM platforms (e.g., Documentum, Hyland OnBase); 5+ years integrating ECM with customized SaaS.
- Senior Business Analyst: 7 years (last 12) as functional lead on $10M+ enterprise implementations (business process re-engineering, gap analyses, SDLC for cloud SaaS); 10 years Agile/iterative methodology on $10M+ solutions; 10 years (last 12) evaluating business processes, workflows, and requirements on $10M+ solutions.
- Training Lead: 5+ years developing and leading training programs for completed technology implementations; 5+ years designing user guides, training materials, and FAQs for 10,000+ user projects.
- Senior Test and Validation Lead: 3+ years as testing lead on $10M+ public-sector projects (10,000+ users) — test plans, leading validation teams in cloud SaaS, test automation tools.
- Technical Lead: 7 years (last 12) overseeing daily technical operations and development teams; 5 years as technical lead for enterprise Salesforce implementations.
- Organizational Change Management Lead: 5 years implementing OCM in a lead capacity with an industry-standard framework; 5 years creating and delivering OCM products (roadmaps, risk logs, transition/training/communication plans); OCM certification.
- GIS Solution Expert: 5 years GIS development/implementation for drinking water infrastructure or regulated utilities; 5 years GIS software (ArcGIS, ESRI Enterprise), geospatial database management, automation workflows, web GIS, map design, and enterprise IT integration.
Proposal Due Date: Nov 22
Intent to Bid Due Date: Nov 17
For more information, contact austin@provteam.com