REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
 RFP 0384
 
Jefferson Parish Department of Purchasing is soliciting Request for Proposals (RFPs) from qualified firms to provide SERVICES FOR THE CURRENT JEFFERSON PARISH SCADA SYSTEM for the Jefferson Parish Engineering Department.
 
TO UPGRADE SCADA SOFTWARE THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN 1992 AND HAS SINCE BEEN REVISED IN 2011. NEW SOFTWARE WILL ALLOW CURRENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT VIA E-MAIL/TELEPHONE/ONSITE AS NECESSARY AND WILL BE ABLE TO INTERFACE WITH THE NEW OPERATING SYSTEMS OF COMPUTERS PARISH-WIDE.
 
All proposals will be evaluated on criteria such as vendor’s technical proposal, qualifications and experience, financial profile and proposal responsiveness and other criteria more specifically defined in the RFP document.  The maximum total points for each proposal are set at 100 points
                       
PRE–Proposal Conference: AUGUST 14, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at Joseph S. Yenni Building located at 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 303, Jefferson, LA 70123
 
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED IN THE:
 
JEFFERSON PARISH PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
JOSEPH S. YENNI BUILDING
1221 ELMWOOD PARK BLVD., STE. 404
JEFFERSON, LA  70123
            OR
JEFFERSON PARISH PURCHASIING DEPARTMENT
GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING
200 DERBIGNY STREET, SUITE 4400
GRETNA, LA  70053
 
UNTIL 4:30 P.M. LOCAL TIME ON August 24, 2018
 
For convenience, firms may also submit proposals in the East Bank Purchasing Department, Suite 404, Jefferson Parish Joseph S. Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., Jefferson, LA 70123.
 
The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals, in whole or part, pursuant to the law.  Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipients of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide high quality services and that are dedicated to diversity and to containing costs.  Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involvement of minority and/or woman-owned business enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs.
 
A copy of the RFP is available gratis from: http://purchasing.jeffparish.net and selecting the LaPAC tab or at the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, General Government Building, 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA  70053, (504)-364-2678.
   
Renny Simno                                                                   Jenifer Lotz
Director                                                                           Chief Buyer
Purchasing Department                                                  Purchasing Department
 
ADV:  The Times Picayune:   July 25, 2018 and August 1 and 8, 2018                         

Additional Notes/Requirements

PLEASE RESPOND TO THE RFP PER INSTRUCTIONS IN THE RFP DOCUMENTS. PROPOSAL RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THIS SITE