Vendor Engagement for IT Project Management and SupportThe Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT), partnering with the Minnesota Department of Administration (Admin), is seeking a vendor to provide resource(s) to support MMCAP and other Admin divisions. The resource(s) will provide IT project management support and day-to-day operational support of IT applications, as well as data storage optimization, database analysis, and Azure modernization support.The vendor will supply one full-time resource that will be dedicated to supporting MMCAP, a national cooperative group purchasing organization (GPO) for government facilities that provide healthcare services. The vendor will also supply additional resource(s) on an as-needed basis to support other Admin divisions. There is no guarantee of work for the as-needed resource(s). As agency needs warrant, the full-time resource may also be required to support other divisions, and the as-needed resource(s) may also be required to support MMCAP.The resource(s) will work with several major databases, applications, and websites – providing project management, leading IT support, providing design assistance, and planning and developing technology efforts.
The resource(s) will provide the leadership, expertise, training, analysis, and guidance necessary to build, deploy, administer, and maintain these critical systems. The resource(s) will provide information for managerial decision-making and provide application support to ensure effective communications and information exchange. The resource(s) will support internal/external employees as well as application, data, and connectivity issues as they arise, all with a timely turnaround. The resource(s) will also potentially assist multiple divisions that are currently experiencing significant data storage challenges and technical debt related to legacy databases and on-premise systems.Technologies utilized by MMCAP and other Admin divisions include Azure; SQL Server and SQL Server Management Studio; OnContact; ShareFile; Tableau; Drupal; and Acquia. Work will be performed off-site/remotely.
All resource(s) must be available for work during regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday.This request is for a single vendor to supply multiple resources to perform the services on an hourly basis as the needs of the engagement warrant. The vendor will supply one full-time resource as well as additional as-needed resource(s). The full-time resource will be named in vendor responses to this posting and will be specifically evaluated as part of the contracting process.
The additional as-needed resource(s) will NOT be named in vendor responses to this posting and will not be evaluated as part of the contracting process.The State will conduct interview(s) with a short list of the highest scoring responder(s). The State will request that, at a minimum, the responders' proposed full-time (named) resource, the responders' Project Manager, and the responders' Staffing Manager appear for the interview. The State reserves the right to remove a responder from consideration if the responder is unavailable for interview as requested by the State. Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.