Interoperable systems reflect the ability of software and hardware on multiple machines from multiple vendors to communicate. ISA Information Systems Applications JAD Joint Application Development Key Personnel Vendor staff responsible for oversight of work during the life of the project and for deliverables. LAN Local Area Network LCB Legislative Counsel Bureau LOI Letter of Intent - notification of the State’s intent to award a contract to a vendor, pending successful negotiations; all information remains confidential until the issuance of the formal notice of award. May Indicates something that is recommended but not mandatory. If the vendor fails to provide recommended information, the State may, at its sole option, ask the vendor to provide the information or evaluate the proposal without the information. MS Microsoft Must Indicates a mandatory requirement. Failure to meet a mandatory requirement may result in the rejection of a proposal as non-responsive. NAC Nevada Administrative Code –All applicable NAC documentation may be reviewed via the internet at: . NERC Nevada Equal Rights Commission NOA Notice of Award – formal notification of the State’s decision to award a contract, pending Board of Examiners’ approval of said contract, any information becomes available upon written request. NRS Nevada Revised Statutes – All applicable NRS documentation may be reviewed via the internet at: . Open Systems Computer systems that provide some combination of interoperability, portability and open software standards. Ops Computer Operations Pacific Time (PT) Unless otherwise stated, all references to time in this RFP and any subsequent contract are understood to be Pacific Time. PC Personal computer POC Proof of Concept Prime Contractor The prime contractor has full responsibility for coordinating and controlling all aspects of the project, including support to be provided by any subcontractor(s). The prime contractor will be the sole point of contact with the State relative to contract performance. If this project involves the use of one or more program products proprietary to another supplier, the prime contractor will be responsible for acquiring a license for the State’s use of such program products. Production Environment A computer system, communications capability and applications software that facilitates ongoing business operations. New hardware/software is not introduced into a production environment until it is fully tested and accepted by the State. Proprietary Information Any trade secret or confidential business information that is contained in a bid or proposal submitted on a particular contract. (Refer to NRS 333.020 (5) (a).
Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation Southern Administrative Office 2800 East St. Louis Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89104 Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation Northern Administrative Office 500 East Third Street Carson City, NV 89713 A majority of the Workforce Modernization Implementation project work is expected to be conducted at or near two (2) locations. Other Nevada locations may be utilized when testing, training and implementing the solution. In preparing their proposals, vendors should consider and factor in DETR’s work and operational locations. Other DETR operations and work sites include: Description Address Contributions, Vocational Rehab, IDP 1370 S. Curry Street Carson City, NV 89703 UISS, WISS, R&A Frontier Plaza 1923 North Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701 Vocational Rehab, Appeals, Contributions 1325 Corporate Boulevard Reno, NV 89502 DETR also provides business services within the following offices: Description Address Carson City JobConnect 1929 Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701 Elko JobConnect 172 Sixth Street Elko, NV 89801 Ely JobConnect 480 Campton Street Ely, NV 89301 Fallon JobConnect 121 Industrial Way Fallon, NV 89406 Henderson JobConnect 119 Water Street Henderson, NV 89015-7290 Lake Mead Outreach 710 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89030 Las JobConnect 3405 South Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89109 NJC One-Stop Career Center 6330 W. Charleston Blvd. Ste. 190 Las NV 89146 North Las Vegas JobConnect 2827 Las Vegas Boulevard North North Las Vegas, NV 89030-5703 Reno JobConnect Office Reno Town Mall
4001 South Virginia Street, Suite G Reno, NV 89502 Sparks JobConnect 2281 Pyramid Way Sparks, NV 89431 Winnemucca JobConnect 475 West Haskell Street, Suite 1 Winnemucca, NV 89445 Casual Labor Office Locations: Description Address Day Labor 1001 North “A” Street Las NV 89106 Day 420 Galletti Way Sparks, NV 89431 CONCURRENT IMPACTS/PROJECTS Within the State of Nevada and DETR there are ongoing technology projects and initiatives, however, DETR does not expect the existing and planned concurrent projects to impact with any significance the project identified within this RFP. Workforce Modernization is one of DETR’s primary technology initiatives. Excluding unforeseen demands from Federal or State of Nevada oversight entities, DETR expects the workforce Modernization Implementation project to be its priority. CURRENT COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT – STATE OF NEVADA The State of Nevada Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) maintains a comprehensive computing and communications facility and provides technical services and support to State agencies statewide. Primary EITS services include Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) provision and support, IBM mainframe capacity, maintenance and support, UNIX hosting and support, data center facilities and server support services and other technical consulting and software design, development and related services. DETR currently deploys multiple applications based on IBM mainframe and UNIX RISC platforms. Other Windows, Linux and Novell systems run on Intel platforms. The State datacenter uses DB2, Oracle and MS SQL server database software. The primary network protocol for the State’s LAN and WAN services is Ethernet and TCP/IP with WAN components consisting predominantly of Cisco Systems equipment using Cisco Systems best practices. DETR uses EITS' statewide WAN to support UInv and other network activity. For workforce modernization statewide network and communication planning purposes, DETR will continue to rely on the EITS WAN for communications. Within their RFP response, the vendor is required to indicate WAN capacity and performance requirements in support of their proposed workforce modernization solution.
XML, Web Services and SOA For specific legacy application enhancements, DETR has or is deploying XML, web services and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) technologies to link and integrate heterogeneous applications. The technology facilitates transfer of data between DETR’s applications using standard interfaces and messaging schemas. Oracle’s SOA Suite, a recently acquired technology, is being deployed as part of DETR’s current data integration strategy with the objective of reducing development time and maintenance costs for building integrated solutions. SOA capabilities the agency is pursuing include standardized messaging schemas, service directory and discovery, business process orchestration and activity monitoring and web services management. Data Encryption DETR utilizes the Oracle Advanced Security Option (ASO) to transparently encrypt personal identifying (PI) information such as client Social Security Numbers stored in Oracle databases without requiring major modification to existing Oracle based applications. DETR has future plans to deploy a similar product to allow transparent encryption of PI information stored by applications using SQL Server databases. DISASTER RECOVERY ENVIRONMENT Disaster recovery for the current systems environment includes two (2) procedures. disaster recovery for the mainframe environment is maintained and managed by the State of Nevada Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS), the State’s central IT unit. EITS works with other State agencies to ensure that mainframe components and related applications are recoverable from disaster. Multiple State agencies rely on this first recovery procedure. The second recovery procedure is used by DETR to recover mission-critical servers. Utilizing server space both in Northern and Southern Nevada, DETR replicates and shares information between the two locations for systems recovery purposes. PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AND Current software products and tools utilized by DETR for workforce modernization include: MS Project 2003 with MS Project Server and Project Web Access available; MS Office 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, VISIO, InfoPath); MS SharePoint 2007; and Borland CaliberRM and DefineIT 2008 (used for requirements management). To ensure future compatibility and maintainability of project management content, vendors proposing additional or project management software must identify the software in
conversion schedules followed, data conversion and reconciliation results including record counts, actual data conversion and staging files and outstanding issues and tasks. Data Conversion Work Products The vendor must produce the following Data Conversion work products and provide updated and incremented versions for each when a major project iteration/phase/implementation occurs until all major iterations or phases are complete. The completed work products must be submitted as part of the Data Conversion Deliverable. Data Conversion Plan Work Product Number Description of Work Product State’s Estimated Review Time (Working Days) 5.6.2.1 Data Conversion Plan 10 Data Conversion Work Product Number Description of Work Product State’s Estimated Review Time (Working Days) 5.6.2.2 Data Conversion System Design 15 5.6.2.3 Data Conversion Component Inventory and Source Code Repository 7 5.6.2.4 Data Conversion Results 20 Data Conversion Deliverables The vendor must produce the following Data Conversion deliverables. Deliverable Number Description of Deliverable Activity/ Work Product State’s Estimated Review time (Working Days) 5.6.4.1 Data Conversion Design and Development 5.6.2.1 through 5.6.2.3 7 5.6.4.2 Data Conversion Results 5.6.2.4 5 DATA MANAGEMENT Objective Develop and configure Workforce modernization data design and management elements.