REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP NUMBER: 0A1031 DATE ISSUED

e furnished and installed by the Contractor no later than 24 hours following the request for
replacement, at no additional cost to the ODPS.
C. Notwithstanding the ODPS’ rights under the Contract to extend one or more testing periods, the
DL/ID solution is required to achieve Final System Acceptance no later than 280 calendar days after
Contract execution.
D. Extensions, if any, to the Alpha Test, Beta/Pilot Test, or Final System Acceptance periods shall not
constitute a waiver of ODPS’ rights or remedies under the Contract for breach and/or default.
Extensions may only be granted at ODPS’ request.
E. The ODPS will provide written confirmation following successful completion of the Alpha Test,
Beta/Pilot Test, and Final Acceptance periods. Such confirmation shall not be conclusive evidence of
complete conformance in all respects to the Contract specifications and other requirements, or the
non-existence of potential latent defects.
F. The ODPS will, and the Contractor must, maintain appropriate records documenting performance
during the Alpha Test, Beta/Pilot Test, and Final System Acceptance Periods and such records shall
be conclusive for purposes of determining compliance with all testing criteria and Final System
Acceptance requirements.
Confirmation of Final System Acceptance shall not be conclusive regarding the non-existence of
latent defects. The ODPS shall be the sole judge of compliance with testing criteria and whether any
failure to satisfy or pass testing criteria was due to operator error or malfunction.
G. The Contractor shall not be entitled to, and the ODPS will not pay, any charges associated with the
Contractor’s failure to satisfy any testing criteria, and/or any test period.
H. The Contractor shall provide a proposed written test plan which shall include, but not be limited to, all
necessary criteria and tests to be performed to ensure that the DL/ID solution as a whole, and all
components thereof, satisfy the requirements agreed to in this RFP, a description of all phases of
testing, provisions for the documentation of testing results, problem detection, and corrective
measures taken to permanently address problems, and a description of the resources, including the
ODPS and Contractor staffing, necessary to conduct testing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
ODPS shall have the sole discretion to determine the test plan, including all details contained therein,
that will ultimately be used in the determination of whether the DL/ID solution, and all components
thereof, satisfy the requirements and desirables agreed to in this RFP (including all addenda and any
resulting Contract). The Contractor must finalize and document the written test plan, with the ODPS
consultation, prior to the beginning of the Alpha Test Period.
System Testing and Acceptance Period – Alpha Test Period at ODPS, Shipley Building
A. The Alpha Test Period will begin upon receipt of written notice and documentation from the
Contractor that delivery and installation of the DL/ID solution has been completed and a system
audit and successful testing during development was performed at the site demonstrating that the
system meets the design/performance capabilities stipulated by the Contract.
B. The Alpha Test Period must be a fully integrated system testing period, in a non-production
environment, where the Contractor must successfully demonstrate all requirements of this RFP
(including all addenda and any resulting Contract) for 45 consecutive calendar days, or less at
ODPS’ option, in order to meet acceptance.
C. The Alpha Test Period must include, but not be limited to testing to confirm, to ODPS’
satisfaction, that the DL/ID solution:
1. Performs successfully in accordance with all requirements specified in this RFP (including all
addenda and any resulting Contract).
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