Department
Information Technology
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval to utilize cooperative purchasing, Information Technology - Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission\ RFP 6100005800, with Testing Xperts, Inc., (Mechanicsburg, PA) in an amount not to exceed $450,000.00, to provide Testing Resources for the CGI-AMS 4X Cloud Upgrade. Effective upon BOC approval for a period of 12 months. (APPROVED)
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Requirement for Board Action (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
In accordance with Purchasing Code Section 102-462, requests for approval to utilize cooperative purchasing contracts of more than $100,000 shall be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for approval.
Strategic Priority Area related to this item (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
Commission Districts Affected
All Districts ☒
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Is this a purchasing item?
Yes
Summary & Background: Testing Xperts are co headquartered in the US & UK with 13 global offices and serving 30+ countries. They have 25+ years of industry experience including experience. Their testing service pertaining to ERP includes - ERP implementation testing, ERP upgrade testing, ERP business process testing, Security & Compliance testing, Performance testing.
Scope of Work: To meet Fulton County Quality Assurance “QA” requirements, the agreed scope is as given below:
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Functional Testing |
Tx team will perform this in lower environments as well as in production environments. |
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Integration Testing |
Tx team will perform integration testing. |
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Automation Testing |
Tx team will develop automation to provide coverage from a UI workflow perspective along with the data validation scripts. |
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Process Enhancements |
The Tx team will analyse existing QA workflows to identify and recommend process enhancements that streamline test planning, execution, and reporting through best practices and standardization initiatives. |
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API Testing |
Tx team will perform API testing if required. |
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Data Testing |
Tx team will perform Data verification, validation and migration testing. |
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Performance Testing |
Tx will perform load testing in the stage environment so that we can optimize the application before it is deployed in production. This will help Fulton County to identify optimum production/cloud capacity to manage its user load. |
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Security Testing |
Tx team will perform security testing not just from an access/privilege perspective but also from the application front-end perspective. |
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Accessibility Testing |
Tx will perform accessibility testing to ensure compliance with WCAG2.2 Level AA guidelines unless Fulton County specifies any other requirement. |
Community Impact: None
Department Recommendation: The Department of Information Technology recommends Testing Xperts to test all the applications pertaining to the ERP upgrade and other enterprise software applications that Fulton County wants to implement such as IAS World, ECM Digitalization. Testing Xperts have also done similar valuable work with Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
Project Implications: Amid Fulton County’s ERP system upgrade process, it is important to thoroughly test all the applications prior to Go-Live.
Community Issues/Concerns: There are no issues/concerns to report.
Department Issues/Concerns: There are no issues/concerns to report.
Contract & Compliance Information
Not Applicable
Exhibits Attached
Exhibit 1: Statement of Work
Contact Information (Type Name, Title, Agency and Phone)
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Kevin Kerrigan, CIO, Information Technology, 404-612-0057
Contract Attached
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Yes
Previous Contracts
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No
Total Contract Value
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Original Approved Amount: |
$0.00 |
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Previous Adjustments: |
$0.00 |
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This Request: |
$450,000.00 |
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TOTAL: |
$450,000.00 |
Fiscal Impact / Funding Source
Funding Line 1:
448-220-ARP1-VIRT: American Rescue Plan, Information Technology, Virtual Support-IT
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Key Contract Terms |
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Start Date: Upon BOC Approval |
End Date: 12 months |
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Renewal/Extension Terms: No renewal options |
Overall Contractor Performance Rating: New vendor
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