| THA -E-Z Pass Reciprocity Hardware and Software Maintenance Support |
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Identification
| Reference Number: | 22014792 |
| Title: | THA -E-Z Pass Reciprocity Hardware and Software Maintenance Support |
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| Agency Reference Number: | 04-6661 |
| Agency: | THA - Toll Highway Authority |
| Purchasing Agency: | THA - Toll Highway Authority |
| Purchasing Agency SPO: | Scott R Sims |
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| Status: | Published |
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Overview
| Description and Specifications: |
| The Illinois Toll Highway Authority is giving notice of intent to award a contract under the sole source provisions of the Procurement rules to Electronic Transaction Consultants (ETCC). The Tollway has implemented an E-Z Pass Reciprocity Solution. Electronic toll collection account reciprocity is promoted whereby a patron with a transponder issued by one Toll Authority can use other Inter-Agency Group (IAG) members facilities. The convenience of the Tollways and the IAGs electronic toll collection a patron is maximized through the increased interoperability of a regional system of electronic toll collection. Ongoing maintenance and support is required to ensure compliance with the E-ZPass Inter-Customer Service Center Interface File and Reporting Specifications, including modifications to the software that permits the addition of toll agencies to the E-ZPass Inter-agency Group and other application support/upgrades to enhance Reciprocity functionality.
This contract has a retroactive start date of January 1, 2008. |
Key Information
| Notice Type: | Sole Economically Feasible Source |
| Published: | 05/12/2008 |
| Notice Expiration Date: | 05/26/2008 |
| Sole Source Only Justification: | It is financially advantageous for the Tollway to maintain the current reciprocity system rather than to procure a new reciprocity system. The estimated cost for ETCC to integrate the Rite CSC and Rite Host to another vendors E-ZPass Reciprocity Solution is $50,000. Estimated internal labor costs for Tollway employee participation in development, testing, and training is $8,000.
The expected cost avoidance that the sole sourcing of this maintenance contract would provide is estimated at $301,000. All costs were based on the previous procurement of E-ZPass Reciprocity Integration Contract
Any challenge to this Notice must be submitted in writing within 14 days of the published date and to the person identified below. Late challenges will not be considered. Only a challenge with documentation which sufficiently demonstrates and proves a prospective vendors ability to meet all specifications and other requirements of |
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| Accordance with Admin Rule: | Item is patented or copyrighted and only available from holder of patent/copyright |
| Professional & Artistic: | No |
| Small Business Set-Aside: | No |
| Relevant Category: | IT |
| Total Amount of Award: | $360,000.00 (Total Dollar Value Only/Includes Any Renewal Options) |
| Estimated/Actual Value Description: | Estimated.
The $120k covers estimated annual charges to monitor, maintain, troubleshoot and repair as well as provide upgrades in conjunction with IAG specifications the application used to integrate toll collection and inter-agency financial reconciliation for IPASS, EZPASS and IZOOM participating agencies and their customers.
The $120,000.00 is an estimate as this amount will be based on time & materials related to both routine maintenance and as needed repairs/fixes to system and hardware
The initial term is estimated at $120,000.00
The renewal options are estimated at $120,000.00 for a total estimated contract cost of $360,000.00 |
| Length of Initial Term: | 12 |
| Contract Begin Date: | 01/01/2008 |
| Contract End Date: | 12/31/2008 |
| Renewal Terms: | 2 |
Bidder(s)
| Number of Responding Bidders: | 0 |
| Number of Unsuccessful Responsive Bidders: | 0 |
| Total Number Awarded: | 0 |
| Listing of All Bidders/Offerors Considered But Not Selected: |
Vendor(s) Selected for Award
Notice Contact
| Name: | Tiffany Power |
| Street Address: | 401 S Spring Street |
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| City: | Springfield |
| State: | IL |
| Zip Code: | 62702 |
| Phone: | 217-557-8250 |
| Fax Number: | 217-782-5187 |
| EMail Address: | tiffany.power@illinois.gov |
Class Code
| Class Codes: | | E350 EDP; Software Maintenance
E610 EDP; Other |
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