Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. The proposer/awarded contractor shall be prepared to begin full scale operations on July 9, 2012. b. TCC would provide to the awarded contractor access to College contracts, and schedule meetings with appropriate College staff as requested and needed. c. Awarded independent contractor will provide all labor and materials to complete the scope of work defined herein. Final negotiated consulting contract is intended to be "inclusive" of any/all labor, benefits, travel, and lodging and per diem costs. As such based upon past historical contract experience please include with your qualification a "range" of consulting fee lump sum estimates/cost you would project this type consulting agreement (as defined herein) would cost the College. d. Please describe in your RFQ 2012-07 submittal, how your firm would propose meeting the scope of services of this RFQ 2012-07 including defining in your proposal a proposed schedule of, milestones and tasks to be scheduled and accomplished. e. This is a request for qualifications from qualified independent consultants to provide the services described herein. Interested parties are encouraged to propose the methodology, work schedule, higher educational standard fee structure or additional services they feel will best meet the needs of the College however, the College reserves the right to select all or any portion of the proposed services. f. RFQ #2012-07 proposals will be accepted only from independent consultants who must not be affiliated with any ERP provider as an agent or broker, or in any way profit from the sale of an ERP system. Proposers must make a statement in their proposal regarding their independence and may be automatically disqualified if it is subsequently learned that the proposer is not independent. g. Proposers shall describe the range of their available services, with emphasis on evaluating various ERP systems matching them to the clients specific needs. Description of available services shall also include the proposer s type and years of consulting experience in ERP evaluation, preparation of specifications and RFPs, contract negotiations, purchase recommendations and feasibility studies
