The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (County) is soliciting competitive sealed proposals from qualified service providers for the Provision and Implementation of a comprehensive Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) on a Multi-Year Contract for the Gwinnett County Water Resources Department. The solution will enhance the County’s Water Resources Laboratory (WRL) management capabilities and grow with its needs. The WRL is interested in either an on premise, or Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) a Software as a Service (SaaS/Cloud) solution. Cloud base systems must have a proven track record of providing a cloud base solution to include workflows, and quality control queues as described by this proposal to businesses and/or other government jurisdictions of the same size and complexity as the County’s Water Resources Laboratory. The proposed solution should meet the requirements outlined in the proposal and the service provider should be prepared to demonstrate those capabilities, should they be asked to do so before award. Note, commercial production systems or systems that are undergoing major functional changes or upgrades are not acceptable for industry-standard systems sought in this solicitation. Although the County is interested in implementing systems with a proven track record and implementation history, that does not preclude service providers from submitting optional proposals that may utilize emerging technology whether on-premises, hosted, or cloud-based solutions, to provide the best result for Gwinnett County. The County intends to award a contract for this proposal to one (1) service provider. There are no expressed or implied obligations for the County to reimburse responding service providers for any expenses incurred in preparing proposals in response to this solicitation. The full cost of proposal preparation and interview presentation (if required) is to be borne by the proposing service provider. Proposals must be signed by a company official who has the authority to commit company resources. The request for proposal and the successful proposal will become part of a written contract between the County and the proposing service provider. The contract shall be on forms supplied by the County. A sample contract has been included for review by the proposer’s legal counsel. Finally, all proposed solutions must comply with the Security Requirements Standards provided in the solicitation with any exceptions being itemized and explained.
