Specifications include, but are not limited to: A.1. The Contractor shall provide all service and deliverables as required, described, and detailed herein and shall meet all service and delivery timelines as specified by this Contract. A.2. Deliverable Acceptance. The Contractor shall provide consulting services to lead data collection, Spend Analysis, Savings Creation, and provide related support for the States strategic sourcing initiative. The Contractor shall provide all deliverables for approval to the Chief Procurement Officer. Approval of all deliverables shall be at the sole discretion of the State and will be provided in writing. The State is the sole judge of any deliverables acceptability. When the deliverable is acceptable, the State will document this in writing. The Contractor shall not rely on any verbal commitment from the State regarding deliverable acceptability. The State will provide reasonable but limited support to the Contractor for producing deliverables. A.3. Project Plan and Timeline a. The appropriate work elements it proposes to carry out. . The Contractor shall deliver a Project Plan and Timeline addressing: b. The outcome, deliverable, or milestone for each work element. c. The Contractor and State resources, roles, and responsibilities for each work element. d. The schedule required for the successful completion of all milestones and associated deliverables. The Project Plan and Timeline should highlight necessary predecessor work elements and specific relationships and include a description of how Savings Creation efforts will be sequenced. While the Contractor will be required to propose and maintain its Project Timeline, it is the States expectation that the Spend Analysis Phase of the project will be completed in approximately three months, and that the Savings Creation Phase of the project (if pursued) will take approximately 12-15 months, depending on the level of Contractor resources dedicated. The Contractor shall complete and provide to the State said Project Plan and Timeline no later than two weeks after the project start date.
