Agency MNIT

Contractor Blood Orange, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number 176355

Project Name Social Distancing Analysis for COVID-19 Response

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The State was in need of a contractor to engage with MNIT Services and other State leaders in using methodologies, including human centered design (“HCD”), to assess how citizens could stay safe while enabling more activity after removal of social distancing orders. Blood Orange provided a portion of these services through and approved emergency authorization contract.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 04/13/2020 - 00:00

Original end date Tue, 06/30/2020 - 00:00

Actual end date Tue, 06/30/2020 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $45000

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Contract total $45000

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? State Funds

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Tracy Gerasch

Evaluator Email Address tracy.gerasch@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Contractor provided all services in a very timely fashion and was very flexible with scheduling and ongoing developments in the pandemic.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Contractor provided exceptional quality that met the needs of executive decision makers.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Contractor's proposal fit within state budgetary restrictions and contractor provided high value to the state.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Contractor was very adaptable, listened to state's needs, and provided a high-quality insights and guidance to move forward with pandemic planning.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied