Agency MNIT

Contractor Trissential

SWIFT Contract Number 144376

Project Name Technology Modernization Project

Project Number (if applicable) JGCD0SUT

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: OHE does not have an architect assigned who can perform the duties required. This engagement was to have an experienced architect document the current state of systems; design mid-level business processes; catalog current systems; establish approaches to migrate data, decommission old technology, enforce security, enable regular additions/changes to programs, simplify maintenance and enhancements; define business architecture, enterprise solution standards, component breakdown structures, databases; oversee implementation of quality solutions, adherence to design directives; and provide knowledge transfer.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 07/09/2018 - 00:00

Original end date Thu, 07/08/2021 - 00:00

Actual end date Sat, 09/28/2019 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) 1766

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $270400.00

Amendments $40820

Contract total $229580.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? State

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Colleen Adams

Evaluator Email Address colleen.adams@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Satisfactory

Evaluate the contractor's quality Quality was satisfactory, however, some of the approaches and technologies used were determined to be less than ideal for long-term supportability by the organization.

Evaluate the contractor's cost High, but comparable to what contracted architectural resources charge.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance The designed solution represented more of the architect’s vision of an ideal solution than a solution to address the organization’s needs. The solution exceeded what the organization needed, what they could afford, and would have taken years to implement. It may have been a good solution for a large organization, just not right-sized for this organization.
The project is ongoing but following a recent architectural assessment, it was determined to be in the best interest of the project and the organization to pursue alternative outside solutions rather than developing an in-house system. With this change in project direction, several contracted positions were no longer needed. This is one of those positions and the contract with the vendor was terminated.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 3 - neutral