This contract awards a single‑vendor consulting engagement to develop, refine, and test a Business Continuity Program for Covered California. The consultant will leverage existing Business Impact Analyses, create recovery strategies, produce policies and procedures, and conduct training and exercises for an organization of roughly 1,350 staff across six locations. Payment is based on hourly rates, with a total contract ceiling of $125,000 and a one‑year base period plus an optional one‑year extension. The solicitation required a Letter of Intent, a formal response in PDF format, and detailed cost worksheets, emphasizing a weighted evaluation (20 % approach, 20 % past projects, 40 % cost).
• Scope: Recovery‑strategy development, BCP documentation, training/exercise delivery.
• Timeline: November 1 2017 – October 31 2018 (possible extension).
• Evaluation: Narrative (60 %) and cost (40 %) weighting; hourly‑rate pricing.