Agency Revenue Dept

Contractor Baker IT

SWIFT Contract Number 37845

Project Name knowledge transfer

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The contractor is responsible for maintaining our EDE (Electronic Data Exchange) system. In addition he performs mission critical business and technical support for many of DOR’s Java based systems. He is currently involved in projects to eliminate DOR’s reliance on the State mainframe, move from BEA Weblogic to Oracle Glassfish, implement our eCRV (Electronic Certificate of Real Estate Value) system to 87 Counties statewide, eliminate the use of IBM’s MQ Series middleware, and in providing technical assistance to DOR in the last phase of implementation of our Integrated Tax System (GenTax).
Needed to keep Existing applications operational by bridging the gap until State employees can be hired. The contractor will provide the knowledge transfer.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 11/28/2011 - 00:00

Original end date Wed, 11/21/2012 - 00:00

Actual end date Fri, 10/26/2012 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $166000.00

Amendments $0

Contract total $166000.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? agency

Is this a sole source contract? Yes

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) Knowledgeable contractor was needed to bridge a gap and transfer knowledge to new State employees which will be hired

Evaluator Name mary ann novotny

Evaluator Email Address mary.ann.novotny@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness assignments always completed on time or early

Evaluate the contractor's quality comput code produced by Ravindar Vangala was top quality. Many times he found a solution to a problem and coded it before anyone else was even able to identify the problem

Evaluate the contractor's cost mid-scale and good value

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance excellant

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): {Empty}

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