Agency Veterans Affairs Dept

Contractor Leidos, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number 76405

Project Name Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) Development

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The purpose of this contract was to develop a comprehensive continuity plan for agency locations in accordance with MN continuity standards and best practices. This work was contracted to leverage subject-matter experts in developing the plan.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 04/21/2014 - 00:00

Original end date Wed, 04/20/2016 - 00:00

Actual end date Thu, 04/30/2015 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $98047.00

Amendments $0.00

Contract total $98047.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? State Funds

Is this a sole source contract? No

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) {Empty}

Evaluator Name Mark Paulson

Evaluator Email Address Mark.J.Paulson@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The contractor’s timeliness did not meet expectations. Deadlines for completion of deliverables & follow up items were missed throughout the project, and typically required additional follow up from the agency to resolve.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The quality of work did not meet expectations. Initial drafts of plans contained incorrect information, grammatical/formatting errors, and lacked the level of detail to meet state's continuity planning requirements. Initial site visits by consultants did not collect adequate/accurate information, and follow up communication with agency locations was poor. Multiple drafts of plans were required to achieve a workable finished product; this required agency staff to spend large amounts of time proofreading documents.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Costs were within the scope of the contract.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance The overall performance of this contractor did not meet project expectations.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? No

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): Contract was terminated prior to completion of all project tasks.

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 1 - very dissatisfied