Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Agency is dedicated to enhancing the economic vitality in the State of New Hampshire while promoting it as a destination for both domestic and international visitors. The BSP is a vital component of BEA’s overall economic strategy to facilitate a pro-growth environment for the State’s business community. The Agency will require proposers to implement extensive elements of the “New Hampshire Business Services Portal Strategic Implementation Plan” (SIP), which lays the foundation for what the state envisions for this project. The proposer will create a timeline with explicit benchmarks for the development, testing, and public release of features listed within the SIP and further detailed based on requirements within Appendix B and the added topic areas in Appendix C. The final product will incorporate the key features listed by releases as well as a pathway for the State to develop further improvements as part of ongoing maintenance and operations and after contract completion. Please see the SIP, Appendix B and Appendix C for further detail. Given the federal source of funds, the proposer will be required to meet federal compliance and uniform guidance standards. The proposer shall adhere to the following conditions of this RFP: The contract shall be for a timeframe not to exceed 6/30/2026. All proposed work must be completed within this time and provide clear timeline/release phases that follow the SIP guidelines and the requirements and topic clarifications outlined in Appendix B and C. The proposal shall be for not more than $9.5 million. No proposal that exceeds this amount shall be considered. There will be multiple tiered releases anticipated to create an initial "Minimum viable Product” (MVP) and subsequent releases to continually expand on previous functionality and technical capabilities to meet the guidance outlined in the SIP and requirements and topics outlined in Appendix B and C. These activities are summarized, but not limited to the items below: o MVP Release (by 12/31/2024) (basic release features) will focus on setting up the MVP and various baseline activities to form the foundation for content access, profile management, single sign-on, KPI Development and reporting, and accessibility and procurement services components by providing solid project and schedule management and working collaboratively with state of NH stakeholders to fully elaborate on business services and implement them into the BSP.
