Rfi Seed To Sale Implementation

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES

Request for Information

Medical Marijuana

Seed-to-Sale System

Implementation Approach

Summary.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) issues this Request for Information (RFI) to solicit information that will be used to assist with the development of a Medical Marijuana Seed-to-Sale solicitation which may be released by the Commonwealth soon.

Specifically, this request seeks a review and feedback of a proposed implementation approach for the referenced procurement and project. The Commonwealth seeks an implementation approach that prioritizes risk reduction, early operational readiness, and disciplined configuration of a configurable Seed-to-Sale solution.

The Commonwealth desires to produce a solicitation that promotes vendor competition and creative technical solutions. The Commonwealth is open to all ideas in relation to this project and encourages alternative ideas that will help the Commonwealth better define its requirements. This RFI is an earnest attempt to become aware of and knowledgeable about current solutions to support the project requirements of the Commonwealth. This RFI will also help the Commonwealth identify the pool of potential vendors who are able to provide the required services to support this goal.

Issues to Be Addressed.

The Commonwealth is requesting the following feedback from firms with expertise in Seed-to-Sale tracking solutions:

Contact Issuing Officer, Corey Walters, email address ra-, include RFI Medical Marijuana in the subject line, to express your intent to respond to the RFI by Tuesday, March 24 at 1:00 PM EST. At the Commonwealth's discretion, meetings will be scheduled with respondents on Friday, March 27 and Monday March 30. In your response, select 3 dates and time for a meeting in order of preference.

Friday March 27: 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM

Monday March 30: 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM

Include a cover letter, with the RFI response, on company letterhead, which includes a point of contact name, phone number and email address.

Review Proposed Implementation Plan and provide feedback in the form of redlines and comments within the document.

Review supporting documents and provide feedback in the form of redlines and comments within the documents:

Appendix A, Current State

Appendix G, Medical Marijuana Seed-to-Sale System Requirements

Appendix J, Bolstering Service Delivery through a Digital Experience Strategy

Appendix K, Medical Marijuana Seed-to-Sale System Service Level Agreements

Feedback in the form a written narrative not to exceed two (2) pages may be submitted.

Point of Contact:

The sole point of contact for this RFI shall be the Issuing Officer, Corey Walters, email address

ra- and that all emails include RFI Medical Marijuana in the subject line.

Due Date.

Written responses to this RFI will be due on Thursday, March 26 at 1:00 PM EST.

Disclaimer.

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for future business, an offer for procurement or any other type of current or future procurement or contractual action and is only intended to gather input. The Commonwealth will not award a contract on the basis of this RFI, nor will it pay for information it receives.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Commonwealth to form a binding contract. No party is bound by the information provided in response to this RFI.

Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is not liable for any costs or expenses incurred by the Respondent in the preparation of its responses.

Respondents needing confidential treatment for any proprietary information they furnish must clearly identify that in their respective Responses. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled in accordance with applicable law including the Right To Know Law, as amended.

All material submitted shall be considered the property of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and may be returned only at the Commonwealth's option. Notwithstanding any Respondents copyright designations contained on responses, the Commonwealth shall have the right to make copies and distribute responses internally and to comply with public record or other disclosure requirements under the provisions of any Commonwealth or United States statute or regulation, or rule or order of any court of competent jurisdiction.

Respondents to this Request shall not provide recommendations as to specific courses of action and shall not be deemed to be an advisor or consultant to the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth will evaluate the information presented and determine any subsequent course of action, which may consist of contracting for implementation of Commonwealth-determined work. Such work may be procured through any procurement method available, and respondents to this Request may be considered for selection to perform such work.

Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review, nor will they be provided copies of it.

Commonwealth Reservation of Rights.

The Commonwealth reserves the right to consider or reject any and all responses to this Request, to amend and/or reissue this Request and to abandon and then recommence at any time, or not recommence, this process. All costs of any response to this Request and participation in any presentations to the Commonwealth are solely the responsibility of the Respondent and the Commonwealth shall not be liable for payment of any such costs.