Consulting Services for SAP S4HANA Roadmap and Business Case RFP
   

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Consulting Services for SAP S4HANA Roadmap and Business Case RFP
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
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Posted On:  1 Sep 2022
Open for bidding on:  1 Sep 2022
Response Deadline:  17 Oct 2022 11:59 PM PDT
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Opportunity Amount: $100K to $500K USD
Contract Length: 12 months
Response Deadline: 17 Oct 2022 11:59 PM PDT
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Award Date: 1 Dec 2022
Posting ID: 13990859(Doc3619400808)
Posting Type: Request for Information
Public Posting: https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13990859
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Posting Summary
DOCUMENTS FOR THIS RFP WILL BE AVAILABLE ONCE THE SOLICITATION IS LIVE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2022.

Please click ‘Respond to Posting’ and follow instructions to login and register. This will provide access to the documents. If you click respond to posting before the Live on Date you will receive an error message.

SMUD is seeking a qualified firm to develop a SAP roadmap and business case for upgrade to S4/HANA. A qualified firm will have extensive SAP, S4/HANA upgrade and related technology experience, and be knowledgeable about trends in the electric utility industry. It is expected that work will begin in December 2022 and be completed with delivery of a roadmap and business case in May 2023.

Proposers submitting a proposal in response to this RFP, and who are ultimately awarded a contract for the services described herein, will not be excluded from participation in any upcoming solicitations that may be released in connection with this project.

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Can you send it to my email?
by Seller·6 months ago
Good morning,

Please click on 'Respond to Posting' and then login to/register for an Ariba Discovery account in order to be able to access the documentation.

Thank you,
Dejona Lopez
by Sacramento Municipal Utility District·6 months ago
Is it too late to participate in this RFP?  I have tried to respond to the posting but receive the following error message  "An unexpected error occurred. Please try again later. If the problem persists, Contact Ariba Customer Support with the following Error Reference Number:ANERR-10000000000000001521934864"  
by Seller·6 months ago
Good morning,

This solicitation doesn't close until 11:59 P.M. PT on 10/17. If you are having issues with accessing the documentation, please reach out to the Ariba Help Desk as there may be an issue with your login credentials or registration information.

Thank you,
Dejona Lopez
by Sacramento Municipal Utility District·6 months ago
1 Is the current requirement to convert ECC to SAP S/4HANA Cloud version or SAP S/4HANA on-premise version to be deployed on Hyperscale like Azure, AWS, etc.?
2 Is this only a  technical conversion or functional as well?
3 Please list any third-party tools or add-on applications used during development/maintenance?
4 Please provide list of interfaces.
5 Please provide  IT and SAP  Landscape?
6 Please proivde below details  for all sap system like ECC ERP, SM, BW, PI/PO
7 SAP system
7.1 Product version
7.2 Unicode Enabled
7.3 Stack
8 Host details
8.1 OS detils
8.2 Version and Patch level
9 Database Information
9.1 Data base
9.2 Release & Patch
9.3 Database size
9.4 database free sapce
9.5 database growth /month
10 Number of users
11 Please provide number of concurrent users in peak hours.
12 How many ABAP object - WRICEF with details of workflow, report, Interface, Conversion objects, Enhancement and forms
13 Please provide a brief timeline of SAP Implementation.
14 Please provide list of modules implemented.
15 All project documents are available such as BBP, FS, TS and configuration rational
16 Is SAP Fiori Deployment and Setup in current scope?
17 Is Embedded Analytics setup in current scope?
18 Please provide details of S/4 HANA readiness assessment. ( If Any)
19 1. Page no 12 : In current landscape is it EDM (Documentum, others) or DMS? If it is EDM in such case RTP is in scope?
20 How does SMUD define data that cannot leave the continental US?  Can people on the project without access to that data work offshore?
by Seller·7 months ago
Good morning,

Please see our responses below.

1 Is the current requirement to convert ECC to SAP S/4HANA Cloud version or SAP S/4HANA on-premise version to be deployed on Hyperscale like Azure, AWS, etc.? No decision has been made yet and would be part of this project.
2 Is this only a  technical conversion or functional as well? No decision has been made.
3 Please list any third-party tools or add-on applications used during development/maintenance. We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
4 Please provide a list of interfaces. We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
5 Please provide IT and SAP Landscape. Included in the RFP Section 2.2 and 2.3.
6 Please provide below details for all sap system like ECC ERP, SM, BW, PI/PO We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
7 SAP system We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
7.1 Product version: ECC -> EHP7 FOR SAP ERP 6.0, CRM -> EHP3 FOR SAP CRM 7.0, BW on HANA -> SAP NETWEAVER 7.5, BPC -> SAP PC 10.1 FOR SAP NW, SolMgr -> SAP SOLUTION MANAGER 7.2
7.2 Unicode Enabled yes
7.3 Stack We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
8 Host details We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
8.1 OS details   IBM AIX
8.2 Version and Patch level We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
9 Database Information We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
9.1 Data base IBM DB2
9.2 Release & Patch We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
9.3 Database size We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
9.4 database free space We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
9.5 database growth /month We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
10 Number of users We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
11 Please provide number of concurrent users in peak hours. We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
12 How many ABAP object - WRICEF with details of workflow, report, Interface, Conversion objects, Enhancement and forms? We are choosing not to respond to this question as we do not feel that it is necessary in order to submit an adequate proposal for this RFP.
13 Please provide a brief timeline of SAP Implementation. This question is not clear. Which SAP implementation is being referenced? This RFP is for S/4 HANA planning.
14 Please provide list of modules implemented. See RFP Section 2.2 and 2.3.
15 All project documents are available such as BBP, FS, TS and configuration rational? Available, but should not be needed
16 Is SAP Fiori Deployment and Setup in current scope? This RFP is not for implementation. Not in scope.
17 Is Embedded Analytics setup in current scope? This RFP is not for implementation. Not in scope.
18 Please provide details of S/4 HANA readiness assessment. ( If Any) Will be shared with the vendor that is selected for the Roadmap and Business Case project.
19 Page no 12: In current landscape is it EDM (Documentum, others) or DMS? If it is EDM in such case RTP is in scope? EDM – Enterprise Document Management refers to Documentum.
20 How does SMUD define data that cannot leave the continental US?  Can people on the project without access to that data work offshore? No off shore resources will be allowed to support this project (off shore is considered anything/anyone located outside the continental US). No data can be transmitted outside of the continental US.


Thank you,
Dejona Lopez
by Sacramento Municipal Utility District·7 months ago
Is there a budget that SMUD has in mind for this project?
Is there an incumbent or is this a new project?
Unfortunately, we were unable to attend the pre-proposal conference. Are there any notes or recordings of the session that can be shared with us?
by Seller·7 months ago
Hi,

The budget is between $100K to $500K USD. There is no current incumbent and unfortunately we do not record the pre-bid meetings. All information that was detailed in the pre-bid meeting can be found in the RFP document that is included as an attachment. Please let me know if you have any further questions.  

Thank you,
Dejona Lopez
by Sacramento Municipal Utility District·7 months ago
Is there a deadline for asking questions related to this bid?
by Seller·7 months ago
Good Afternoon,

Please submit all questions at least 72 hours prior to the bid due date to ensure there is enough time to gather responses and release them for all vendors to view.

Thank you,
Dejona Lopez
by Sacramento Municipal Utility District·7 months ago
When RFP will be released ? Do you recognize CA State SB certification ?
by Seller·7 months ago
Good morning,

The RFP is already live on Ariba. Please click on 'Respond to Posting' and then login to/register for an Ariba Discovery account in order to be able to access the documentation. We also recognize CA State SB certification.

Thank you,
Dejona Lopez
by Sacramento Municipal Utility District·7 months ago
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