On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Kevin <[email protected]> wrote: > *Please send the resumes to [email protected] > * > > * > * > > *Statement of Work* > > *For* > > *South Carolina Department of Revenue (DOR)* > > > > In consideration of the fee(s) quoted below, *Contractor* agrees to > provide the following personnel on a Time and Materials basis for the > project identified below. > *SCOPE OF PROJECT* > > *Background and Summary:* > > The South Carolina Integrated Tax System (SCITS) project replaces all of > the core tax processing and compliance systems of the SC Department of > Revenue, including over 3000 mainframe COBOL programs. The legacy system > includes hundreds of operational and management reports, many of which must > be replicated or updated in the new system. Although many reports have > been developed using Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), and > operational reports may continue to use SSRS, DOR wishes to utilize SAP > Business Objects for the remaining SCITS management reports. Some reports > will be fully realized in Business Objects; in other cases, Business Objects > templates will be developed and the SCITS data provided as universes, so > that the business users can utilize BO Web Intelligence to develop custom > reports. Reporting to the Business Objects Project Manager, with > oversight by the SCITS Project Manager, Contractor is needed to serve as > Business Analyst for the reporting function of the SCITS project. > > *Specific Duties and Responsibilities:* > > 1. Work with DOR business users and other SCITS Business > Analysts to gather, analyze, understand, and document the business user > requirements for SCITS reports. > > 2. Work with the assigned SCITS Data Analyst to map > business data requirements to the SCITS data model. > > 3. Work with the SCITS Business Objects Developer to > ensure that reports, templates, and dashboards meet business requirements. > Perform systems testing on reports, templates, and dashboards. > > 4. Work with DOR business users to conduct User > Acceptance Testing on the reports, templates, and dashboards. Coordinate > with the SCITS Business Objects Developer to correct all defects identified. > > 5. Report on weekly basis to Business Objects Project > Manager and SCITS Project Manager. It is critical for reports to be > developed on time and within budget. > > 6. Provide guidance to less experienced Business > Analyst(s) who will continue this work after the current project is > completed. Document processes and procedures to ensure continuity in this > area. > > > > *TIMEFRAME**: * > > Position is to begin effective on or about June 7, 2010; initial term to > extend through December 31, 2010. Position may be extended for additional > periods by mutual consent. > > > > *LOCATION:* > > Position will be based at the South Carolina Department of Revenue main > office, 301 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Computer, phone, and > access to printers, copiers, and fax will be provided. > > > > *SKILLS REQUIRED:* > > - Strong oral and written communication skills. > - Strong analytical skills. > - Solid foundation and experience in Business Analysis discipline; > ability to convey processes and procedures to others. > - Ability to work under pressure. > - Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, > SharePoint. > - Experience and expertise in report analysis and automated report > generation. > - Experience in structured testing methodology, including conducting > Systems Test and User Acceptance Test. > - Ability to produce work on schedule and meeting specifications with > minimal supervision. > - Ability to deal effectively with the needs of customers, team > members, vendors, and management. > - Flexibility to work extra hours or outside normal work hours if > necessary. > - Experience with financial transaction systems and data, such as tax > processing or banking. > - Knowledge and experience in SAP Business Objects Universe Designer, > Web Intelligence, Desk Intelligence, and/or XCelcius tools highly > desirable. > - Knowledge and experience in Structured Query Language (SQL) for > database access in a SQL Server 2005/8 environment highly desirable. > - Experience in IT life cycle development, including requirements > analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment. > - Experience in serving as a technical resource for business users, > including one-on-one and group supplemental training, problem resolution, > and coordination with technical support organizations. > - Ability to report to project management in clear and concise form, > including all relevant information in a timely manner. > > *ASSUMPTIONS & DEPENDENCIES* > > ¨ Access to South Carolina Department of Revenue management and > staff, both within the IT area and in the operating divisions. > > * * > > *ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS* > > Contractor acknowledges that all work products created under this > engagement are the property of the State and may not be reproduced or used > for purposes other than the work of this engagement without express written > permission of the State. > > Contractor acknowledges that in the course of this engagement, Contractor > may observe or utilize documentation, software, tools, techniques, or > methodology that are proprietary to another vendor also engaged on this > project. Contractor agrees to respect the proprietary nature of these > items, and will not reproduce them or use them for any purposes other than > the work of this engagement without the express written permission of the > respective vendor. > > Contractor acknowledges that all data that may be encountered in the course > of this engagement is the sole property of the State of South Carolina. > Contractor > will not use this data for any purpose other than the work of this > engagement, or share the data with any third party, without the express > written permission of the State. Contractor will return or destroy any > State data in his/her possession when the engagement is terminated. > > Contractor acknowledges that much State data is highly confidential in > nature, and that confidentiality is protected by force of law. Contractor > agrees to comply with all State laws regarding the confidentiality of such > data, including liability for penalties for unauthorized disclosure of such > data whether deliberate or accidental. ** > > *CONTRACT LANGUAGE FOR GENERAL SERVICES* > > *I. PERFORMANCE* > > In performance of this contract, the contractor agrees to comply with and > assume responsibility for compliance by his or her employees with the > following requirements: > > (1) All work will be done under the supervision of the SCDOR or SCDOR’s > employees. > > (2) Any return or return information made available in any format shall be > used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this contract. > Information contained in such material will be treated as confidential and > will not be divulged or made known in any manner to any person except as may > be necessary in the performance of this contract. Disclosure to anyone > other than agency employees involved as necessary in the work of the > contractor will be prohibited. > > (3) All returns and return information will be accounted for upon receipt > and properly stored before, during, and after processing. In addition, all > related output will be given the same level of protection as required for > the source material. > > (4) All work will be done utilizing SCDOR provided hardware and software. > No SCDOR or IRS data is to be processed or stored on any hardware or > software belonging to, or under control of, the contractor under any > circumstances. > > (5) Any spoilage or any intermediate hard copy printout that may result > during the processing of IRS data will be given to the agency or his or her > designee. When this is not possible, the contractor will be responsible for > the destruction of the spoilage or any intermediate hard copy printouts, and > will provide the agency or his or her designee with a statement containing > the date of destruction, description of material destroyed, and the method > used. > > (6) The agency will have the right to void the contract if the contractor > fails to provide the safeguards described above. > > *II. CRIMINAL/CIVIL SANCTIONS*: > > (1) Each officer or employee of any person to whom returns or return > information is or may be disclosed will be notified in writing by such > person that returns or return information disclosed to such officer or > employee can be used only for a purpose and to the extent authorized herein, > and that further disclosure of any such returns or return information for a > purpose or to an extent unauthorized herein constitutes a felony punishable > upon conviction by a fine of as much as $5,000 or imprisonment for as long > as 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution. Such person > shall also notify each such officer and employee that any such unauthorized > further disclosure of returns or return information may also result in an > award of civil damages against the officer or employee in an amount not less > than $1,000 with respect to each instance of unauthorized disclosure. These > penalties are prescribed by IRC sections 7213 and 7431 and set forth at 26 > CFR 301.6103(n)-1. > > (2) Each officer or employee of any person to whom returns or return > information is or may be disclosed shall be notified in writing by such > person that any return or return information made available in any format > shall be used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this > contract. Information contained in such material shall be treated as > confidential and shall not be divulged or made known in any manner to any > person except as may be necessary in the performance of the contract. > Inspection by or disclosure to anyone without an official need to know > constitutes a criminal misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by a fine of > as much as $1,000 or imprisonment for as long as 1 year, or both, together > with the costs of prosecution. Such person shall also notify each such > officer and employee that any such unauthorized inspection or disclosure of > returns or return information may also result in an award of civil damages > against the officer or employee [United States for Federal employees] in an > amount equal to the sum of the greater of $1,000 for each act of > unauthorized inspection or disclosure with respect to which such defendant > is found liable or the sum of the actual damages sustained by the plaintiff > as a result of such unauthorized inspection or disclosure plus in the case > of a willful inspection or disclosure which is the result of gross > negligence, punitive damages, plus the costs of the action. These penalties > are prescribed by IRC section 7213A and 7431. > > (3) Additionally, it is incumbent upon the contractor to inform its > officers and employees of the penalties for improper disclosure imposed by > the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a. Specifically, 5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(1), > which is made applicable to contractors by 5 U.S.C. 552a(m)(1), provides > that any officer or employee of a contractor, who by virtue of his/her > employment or official position, has possession of or access to agency > records which contain individually identifiable information, the disclosure > of which is prohibited by the Privacy Act or regulations established > thereunder, and who knowing that disclosure of the specific material is > prohibited, willfully discloses the material in any manner to any person or > agency not entitled to receive it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and > fined not more than $5,000. > Personnel To Be Provided > > *Name*** > > *Area of Expertise*** > > *Rate* > > * * > > *Business Analysis* > > * * > > > > *Approved:* > > > > > > > > * * > > SCDOR IT Representative > > > > Date > > > > > > *Approved:* > > > > > > > > * * > > SCDOR. Agency Procurement Rep > > > > Date > > > -- > Regards, > > Kevin | iFuturistics Inc | Direct: 914-455-4228 | [email protected] | > www.ifuturistics.com | > > "Note: We respect your on-line privacy. This is not an unsolicited mail. > Under Bill 1618 Title III passed by the 105th US Congress this mail cannot > be considered Spam as long as we include contact information and a method to > be removed from our mailing list. If you are not interested in receiving our > e-mails then please reply with a "REMOVE" in the subject line. I am sorry > for the inconvenience caused to you" > >
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