[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] RFPs for system development

[Rod Schiffman]

Since it was brought up. Alpha-G does not do a lot in hosting at the moment,
but has done it. The bread and butter operations at Alpha-G are migrations
and ongoing support.

--Rod Schiffman

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre at galecia.com>wrote:

> The key players are Equinox, PTFS/Liblime, and ByWater Solutions for
> migration, support, hosting and development.  As others have mentioned,
> AlphaG is also in there for development but I'm not sure if they are doing
> any migration or hosting or contracting for ongoing support.  Maybe someone
> else knows the answer.
>
> Good discussion!
>
> Lori
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> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 2:19 PM, George Tuttle <gtuttle at prlib.org> wrote:
>
>>  Hi Lori,
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>> By wide-scale, I mean “to your heart’s content.”   Open source puts more
>> pressure on you to understand the software and your workflow in advance.
>> Testing helps, but you need an effective testing model. An RFP for that
>> service could be the answer. Thanks. Good thought.
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>> BTW, besides Equinox, is there anyone else providing these services?
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>> George
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>> *From:* open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
>> open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Lori
>> Bowen Ayre
>> *Sent:* Saturday, May 15, 2010 4:05 PM
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>> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
>> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] RFPs for system development
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>> George,
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>> I agree. Open Source DOES mean rethinking the RFP process. And, one way
>> to rethink it is to do an RFP for *services*.  Some of the services I
>> might seek via RFP are:
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>>    - getting help setting up a test environment
>>    - migration, support and/or hosting services
>>    - assessing the suitability of products against a set of criteria, or
>>    - helping develop the criteria  to be used for evaluation
>>
>>  Not sure what you mean by wide-scale testing or if that is the ONLY way
>> to "rethink the RFP" process.  But, definitely a rethink is needed.  To
>> paraphrase something someone else said (which I could remember who)... if
>> you use the same old procurement method, you'll keep getting the same old
>> thing.
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>>
>> Lori Ayre
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>> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:56 AM, George Tuttle <gtuttle at prlib.org> wrote:
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>> Open Source means rethinking the RFP process. What wide-scale testing have
>> you done so far?
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>> George Tuttle
>>
>> Computer Services Librarian
>>
>> Piedmont Regional Library System
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>> 770-867-2762 x103
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>> 770-891-0654 (cell)
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>> 770-867-7483 (fax)
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>> gtuttle at prlib.org
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>> *From:* open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
>> open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Kathleen
>> O'Connor
>> *Sent:* Friday, May 14, 2010 11:40 AM
>>
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>> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
>> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] RFPs for system development
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>> Our director has been toying with this idea for quite some time. I was
>> just trying to get a heads up on it when he finally decided to pull the plug
>> on voyager
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>> Whatever you can share would be appreciated
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>> Kathleen E. O'Connor
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>> Systems Librarian
>>
>> Falvey Memorial Library
>>
>> Villanova University
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>> Villanova,  Pa. 19085
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>> kathleen.oconnor at villanova.edu
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>> 610-519-4158
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>> *From:* open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
>> open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Lori
>> Bowen Ayre
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 12, 2010 11:13 AM
>> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
>> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] RFPs for system development
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>>
>> Hi Kathy,
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>> Are you planning to do development or are you looking for an RFP for
>> services such as migrating and implementation?  The KCLS software specs were
>> for writing a LOT of new code and I'm thinking that's not really what you
>> had in mind so wanted to clarify.  I do have an RFP sample for support I
>> could share.  And another very simple one for implementation and training.
>>
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>>
>> Lori Ayre
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>> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 7:45 AM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org>
>> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
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>> I’m working with the three Massachusetts consortia that are planning to
>> move to Evergreen in 2011. We are in the latter phases of identifying our
>> development needs for Evergreen with the plan of issuing an RFP for system
>> development in early summer.
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>> I was wondering if anyone in the Evergreen community has an RFP they have
>> used for system development in Evergreen or another open-source product that
>> you would be willing to share with us. I do have a copy of King County’s RFP
>> for system support as well as the specs they posted to the
>> http://oss4pl.org/ site.
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>> Thanks in advance for your help!
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>> Kathy Lussier
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>> Kathy Lussier
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>> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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