The City of Alameda is seeking proposals from qualified service providers to provide an overall Strategic Plan for the City’s IT Function. The objective of this project is to develop and articulate a vision and roadmap for the effective use of technology to support the work of the City of Alameda (City). The City is focused on the proposed IT Strategic Plan as the cornerstone of our efforts to improve the balance between demand for new and emerging technology, and available IT resources, including staff and capital and operating funds. The City seeks a qualified consultant to develop a five (5) year Information Technology (IT) Strategic Plan to guide the City over the next five years in planning, procuring, implementing and managing current and future investments and resources. The strategic plan will also include IT
governance and staffing levels.
It is expected that the selected firm will prepare an IT Strategic Plan that contains specific immediate and future goals, strategies and an Implementation Plan, outlining timing, anticipated costs and funding sources for each Implementation Action. Proposers responding to this Request for Proposals (RFP) must have proven expertise and extensive experience in the assessment of IT Systems and a successful track record of creating and implementing IT strategic plans for municipalities and similar public agencies. Examples of successful project by the proposer in similar work that has achieved the desired outcome of the clients and in particular has met the goals of reliability and sustainability, is also desirable.
