Tab 7 - Cost of Services (or Goods) and All Elements of Cost

The Respondent must base their cost proposals on the Scope of Work described in ARTICLE 2 of the solicitation. This section should include any business, economic, legal, programmatic, or practical assumptions that underlie the proposed cost for the Services or Goods. ACC reserves the right to accept or reject any assumptions.

A) The Respondent must describe all costs or range of costs (one-time and ongoing) associated with the proposed solution.

Identify costs separately by line item for;

• product fees
• applicable fee rates
• implementation support fees
• customer support fees
• ad hoc consulting fees, and
• other potential industry costs associated with the purchase.

B) Provide potential license costs and any other costs associated with successful implementation.

C) Include related support costs the company provides to assist in the implementation process and throughout the life of contracts, established (or product purchase) costs for all items proposed in the solution.

D) If applicable, the Respondent must separately identify transition costs, value-added benefits, cost-savings, and cost-avoidance methods and measures, and the effect of such methods in accordance with the Scope of Work.