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PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT
Agreement Number P-25-082
March 10, 2025
Silktide, Inc.
Attn: Chris Fletcher
201 Spear Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94105
The County of Fresno (County) hereby contracts with Silktide, Inc. (Contractor)to provide Website QA/ADA
Compliance and Analytics in accordance with the text of this agreement, Attachment"A", County of Fresno
Request for Quotation No: 25-047 and the attached contractors response to County of Fresno Request for
Quotation No: 25-047 by this reference made a part hereof.
TERM: This Agreement shall become effective March 11, 2025 and shall remain in effect through March 10,
2028.
EXTENSION: This Agreement may be extended for two (2) additional one (1)year periods by the mutual
written consent of all parties.
MINIMUM ORDERS: Unless stated otherwise there shall be no minimum order quantity. The County
reserves the right to increase or decrease orders or quantities.
CONTRACTOR'S SERVICES: Contractor shall perform the services as described in Attachment"A"
attached, at the rates set forth in Attachment"A".
ORDERS: Orders will be placed on an as-needed basis by Internal Services Department Information
Technology Division (ISD-IT) under this contract.
PRICES: Prices shall be firm for the contract period.
MAXIMUM: In no event shall services performed and/or fees paid under this Agreement be in excess of
sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000.00).
ADDITIONAL ITEMS: The County reserves the right to negotiate additional items to this Agreement as
deemed necessary. Such additions shall be made in writing and signed by both parties.
DELIVERY: The F.O.B. Point shall be the destination within the County of Fresno. All orders shall be
delivered complete as specified. All orders placed before Agreement expiration shall be honored under the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
DEFAULT: In case of default by Contractor, the County may procure the articles/services from another
source and may recover the loss occasioned thereby from any unpaid balance due the Contractor or by any
other legal means available to the County. The prices paid by County shall be considered the prevailing
333 W. Pontiac Way, Clovis, CA 93612 / (559) 600-7110
*The County of Fresno is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer*
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market price at the time such purchase is made. Inspection of deliveries or offers for delivery, which do not
meet specifications, will be at the expense of Contractor.
INVOICING: An itemized invoice shall be sent to requesting County department in accordance with invoicing
instructions included in each order referencing this Agreement. The Agreement number must appear on all
shipping documents and invoices. Invoice terms shall be Net 45 Days.
INVOICE TERMS: Net forty-five (45)days from the receipt of invoice.
TERMINATION: The County reserves the right to terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30)days written
notice to the Contractor. In the event of such termination, the Contractor shall be paid for satisfactory
services or supplies provided to the date of termination.
LAWS AND REGULATIONS: The Contractor shall comply with all laws, rules and regulations whether they
be Federal, State or municipal, which may be applicable to Contractor's business, equipment and personnel
engaged in service covered by this Agreement.
AUDITS AND RETENTION: Terms and conditions set forth in the agreement associated with the purchased
goods are incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the Contractor shall maintain in good and legible
condition all books, documents, papers, data files and other records related to its performance under this
contract. Such records shall be complete and available to Fresno County, the State of California, the federal
government or their duly authorized representatives for the purpose of audit, examination, or copying during
the term of the contract and for a period of at least three years following the County's final payment under the
contract or until conclusion of any pending matter(e.g., litigation or audit), whichever is later. Such records
must be retained in the manner described above until all pending matters are closed.
LIABILITY: The Contractor agrees to:
Pay all claims for damage to property in any manner arising from Contractor's operations under this
Agreement.
Indemnify, save and hold harmless, and at County's request defend the County, its officers, agents and
employees from any and all claims for damage or other liability, including costs, expenses (including
attorney's fees and costs), causes of action, claims or judgments resulting out of or in any way connected
with Contractor's performance or failure to perform by Contractor, its agents, officers or employees under this
Agreement, and from any and all costs and expenses (including attorney's fees and costs), damages,
liabilities, claims, and losses occurring or resulting to any person, firm or corporation who may be injured or
damaged by the performance, or failure to perform, of Contractor, its officers, agents, or employees under
this Agreement.
INSURANCE: Without limiting the COUNTY's right to obtain indemnification from CONTRACTOR or any
third parties, CONTRACTOR, at its sole expense, shall maintain in full force and effect, the following
insurance policies or a program of self-insurance, including but not limited to, an insurance pooling
arrangement or Joint Powers Agreement (JPA)throughout the term of the Agreement:
A. Commercial General Liability: Commercial general liability insurance with limits of not less than Two
Million Dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence and an annual aggregate of Four Million Dollars
($4,000,000). This policy must be issued on a per occurrence basis. Coverage must include products,
completed operations, property damage, bodily injury, personal injury, and advertising injury. The
Contractor shall obtain an endorsement to this policy naming the County of Fresno, its officers, agents,
employees, and volunteers, individually and collectively, as additional insureds, but only insofar as the
operations under this Agreement are concerned. Such coverage for additional insureds will apply as
primary insurance and any other insurance, or self-insurance, maintained by the County is excess only
and not contributing with insurance provided under the Contractor's policy.
B. Automobile Liability: Automobile liability insurance with limits of not less than One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) per occurrence for bodily injury and for property damages. Coverage must include any auto
used in connection with this Agreement.
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C. Professional Liability: Professional liability insurance with limits of not less than One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) per occurrence and an annual aggregate of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000). If this is a
claims-made policy, then (1)the retroactive date must be prior to the date on which services began
under this Agreement; (2)the Contractor shall maintain the policy and provide to the County annual
evidence of insurance for not less than five years after completion of services under this Agreement; and
(3) if the policy is canceled or not renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy with a
retroactive date prior to the date on which services begin under this Agreement, then the Contractor shall
purchase extended reporting coverage on its claims-made policy for a minimum of five years after
completion of services under this Agreement.
D. Worker's Compensation: Workers compensation insurance as required by the laws of the State of
California with statutory limits.
Additional Requirements Relating to Insurance:
Contractor shall obtain endorsements to the Commercial General Liability insurance naming the County of
Fresno, its officers, agents, and employees, individually and collectively, as additional insured, but only
insofar as the operations under this Agreement are concerned. Such coverage for additional insured shall
apply as primary insurance and any other insurance, or self-insurance, maintained by County, its officers,
agents and employees shall be excess only and not contributing with insurance provided under Contractor's
policies herein. This insurance shall not be cancelled or changed without a minimum of thirty(30) days
advance written notice given to County.
Contractor hereby waives its right to recover from County, its officers, agents, and employees any amounts
paid by the policy of worker's compensation insurance required by this Agreement. Contractor is solely
responsible to obtain any endorsement to such policy that may be necessary to accomplish such waiver of
subrogation, but Contractor's waiver of subrogation under this paragraph is effective whether or not
Contractor obtains such an endorsement.
Within Thirty(30) days from the date Contractor signs and executes this Agreement, Contractor shall provide
certificates of insurance and endorsement as stated above for all of the foregoing policies, as required
herein, to the County of Fresno, Internal Services Department Information Technology Division, 333
W. Pontiac Way, Clovis, CA 93612, stating that such insurance coverage have been obtained and are in
full force; that the County of Fresno, its officers, agents and employees will not be responsible for any
premiums on the policies; that such Commercial General Liability insurance names the County of Fresno, its
officers, agents and employees, individually and collectively, as additional insured, but only insofar as the
operations under this Agreement are concerned; that such coverage for additional insured shall apply as
primary insurance and any other insurance, or self-insurance, maintained by County, its officers, agents and
employees, shall be excess only and not contributing with insurance provided under Contractor's policies
herein; and that this insurance shall not be cancelled or changed without a minimum of thirty(30)days
advance, written notice given to County. Certificates of Insurance are to include the contract number at
the top of the first page.
In the event Contractor fails to keep in effect at all times insurance coverage as herein provided, the County
may, in addition to other remedies it may have, suspend or terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of
such event.
All policies shall be with admitted insurers licensed to do business in the State of California. Insurance
purchased shall be purchased from companies possessing a current A.M. Best, Inc. rating of A FSC VII or
better.
COMING ON COUNTY PROPERTY TO DO WORK: Contractor agrees to provide maintain and furnish
proof of Comprehensive General Liability Insurance with limits of not less than $500,000 per occurrence.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: In performance of the work, duties and obligations assumed by Contractor
under this Agreement, it is mutually understood and agreed that Contractor, including any and all of
Contractor's officers, agents, and employees will at all times be acting and performing as an independent
contractor, and shall act in an independent capacity and not as an officer, agent, servant, employee,joint
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venturer, partner, or associate of the County. Furthermore, County shall have no right to control or supervise
or direct the manner or method by which Contractor shall perform its work and function. However, County
shall retain the right to administer this Agreement so as to verify that Contractor is performing its obligations
in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof. Contractor and County shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law and the rules and regulations, if any, of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over
matters the subject thereof.
Because of its status as an independent contractor, Contractor shall have absolutely no right to employment
rights and benefits available to County employees. Contractor shall be solely liable and responsible for
providing to, or on behalf of, its employees all legally-required employee benefits. In addition, Contractor
shall be solely responsible and save County harmless from all matters relating to payment of Contractor's
employees, including compliance with Social Security, withholding, and all other regulations governing such
matters. It is acknowledged that during the term of this Agreement, Contractor may be providing services to
others unrelated to the County or to this Agreement.
NON-ASSIGNMENT: Neither party shall assign, transfer or sub-contract this Agreement nor their rights or
duties under this Agreement without the written consent of the other party.
AMENDMENTS: This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the Contractor and the County
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous negotiations, proposals, commitments,
writings, advertisements, publications, Request for Proposals, Bids and understandings of any nature
whatsoever unless expressly included in this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any and all terms set
forth in Contractor's invoice. This Agreement may be amended only by written addendum signed by both
parties.
INCONSISTENCIES: In the event of any inconsistency in interpreting the documents which constitute this
Agreement, the inconsistency shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order of priority: (1)the
text of this Agreement(excluding Attachment"A", County's Request for Quotation No. 25-047 and the
Contractor's Quote in response thereto); (2)Attachment"A"; (3)the County's Request for Quotation No. 25-
047 and (4)the Contractor's quotation made in response to County's Request for Quotation No. 25-047.
GOVERNING LAWS: This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced under the laws of the
State of California. Venue for any action shall only be in County of Fresno.
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES: The parties agree that this Agreement may be executed by electronic
signature as provided in this section.
A. An "electronic signature" means any symbol or process intended by an individual signing this Agreement
to represent their signature, including but not limited to (1)a digital signature; (2) a faxed version of an
original handwritten signature; or(3) an electronically scanned and transmitted (for example by PDF
document)of a handwritten signature.
B. Each electronic signature affixed or attached to this Agreement (1) is deemed equivalent to a valid
original handwritten signature of the person signing this Agreement for all purposes, including but not
limited to evidentiary proof in any administrative or judicial proceeding, and (2) has the same force and
effect as the valid original handwritten signature of that person.
C. The provisions of this section satisfy the requirements of Civil Code section 1633.5, subdivision (b), in
the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (Civil Code, Division 3, Part 2, Title 2.5, beginning with section
1633.1).
D. Each party using a digital signature represents that it has undertaken and satisfied the requirements of
Government Code section 16.5, subdivision (a), paragraphs (1)through (5), and agrees that each other
party may rely upon that representation.
This Agreement is not conditioned upon the parties conducting the transactions under it by electronic means
and either party may sign this Agreement with an original handwritten signature.
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Please acknowledge your acceptance by returning all pages of this Agreement to my office via email or
USPS.
Please refer any inquiries in this matter to Susan Walker Purchasing Technician, at 559-600-7111 or
suwalker@fresnocountyca.gov.
FOR THE COUNTY OF FRESNO
Digitally signed by Riley
Riley Blackburn burn
Date 2025.03.2009:17:53
-07'00'
Riley Blackburn
Purchasing Manager
333 W. Pontiac Way
Clovis, CA 93612
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CONTRACTOR TOCOMPLETE:
Company: Silktide Inc
Type of Entity:
❑ Individual ❑ Limited Liability Company
❑ Sole Proprietorship ❑ Limited Liability Partnership
■g Corporation ❑ General Partnership
201 Spear Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco CA 94105
Address City State Zip
+1 (800) 654 6145 NA accounts@silktide.com
TELEPHONE NUMBER FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS
Print Name &
Oliver Emberton,Chief Executive Officer Lee Percox, Chief Operating Officer
Title: Print Name &Title:
Signature: Signature:
ACCOUNTING USE ONLY
ORG No.: 8905
Account No.: 7309
Requisition No.: 8905250504
(7/2024)
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Silktide, Inc.
March 6, 2025
A TTACHMENT 'A "
Quotation Schedule
Pricing Pricing Pricing Pricing Pricing
Product Per Year Per Year Per Year Per Year Per Year
Description Limit Quantity 1 2 3 4 5
Analytics
(behavior tracking, Yearly
user interaction Page
heat maps) Views 17,000,000 S 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5.000
ADA Compliance
& Remediation Pages 3,000 $ Included $ Included $ Included $ Included $ Included
PDF check of
dOCunlents PDF's 20.000 S Included $ Included $Included $ Included $ Included
Quality Assurance
& Policy(broken
links, spelling
issues) Pages 3,000 S 77500 $ 7,500 S 7,500 $ 7,500 $ 7,500
Support I Unlimited Jnlimited S Included $ Includee 5 Included $ Included $ Included
one time training Jnlimited 'Unlimited $ Included $ Included S Included $ Included $ Included
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Contractor's Response to
County of Fresno
Request for Quotation
No. 25-047
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COUNTY OF FRESNO
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REQUEST FOR QUOTATION
NUMBER: 25-047
WEBSITE QA/ADA COMPLIANCE AND ANALYTICS
Issue Date: January 7, 2025
Closing Date: JANUARY 30, 2025 AT 10:00 AM
All Questions and Responses must be electronically submitted on the Bid Page on Public Purchase.
For assistance, contact Susan Walker at Phone (559) 600-7110.
BIDDER TO COMPLETE
Undersigned agrees to furnish the commodity or service stipulated in the attached at the prices and terms stated in this RFQ.
Bid must be signed and dated by an authorized officer or employee.
COMPANY
Silktide Inc
CONTACT PERSON
Chris Fletcher
ADDRESS
201 spear street,suite 1100
CITY San Francisco STATE CA ZIP CODE 94105
TELEPHONE NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS
1 (800)654 6145 chrisfletcher@silktide.com
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
J
PRINT NAME TITLE
Chris Fletcher Sales Director
Purchasing Use:SW:st ORGIRequisition:8905/8905250303
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
KEYDATES ....................................................................................................................3
OVERVIEW.....................................................................................................................3
BID INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................................................4
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS & CONDITIONS............................................................... 5
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................... 10
PARTICIPATION........................................................................................................... 12
TRADE SECRET ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................... 13
REFERENCELIST........................................................................................................ 14
QUOTATION SCHEDULE............................................................................................. 15
SCOPE OF WORK/REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................... 16
CHECKLIST ................................................................................................................. 18
EXHIBITS...................................................................................................................... 19
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KEY DATES
RFQ Issue Date: January 7, 2025
Written Questions for RFQ Due: January 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Questions must be submitted on the Bid Page at Public Purchase.
RFQ Closing Date: January 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Quotations must be electronically submitted on the Bid Page.
OVERVIEW
The County of Fresno, Internal Services Department Information Technology Division (ISD-IT) is looking to
enter a three-year agreement with the possibility for two additional one-year renewals for a web-based
software package that will enable ISD-IT to scan the County website on a regular basis and produce
reports on accessibility compliance, content quality assurance and performance metrics. This will be for
the County's website: www.fresnocountyca.gov, hosted by Granicus' OpenCities.
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BID INSTRUCTIONS
• Bidders must electronically submit bid package in pdf format, no later than the quotation closing date
and time as stated on the front of this document, to the Bid Page on Public Purchase. The County will
not be responsible for and will not accept late bids due to slow internet connection or incomplete
transmissions.
• Bids received after the closing time will NOT be considered.
• All quotations shall remain firm for 180 days.
• Interpretation: Should any discrepancies or omissions be found in the bid specifications or doubt as to
their meaning, the bidder shall notify the Buyer in writing at once. The County shall not be held
responsible for verbal interpretations. Questions regarding the bid must be received by Purchasing
prior to the date and time stated within this document. All addenda issued shall be in writing, duly
issued by Purchasing and incorporated into the contract.
• ISSUING AGENT/AUTHORIZED CONTACT: This RFQ has been issued by County of Fresno,
Purchasing. Purchasing shall be the vendor's sole point of contact with regard to the RFQ, its
content, and all issues concerning it.
All communication regarding this RFQ shall be directed to an authorized representative of County
Purchasing. The specific buyer managing this RFQ is identified on the cover page, along with their
telephone number, and they should be the primary point of contact for discussions or information
pertaining to the RFQ. Contact with any other County representative, including elected officials, for
the purpose of discussing this RFQ, its content, or any other issue concerning it, is prohibited unless
authorized by Purchasing. Violation of this clause, by the vendor having unauthorized contact
(verbally or in writing)with such other County representatives, may constitute grounds for rejection by
Purchasing of the vendor's quotation.
The above stated restriction on vendor contact with County representatives shall apply until the
County has awarded a purchase order or contract to a vendor or vendors, except as follows. First, in
the event that a vendor initiates a formal protest against the RFQ, such vendor may contact the
appropriate individual, or individuals who are managing that protest as outlined in the County's
established protest procedures. All such contact must be in accordance with the sequence set forth
under the protest procedures. Second, in the event a public hearing is scheduled before the Board of
Supervisors to hear testimony prior to its approval of a purchase order or contract, any vendor may
address the Board.
• APPEALS: Appeals must be submitted in writing within seven (7) working days after notification of
proposed recommendations for award. A "Notice of Award" is not an indication of County's
acceptance of an offer made in response to this RFQ. Appeals shall be submitted to County of
Fresno Purchasing, 333 W. Pontiac Way, Clovis, CA 93612 and in Word format to
CountyPurchasing(a-)_fresnocountyca.gov. Appeals should address only areas regarding RFQ
contradictions, procurement errors, proposal rating discrepancies, legality of procurement context,
conflict of interest, and inappropriate or unfair competitive procurement grievance regarding the RFQ
process.
Purchasing will provide a written response to the complainant within seven (7)working days unless
the complainant is notified more time is required. If the appealing bidder is not satisfied with the
decision of Purchasing, bidder shall have the right to appeal to the County Administrative Office
within seven (7)working days after Purchasing's notification; if the appealing bidder is not satisfied
with CAO's decision, the final appeal is with the Board of Supervisors. Please contact Purchasing if
the appeal will be going to the Board of Supervisors.
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS & CONDITIONS
LOCAL VENDOR PREFERENCE AND DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE BID
PREFERENCE: The Local Vendor Preference and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Preference do
not apply to this Request for Quotation.
DEFINITIONS: The terms Bidder, Proposer, Contractor and Vendor are all used interchangeably and refer
to that person, partnership, corporation, organization, agency, etc. which is offering the quotation and is
identified on page one of this Request For Quotation (RFQ).
INTERPRETATION OF RFQ: Vendors must make careful examination of the requirements, specifications
and conditions expressed in the RFQ and fully inform themselves as to the quality and character of services
required. If any person planning to submit a quotation finds discrepancies in or omissions from the RFQ or
has any doubt as to the true meaning or interpretation, correction thereof may be requested in writing from
Purchasing by January 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM, cut-off.
Questions must be submitted on the Bid Page at Public Purchase or contact Susan Walker at (559) 600-
7110.
NOTE: Time constraints will prevent County from responding to questions submitted after the cut-off date.
Any change in the Request for Quotation will be made by written addendum issued by the County. The
County will not be responsible for any other explanations or interpretations.
EXCEPTIONS: Please provide any exceptions to the general requirements and conditions taken by the
bidder. If exceptions are not noted, the County will assume that the bidder's quotation meets those
requirements.
AWARD: Award will be made to the vendor(s) offering the services, products, prices, delivery, equipment
and system deemed to be to the best advantage of the County. Past performance (County contracts within
the past seven years)and references may factor into awarding of a contract. The County shall be the sole
judge in making such determination. Award Notices are tentative: Acceptance of an offer made in response
to this RFQ shall occur only upon execution of an agreement by both parties or issuance of a valid written
Purchase Order by Fresno County Purchasing.
RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS: The County reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive
informalities or irregularities in bids. Failure to respond to all questions or not to supply the requested
information could result in rejection of your quotation.
CODES AND REGULATIONS: All work and material to conform to all applicable Federal, State, local and
special district building codes, laws, ordinances, and regulations.
SALES TAX: Fresno County pays California State Sales Tax regardless of vendor's place of doing
business.
TAXES, PERMITS & FEES: The successful bidder shall pay for and include all federal, state and local taxes
direct or indirect upon all materials; pay all fees for, and obtain all necessary permits and licenses, unless
otherwise specified herein.
TAXES, CHARGES AND EXTRAS:
A) DO NOT include Federal Excise Tax. County is exempt under Registration No. 94-73-03401-K.
B) County is exempt from Federal Transportation Tax. Exemption certificate is not required where
shipping papers show consignee as County of Fresno.
C) Charges for transportation, containers, packing, etc. will not be paid unless specified in bid.
VENDOR ASSISTANCE: Successful bidder shall furnish, at no cost to the County, a representative to assist
County departments in determining their product requirements.
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MINOR DEVIATIONS: The County reserves the right to negotiate minor deviations from the prescribed
terms, conditions and requirements with the selected vendor. The County may require additional items from
those in bid schedule.
BIDDERS' LIABILITIES: County of Fresno will not be held liable for any cost incurred by vendors in
responding to the RFQ.
PRICE RESPONSIBILITY: The selected vendor will be required to assume full responsibility for all services
and activities offered in the quotation, whether or not they are provided directly. Further, the County of
Fresno will consider the selected vendor to be the sole point of contact with regard to contractual matters,
including payment of any and all charges resulting from the contract. The contractor may not subcontract or
transfer the contract, or any right or obligation arising out of the contract, without first having obtained the
express written consent of the County.
PRICES: Bidder agrees that prices quoted are for the contract period, and in the event of a price decline
such lower prices shall be extended to the County of Fresno. Prices shall be quoted F.O.B. destination.
CONFIDENTIALITY: Bidders shall not disclose information about the County's business or business
practices and safeguard confidential data which vendor staff may have access to in the course of system
implementation.
HIPAA: All services performed by vendor shall be in strict conformance with all applicable Federal, State
of California and/or local laws and regulations relating to confidentiality, including but not limited to,
California Civil Code, California Welfare and Institutions Code, Health and Safety Code, California Code of
Regulations, Code of Federal Regulations.
Vendor shall submit to County's monitoring of said compliance.
Vendor may be a business associate of County, as that term is defined in the "Privacy Rule" enacted by
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). As a HIPAA Business Associate,
vendor may use or disclose protected health information ("PHI") to perform functions, activities or services
for or on behalf of County as specified by the County, provided that such use or disclosure shall not violate
HIPAA and its implementing regulations. The uses and disclosures if PHI may not be more expansive than
those applicable to County, as the "Covered Entity" under HIPAA's Privacy Rule, except as authorized for
management, administrative or legal responsibilities of the Business Associate.
Vendor shall not use or further disclose PHI other than as permitted or required by the County, or as
required by law without written notice to the County.
Vendor shall ensure that any agent, including any subcontractor, to which vendor provides PHI received
from, or created or received by the vendor on behalf of County, shall comply with the same restrictions and
conditions with respect to such information.
NEWS RELEASE: Vendors shall not issue any news releases or otherwise release information to any third
party about this RFQ or the vendor's quotation without prior written approval from the County of Fresno.
BACKGROUND REVIEW: The County reserves the right to conduct a background inquiry of each
proposer/bidder which may include collection of appropriate criminal history information, contractual and
business associations and practices, employment histories and reputation in the business community. By
submitting a quotation/bid to the County, the vendor consents to such an inquiry and agrees to make
available to the County such books and records the County deems necessary to conduct the inquiry.
ADDENDA: In the event that it becomes necessary to revise any part of this RFQ, addenda will be provided
to all agencies and organizations that receive the basic RFQ.
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The County shall not contract with, and shall reject any bid or quotation
submitted by the persons or entities specified below, unless the Board of Supervisors finds that special
circumstances exist which justify the approval of such contract:
1. Employees of the County or public agencies for which the Board of Supervisors is the governing
body.
2. Profit-making firms or businesses in which employees described in Subsection (1)serve as officers,
principals, partners or major shareholders.
3. Persons who, within the immediately preceding twelve (12) months, came within the provisions of
Subsection (1), and who were employees in positions of substantial responsibility in the area of
service to be performed by the contract, or participated in any way in developing the contract or its
service specifications.
4. Profit-making firms or businesses in which the former employees described in Subsection (3) serve
as officers, principals, partners or major shareholders.
5. No County employee whose position in the County enables them to influence the selection of a
contractor for this RFQ, or any competing RFQ, and no spouse or economic dependent of such
employee, shall be employees in any capacity by a bidder, or have any other direct or indirect
financial interest in the selection of a contractor.
INVOICING: All invoices are to be delivered to Internal Services Department— IT Division, 333 W. Pontiac
Way, Clovis, CA 93612. Each invoice shall reference the purchase order or contract number and the
equipment number if applicable.
PAYMENT: County will make partial payments for all purchases made under the contract/purchase order
and accumulated during the month. Terms of payment will be net forty-five (45) days.
CONTRACT TERM: It is County's intent to contract with the successful bidder for a term of three (3)
years.
RENEWAL: Agreement may be renewed for a potential of two (2)one (1) year periods, based on the mutual
written consent of all parties.
QUANTITIES: Quantities shown in the bid schedule are approximate and the County guarantees no
minimum amount. The County reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities.
ORDERING: Orders will be placed as required by County of Fresno Internal Services Department— IT
Division.
TERMINATION: The County reserves the right to terminate any resulting contract upon written notice.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: In performance of the work, duties, and obligations assumed by
Contractor under any ensuing Agreement, it is mutually understood and agreed that CONTRACTOR,
including any and all of Contractor's officers, agents, and employees will at all times be acting and
performing as an independent contractor, and shall act in an independent capacity and not as an officer,
agent, servant, employee,joint venturer, partner, or associate of the COUNTY. Furthermore, County shall
have no right to control or supervise or direct the manner or method by which Contractor shall perform its
work and function. However, County shall retain the right to administer this Agreement so as to verify that
Contractor is performing its obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof. Contractor and
County shall comply with all applicable provisions of law and the rules and regulations, if any, of
governmental authorities having jurisdiction over matters the subject thereof.
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Because of its status as an independent contractor, Contractor shall have absolutely no right to employment
rights and benefits available to County employees. Contractor shall be solely liable and responsible for
providing to, or on behalf of, its employees all legally-required employee benefits. In addition, Contractor
shall be solely responsible and save County harmless from all matters relating to payment of Contractor's
employees, including compliance with Social Security, withholding, and all other regulations governing such
matters. It is acknowledged that during the term of the Agreement, Contractor may be providing services to
others unrelated to the County or to the Agreement.
SELF-DEALING TRANSACTION DISCLOSURE: Contractor agrees that when operating as a corporation
(a for-profit or non-profit corporation), or if during the term of the agreement the Contractor changes its status
to operate as a corporation, members of the Contractor's Board of Directors shall disclose any self-dealing
transactions that they are a party to while Contractor is providing goods or performing services under the
agreement with the County. A self-dealing transaction shall mean a transaction to which the Contractor is a
party and in which one or more of its directors has a material financial interest. Members of the Board of
Directors shall disclose any self-dealing transactions that they are a party to by completing and signing a
Fresno County Self-Dealing Transaction Disclosure Form and submitting it to the County prior to
commencing with the self-dealing transaction or immediately thereafter.
HOLD HARMLESS CLAUSE: Contractor agrees to indemnify, save, hold harmless and at County's request,
defend the County, its officers, agents and employees, from any and all costs and expenses (including
attorney's fees and costs), damages, liabilities, claims and losses occurring or resulting to County in
connection with the performance, or failure to perform, by Contractor, its officers, agents or employees under
this Agreement and from any and all costs and expenses (including attorney's fees and costs), damages,
liabilities, claims and losses occurring or resulting to any person, firm or corporation who may be injured or
damaged by the performance, or failure to perform, of Contractor, its officers, agents or employees under
this Agreement.
COORDINATE WORK WITH OWNER: Successful bidder shall coordinate and schedule the work with the
County so that any interruption to the normal business operations be kept to a minimum.
INSPECTION: All material and workmanship shall be subject to inspection, examination and test by the
County at any and all times during which manufacture and/or construction are carried on. The County shall
have the right to reject defective material and workmanship or require its correction.
SUPERVISION: The Contractor shall give efficient supervision to the work, using therein the skill and
diligence for which they are remunerated in the contract price. They shall carefully inspect the site and study
and compare all drawings, specifications and other instructions, as ignorance of any phase of any of the
features or conditions affecting the contract will not excuse them from carrying out its provisions to its full
intent.
STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE: All work shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner.
SAFEGUARDS: The contractor shall provide safeguards, in conformity with all local codes and ordinances
as may be required.
GUARANTEE: The successful bidder shall fully guarantee all aspects of the project for the minimum period
of one (1) year. Such one (1)year period shall commence upon the date of final acceptance by County. The
guarantee shall include but in no way be limited to workmanship, equipment and materials.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION: The ensuing contract shall be governed by the laws of the state of California.
Any claim which cannot be amicably settled without court action will be litigated in the U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of California in Fresno, CA or in a state court for Fresno County.
DEFAULT: In case of default by the selected bidder, the County may procure the services from another
source and may recover the loss occasioned thereby from any unpaid balance due the selected bidder, or by
any other legal means available to the County.
Regardless of F.O.B. point, vendor agrees to bear all risks of loss, injury or destruction to goods and
materials ordered herein which occur prior to delivery and such loss, injury or destruction shall not release
vendor from any obligation hereunder
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ASSIGNMENTS: The ensuing proposed contract will provide that the vendor may not assign any payment
or portions of payments without prior written consent of the County of Fresno.
ASSURANCES: Any contract awarded under this RFQ must be carried out in full compliance with the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, their subsequent amendments, and any and
all other laws protecting the rights of individuals and agencies. The County of Fresno has a zero tolerance
for discrimination, implied or expressed, and wants to ensure that policy continues under this RFQ. The
contractor must also guarantee that services, or workmanship, provided will be performed in compliance with
all applicable local, state, or federal laws and regulations pertinent to the types of services, or project, of the
nature required under this RFQ. In addition, the contractor may be required to provide evidence
substantiating that their employees have the necessary skills and training to perform the required services or
work.
OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTOR: Contractor warrants on behalf of itself and all subcontractors
engaged for the performance of the ensuing contract that only persons authorized to work in the United
States pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and other applicable laws shall be
employed in the performance of the work hereunder.
TIE BIDS: With all other factors being equal, the contract shall be awarded to the Fresno County vendor
or, if neither or both are Fresno County vendors, the tied vendors will be granted the opportunity to submit
new bids or the entire bid may be rejected and re-bid. If the General Requirements of the RFQ state that
they are applicable, the provisions of the Fresno County Local Vendor Preference shall take priority over
this paragraph.
DATA SECURITY: Individuals and/or agencies that enter into a contractual relationship with the County for
the purpose of providing services must employ adequate controls and data security measures, both internally
and externally to ensure and protect the confidential information and/or data provided to contractor by the
County, preventing the potential loss, misappropriation or inadvertent access, viewing, use or disclosure of
County data including sensitive or personal client information; abuse of County resources; and/or disruption
to County operations.
Individuals and/or agencies may not connect to or use County networks/systems via personally owned
mobile, wireless or handheld devices unless authorized by County for telecommuting purposes and provide a
secure connection; up to date virus protection and mobile devices must have the remote wipe feature
enabled. Computers or computer peripherals including mobile storage devices may not be used (County or
Contractor device) or brought in for use into the County's system(s)without prior authorization from County's
Chief Information Officer and/or designee(s).
No storage of County's private, confidential or sensitive data on any hard-disk drive, portable storage device
or remote storage installation unless encrypted according to advance encryption standards (AES of 128 bit
or higher).
The County will immediately be notified of any violations, breaches or potential breaches of security related
to County's confidential information, data and/or data processing equipment which stores or processes
County data, internally or externally.
County shall provide oversight to Contractor's response to all incidents arising from a possible breach of
security related to County's confidential client information. Contractor will be responsible to issue any
notification to affected individuals as required by law or as deemed necessary by County in its sole
discretion. Contractor will be responsible for all costs incurred as a result of providing the required
notification.
AUDITS AND RETENTION: The Contractor shall maintain in good and legible condition all books,
documents, papers, data files and other records related to its performance under this contract. Such records
shall be complete and available to Fresno County, the State of California, the federal government or their
duly authorized representatives for the purpose of audit, examination, or copying during the term of the
contract and for a period of at least three (3)years following the County's final payment under the contract or
until conclusion of any pending matter(e.g., litigation or audit), whichever is later. Such records must be
retained in the manner described above until all pending matters are closed.
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INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
INSURANCE: Without limiting the County's right to obtain indemnification from Contractor or any third
parties, Contractor, at its sole expense, shall maintain in full force and effect, the following insurance policies
or a program of self-insurance, including but not limited to, an insurance pooling arrangement or Joint
Powers Agreement(JPA)throughout the term of the Agreement:
A. Commercial General Liability: Commercial general liability insurance with limits of not less than Two
Million Dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence and an annual aggregate of Four Million Dollars
($4,000,000). This policy must be issued on a per occurrence basis. Coverage must include products,
completed operations, property damage, bodily injury, personal injury, and advertising injury. The
Contractor shall obtain an endorsement to this policy naming the County of Fresno, its officers, agents,
employees, and volunteers, individually and collectively, as additional insureds, but only insofar as the
operations under this Agreement are concerned. Such coverage for additional insureds will apply as
primary insurance and any other insurance, or self-insurance, maintained by the County is excess only
and not contributing with insurance provided under the Contractor's policy.
B. Automobile Liability: Automobile liability insurance with limits of not less than One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) per occurrence for bodily injury and for property damages. Coverage must include any
auto used in connection with this Agreement.
C. Professional Liability: Professional liability insurance with limits of not less than One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) per occurrence and an annual aggregate of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000). If this is a
claims-made policy, then (1)the retroactive date must be prior to the date on which services began
under this Agreement; (2)the Contractor shall maintain the policy and provide to the County annual
evidence of insurance for not less than five years after completion of services under this Agreement;
and (3) if the policy is canceled or not renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy with
a retroactive date prior to the date on which services begin under this Agreement, then the Contractor
shall purchase extended reporting coverage on its claims-made policy for a minimum of five years
after completion of services under this Agreement.
D. Worker's Compensation: Workers compensation insurance as required by the laws of the State of
California with statutory limits.
Additional Requirements Relating to Insurance:
Contractor shall obtain endorsements to the Commercial General Liability insurance naming the County of
Fresno, its officers, agents, and employees, individually and collectively, as additional insured, but only
insofar as the operations under this Agreement are concerned. Such coverage for additional insured shall
apply as primary insurance and any other insurance, or self-insurance, maintained by County, its officers,
agents and employees shall be excess only and not contributing with insurance provided under Contractor's
policies herein. This insurance shall not be cancelled or changed without a minimum of thirty (30)days
advance written notice given to County.
Contractor hereby waives its right to recover from County, its officers, agents, and employees any amounts
paid by the policy of worker's compensation insurance required by this Agreement. Contractor is solely
responsible to obtain any endorsement to such policy that may be necessary to accomplish such waiver of
subrogation, but Contractor's waiver of subrogation under this paragraph is effective whether or not
Contractor obtains such an endorsement.
Within thirty (30) days from the date Contractor executes this Agreement, Contractor shall provide
certificates of insurance and endorsement as stated above for all of the foregoing policies, as required
herein, to the County of Fresno, Internal Services Department— IT Division, 333 W. Pontiac Way,
Clovis, CA 93612, stating that such insurance coverage have been obtained and are in full force; that the
County of Fresno, its officers, agents and employees will not be responsible for any premiums on the
policies; that such Commercial General Liability insurance names the County of Fresno, its officers, agents
and employees, individually and collectively, as additional insured, but only insofar as the operations under
this Agreement are concerned; that such coverage for additional insured shall apply as primary insurance
and any other insurance, or self-insurance, maintained by County, its officers, agents and employees, shall
be excess only and not contributing with insurance provided under Contractor's policies herein; and that this
insurance shall not be cancelled or changed without a minimum of thirty (30) days advance, written notice
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given to County. Certificates of insurance are to include the contract number at the top of the first
page.
In the event Contractor fails to keep in effect at all times insurance coverage as herein provided, the County
may, in addition to other remedies it may have, suspend or terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of
such event.
All policies shall be with admitted insurers licensed to do business in the State of California. Insurance
purchased shall be purchased from companies possessing a current A.M. Best, Inc. rating of A FSC VII or
better.
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BIDDER TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
PARTICIPATION
The County of Fresno is a member of the Central Valley Purchasing Group. This group consists of Fresno,
Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties and all governmental, tax supported agencies within these counties.
Whenever possible, these and other tax supported agencies co-op (piggyback) on contracts put in place by
one of the other agencies.
Any agency choosing to avail itself of this opportunity, will make purchases in their own name, make
payment directly to the contractor, be liable to the contractor and vice versa, per the terms of the original
contract, all the while holding the County of Fresno harmless. If awarded this contract, please indicate
whether you would extend the same terms and conditions to all tax supported agencies within this group as
you are proposing to extend to Fresno County.
Yes, we will extend contract terms and conditions to all qualified agencies within the Central Valley
Purchasing Group and other tax supported agencies.
No, we will not extend contract terms to any agency other than the County of Fresno.
(Authorized Signature)
Sales Director
Title
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TRADE SECRET ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Each proposal submitted is public record under the California Public Records Act(Cal. Gov. Code, secs. 7920.000 and
following)and is therefore open to inspection by the public as required by Section 7922.525 of the California Government
Code. This section generally states that"every person has a right to inspect any public record". The County will not
exclude any proposal or portion of a proposal from treatment as a public record except information that it is properly
submitted as a"trade secret" (defined below), and determined by the County to be a"trade secret"(if not otherwise
subject to disclosure, as stated below). Information submitted as"proprietary", "confidential"or under any other terms that
might state or suggest restricted public access will not be excluded from treatment as public record.
"Trade secrets"as defined by Section 7924.510 of the California Government Code are not treated as a public record
under that section.This section defines trade secrets as:
"...Trade secrets,"as used in this section, may include, but are not limited to, any formula,plan,pattern,process, tool,
mechanism, compound,procedure,production data or compilation of information that is not patented, which is known only
to certain individuals within a commercial concern who are using it to fabricate,produce, or compound an article of trade or
a service having commercial value and which gives its user an opportunity to obtain a business advantage over competitors
who do not know or use it."
Such information must be submitted in a separate PDF file named "Trade Secret"and marked as"Confidential"in the
Public Purchase system. Bidders must include a clear and concise statement that sets out the reasons for confidentiality
in accordance with the foregoing definition of"trade secret." Examples of information not considered trade secrets are
pricing, cover letter, promotional materials, references, and the like.
Information submitted by a bidder as"trade secret"will be reviewed by County of Fresno's Purchasing Division,with the
assistance of the County's legal counsel, to determine conformance or non-conformance to the foregoing definition.
Information that is properly identified as"trade secret"and which the County determines to conform to the definition will
not become public record (if not otherwise subject to disclosure, as stated below).The County will safeguard this
information in an appropriate manner, provided however, in the event of a request, demand, or legal action by any
person or entity seeking access to the"trade secret" information,the County will inform the bidder of such request,
demand, or legal action, and the bidder shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the County, including its officers and
employees, against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, or costs or expenses, including attorney's fees and costs,
relating to such request, demand or legal action, seeking access to the"trade secret" information.
Information submitted by bidder as trade secret and determined by the County not to be in conformance with the
foregoing California Government Code definition shall be excluded from the proposal and deleted by the County.
The County shall not in any way be liable or responsible for the disclosure of any proposals or portions thereof, if(1)they
are not electronically submitted in a separate PDF that is marked "Trade Secret"and marked as Confidential in the
Public Purchase system; or(2)disclosure thereof is required or allowed under the law or by order of court.
Bidders are advised that the County does not wish to receive trade secrets and that bidders are not to supply trade
secrets unless they are absolutely necessary.
I have read and understand, and agree to the above"Trade Secret Acknowledgement."
BIDDER MUST CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Has bidder submitted certain bid information that is a"trade secret,"as defined by Section 7924.510 of the Califorr
Government Code, and in compliance with the requirements of this Trade Secrets Acknowledgement?
By marking"NO", bidder does not claim any confidentiality of any bid information submitted to the County.
YES X NO
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED BY BIDDER:
Signature 4 Date
28th January 2025
Print Name Chris Fletcher Title Sales Director
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VENDOR MUST COMPLETE AND RETURN WITH REQUEST FOR QUOTATION.
Firm: Silktide Inc
REFERENCE LIST
Provide a list of at least five (5) customers for whom you have recently provided similar
products/services. If you have held a contract for these or similar services with the County of
Fresno within the past seven (7) years, list the County as one of your customers. Please list the
person most familiar with your contract. Be sure to include all requested information.
Reference Name: Christy Glaze Contact: christy.glaze@utdallas.edu
Address: 800 W Campbell Road
City: Dallas State: Texas Zip: 75080
Phone No.: ( ) Date: Ongoing
Service Provided: Ongoing website testing and monitoring for ADA compliance:https://silktide.com/customers/case-studies/university-of-
texas-at-dallas/
Reference Name: Ken Smith Contact: ksmith@brazoscountytx.gov
Address: 200 S.Texas Ave
City: Brazos State: Texas Zip: 77803
Phone No.: ( ) Date: Ongoing
Service Provided: Ongoing ADA compliance,QA and analytics moinotring
Reference Name: Carlene Kelly Contact: carlene.kelly@ttu.edu
Address: 2500 Broadway W
City: Lubbock State: Texas Zip: 79409
Phone No.: ( ) Date: ongoing
Service Provided: Testing of 100k webpages for ADA compliance and QA monitoring
Reference Name: Karen To Contact: kto@coloradocollege.edu
Address: 14 E Cache La Poudre St
City: Colorado Springs State: Colorado Zip: 80903
Phone No.: ( ) Date:
Service Provided: Ongoing ADA compliance monitoring and web analytics
Reference Name: lynn zawie Contact: lynn.zawie@stonybrook.edu
Address: 100 Nicolls Rd
City: New York State: New York Zip: 11794
Phone No.: ( ) Date:
Service Provided: ADA compliance,QA,Custom checks monitoring for upto 50k webpages
Failure to provide a list of at least five (5) customers may be cause for rejection of this RFQ.
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QUOTATION SCHEDULE
Please ensure to factor all costs throughout the five-year contract term. Also factor Prevailing and Labor
Wage increases as well as potential future raw material cost increases. The County will not accept price
increases during the entire length of the contract.
Pricing Pricing Pricing Pricing Pricing
Product Per Year Per Year Per Year Per Year Per Year
Description Limit Quantity 1 2 3 4 5
Analytics
(behavior tracking, Yearly
user interaction Page
heat maps) Views 17,000,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000
ADA Compliance
& Remediation Pages 3,000 $ Included $ Included $ Included $ Included $ Included
PDF check of
documents PDF's 20,000 $ Included $ Included $ Included $ Included $ Included
Quality Assurance
& Policy (broken
links, spelling
issues) Pages 3,000 $ 7,500 $ 7,500 $ 7,500 $ 7,500 $ 7,500
Support Unlimited Unlimited $ Included $ Included $ Included $ Included $ Included
One time training Unlimited Unlimited $ Included $ Included $ Included $ Included $ Included
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SCOPE OF WORK/REQUIREMENTS
General Software Requirements
The software is required to:
• Support role-based user permissions and multiple roles per user.
• Have no limitation on the number user accounts.
• Scanning frequency must support weekly schedules. Support for ad hoc scanning must be
available.
• Support scheduling of scans to run automatically.
• Support scans of single pages, entire subdomains or entire domain.
QA Features
• Report web pages & Portable Document Format's (PDF) with broken links.
• Report "unsafe" links (usually expired and taken over by harmful content)
Accessibility—Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Compliance Checks
The software is required to:
• Scan web pages for compliance with WCAG 2.2 A, AA and AAA standards.
• Scan PDF files for compliance with WCAG 2.2 A, AA and AAA standards.
• Scan dynamic content.
Analytics
• Provide visitor counts for specific pages and subpages on site.
• Visual Heatmaps depicting desktop mouse activity and tap targets.
Reporting Requirements
The software is required to:
• Show progress trends toward compliance goals over time.
• Provide a dashboard overview of scan results for accessibility, content quality and content
policy.
• Provide ability to build custom reporting dashboard.
• Send auto-notifications to users via email when a relevant scan runs, and a report is
generated.
• Provide scan results in PDF or HTML format.
• Provide clickable link for each finding that highlights the error on the page.
• Provide remediation suggestions for each finding.
• Provide corresponding WCAG rule for each finding.
• Support filtering of report findings by WCAG 2.2 A, AA and AAA standards
• Provide a customizable rules dictionary to reduce false positives.
Technical Requirements
The Software is required to:
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• Support integration with the OpenCities CMS for analytics and WCAG/ADA non-compliance
reporting.
• Support modern browsers, specifically Edge and Chrome
• System must be secure and meet all local, state, and federal data security standards.
• The vendor shall include initial training for system administrators.
• The vendor must provide phone and web support.
• The vendor shall support the County integrating its software with the Open Cities sites we
operate.
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CHECK LIST
This Checklist is provided to assist the vendors in the preparation of their bid response. Included in this list,
are important requirements and is the responsibility of the bidder to submit with the bid package in order to
make the bid compliant. Because this checklist is just a guideline, the bidder must read and comply with the
bid in its entirety.
Check off each of the following:
1. x The Request for Quotation (RFQ) has been signed and completed.
2. x Addenda, if any, have been signed and included in the bid package.
Signed Trade Secret Form as provided with this RFQ (Trade Secret Information, if provided,
3. x must be electronically submitted in a separate PDF file and marked as Confidential.)
4. x The completed Reference List as provided with this RFQ.
5. x The Quotation Schedule as provided with this RFQ has been completed, price reviewed for
accuracy and any corrections initialed.
6. x Indicate all of bidder exceptions to the County's requirements, conditions and specifications
as stated within this RFQ.
7. x The Participation page as provided within this RFQ has been signed and included
8. x Return checklist with RFQ response.
9. x Completed RFQ in pdf format, electronically submitted to the Bid Page on Public
Purchase.
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EXHIBITS
A. Quotation Schedule
The quotation schedule has been completed above.Silktide Inc can provide these services for an annual cost of$12,500.
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COUNTY OF FRESNO
ADDENDUM NUMBER: ONE (1 )
RFQ NUMBER: 25-047
WEBSITE QA/ADA COMPLIANCE AND ANALYTICS
Issue Date: January 22, 2025
CLOSING DATE: JANUARY 309 2025 AT 10:00 AM
Submit all Questions and Quotations on the Bid Page at Public Purchase.
For assistance contact Susan Walker at(559) 600-7110.
NOTE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION NUMBER: 25-047 AND INCLUDE THEM IN YOUR RESPONSE. PLEASE SIGN
AND RETURN THIS ADDENDUM WITH YOUR QUOTATION.
➢ Questions and Answers
Q1. Does Fresno County use Google Analytics?
A1. The County website does have a Google Analytics (GA4) identifier in use that can be employed by this
software.
Q2. DubBot does not offer Heatmaps as part of our service. Is the Heatmap feature a non-negotiable for
submitting a qualified response?
A2. Heat Map is not a must-have feature for our analytics needs.
Q3. The RFQ specifies the intent for a 3 year agreement. Is the vision for this agreement to be paid in a
single upfront invoice for the 3 year term, or rather, three individual annual invoices for the duration of
the contract?
A3. The intent is to have three individual annual invoices for the duration of the contract
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE (11 TO RFQ 25-047
Silktide Inc
COMPANY NAME-
SIGNATURE: g4 I (PRINT)
Chris Fletcher-Sales Director
NAME & TITLE:
(PRINT)
Purchasing Use:SW:st ORG/Requisition:8905/8905250303
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