City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Specification No. WA14-0636F Department of Public Utilities Tacoma Water Asset & Information Management Hydraulic Modeling Software The City of Tacoma is accepting INFORMATION for the above solicitation. Submittals will be received and time stamped only at the Purchasing Division, located in the Tacoma Public Utilities Administration Building North, Main Floor, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409. Submittals will be received until 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at which time they will be recorded and forwarded to the department for review. Submittals are not typically opened and read aloud. An electronic copy of the complete solicitation documents may be viewed and obtained by accessing the City of Tacoma Purchasing website at www.TacomaPurchasing.org. A list of vendors registered for this solicitation is also available at the website. After 1:00 p.m. the day of bid opening, the names of vendors submitting proposals are posted to the website for public viewing. A pre-proposal meeting will not be held. Project Scope: Identify potential opportunities to integrate operational technologies (Hydraulic Modeling, Esri GIS and SCADA data to improve Tacoma Water's system analytics capabilities, enhance water system graphical presentations, increase operational awareness and reduce Tacoma Water's risk exposure. Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Marie Holm, Purchasing Division by email to marie.holm@cityoftacoma.org. CITY OF TACOMA Kathy Katterhagen Procurement and Payables Manager Marie Holm Senior Buyer City of Tacoma protest policy, located at www.tacomapurchasing.org, specifies procedures for protests submitted prior to and after submittal deadline. Meeting sites are accessible to persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities can be arranged with 48 hours advance notice by calling 253-502-8468. November 7