Deadline for Questions: December 17, 2025, at 4:00 pm CST
Proposal Submission Deadline: December 23, 2025, by 4:00 pm CST
Questions and Answers December 22, 2025
1. How many candidates can we present for this role?
No limit
2. Any possibility for contract extension post 6 months?
Possible, depends on candidate and budget
3. For hybrid, what would the schedule look like?
40 hours/week; remote; typically 8 am to 4:30 pm but flexible
4. How many candidate resumes are we allowed to submit?
No limit
5. What particular information do you want in the cover sheet?
Company, account representative, candidate name, salary expectations, candidate availability
6. Can you confirm how many hours should be used to calculate the “not to exceed” amount?
1044
7. As our company's HR policy, we do not conduct background checks until an offer has been extended to a candidate. Can we conduct the background check after an offer has been made?
yes
8. Section V states: "candidate may conduct work from a remote location within the United States, while the Minnesota Judicial Branch continues to permit remote and hybrid work arrangements"; Will this position be 100% remote or hybrid?
100% remote
9. If this solicitation is hybrid, how many days per month will the resource be expected on site?
None, 100% remote
10. Section X states: "Candidate Interviews: At the convenience of both parties"; Will interviews be virtual or in person?
Virtual interview(s) using Teams
11. The SOW does not specify the number of resources we are able to submit, How many total resources are we allowed to submit?
No limit
12. Section I of the SOW states that "Only vendors that have been selected as a Master Service Agreements vendor... may submit a response to this Statement of Work”.
Question: My organization, Architects of the Cloud, is a State of Minnesota CERT-certified business but does not currently hold the specific Master Service Contract for IT Technical/Infrastructure Services. Does the Minnesota Judicial Branch permit CERT-certified vendors to submit a response directly to this SOW, or is participation strictly limited to existing MSA holders (requiring non-MSA vendors to partner/subcontract)?
No, not at this time. MSA vendors only.
13. Hardware for Local Inference: The SOW Required Qualifications (Section VIII) mention "running and integrating Ollama models for local inference"1. Will the Minnesota Judicial Branch provide the necessary high-performance hardware (e.g., workstations with dedicated GPUs) or VDI environments capable of running local LLMs, or is the vendor/consultant expected to provide their own hardware for this purpose?
The Minnesota Judicial Branch will provide all necessary hardware and software.
14. Model Governance: Regarding the "local or hybrid LLM deployments"2, does the State currently maintain a private container registry or specific security governance for deploying open-source models (e.g., Llama 3, Mistral) within the court's network?
Will be discussed within project team
15. Is there any incumbent?
Yes, permitted.
16. Please confirm number of resumes to be submitted.
No limit
17. What is the anticipated duration?
6+ months
18. What is the expected work location (onsite, hybrid, or remote)?
Remote
19. Are there any specific work authorization requirements (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Green Card holder, H-1B)?
Follow vendors agreement