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State Aid Needs Project Questions and Answers Posted 04/02/12 1. The RFP mentions a Proof of Concept that was considered positive. Can you tell me what products were evaluated and used for the Proof of Concept, specifically platform (Java or .NET), database, BPM, and rules engine? Any other info about the architecture of the Proof of Concept would be appreciated. Answer: The Proof of Concept was an application developed in-house that tested the editing of data by customers external to MnDOT and the correctness of the computation formulas used with real-world data. Database: Oracle 10g User Interface: Java Data Computation: MS Access 2010 [Access is not expected to be part of the solution for this current project] BPM: NA (Proof of Concept did not include Business Process Management) Rules Engine: NA (Proof of Concept did not include a Rules Engine) 2. On page 6 in the RFP overview document it states that you won’t accept proposals if they don’t contain staff that have experience in, ‘Designing, developing, and debugging complex applications using Java 1.4’. Does this mean that the business rules engine that you require needs to be in Java 1.4? Answer: No. Will you accept bids from vendors who have business rules engines that are based on proprietary technology? Answer: Yes 3. Please can you confirm if you currently have a business rules engine and if yes, which one? Answer: No. Posted 04/6/12 4. Will an extension on the proposal due date be provided? If so, we’d like a minimum extension of three weeks. Answer: No extension will be granted at this point. 5. As there are both domain (highways, finance, etc.) and tec