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FDOT-OOC Job 1250: Applications Development Analyst - C. Advanced "PowerBI Developer” Statement of Work (SOW) 1 Request for Quote Florida Department of Transportation State Term Contract No. 80101507-23-STC-ITSA 2 Overview 2.1 The Florida Department of Transportation (Department/FDOT), is requesting resumes and hourly rate quotes for staff augmentation resources meeting the specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) listed below. The Department will select the candidate that provides the best overall value to the State, based on skill set and rate. Term: The contract term for this Staff Augmentation position is intended to be 08/20/26 - 06/30/27, with possible extension, based on excellence in work provided, need and budget availability. Candidate Submission: OOC is accepting one candidate submission per vendor for this vacant position. Funding: This position is funded by the PALM Project and funds are granted following Legislative approval. Fiscal year funds are approved and allocated on a quarterly basis. Rate Increase: Please do not impose a rate increase for the second year of the contract as part of your bid response. This is a firm fixed price and will be increased only at the discretion of the Department, based on consultant job performance and availability of funds. Imposing additional increases will automatically disqualify the candidate submission from consideration. Quote Evaluation: Quotes will be evaluated based on the specifications identified in the scope of services and sub sections below. The eQuote will be awarded to the Contractor who presents a Candidate who demonstrates the best value to the Department based upon the response provided. The submission of additional work samples, or in person interview(s) may be requested. Face to Face Interviews: In the event an interview is requested, interviews may be in person, or scheduled via Microsoft Teams, at the discretion of the hiring manager. Telecommuting: Telecommuting is not available for this position. Candidate must be in the office five days a week. This position will report to: Burns Building 605 Suwannee Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Conflict of Interest Statement: The Department reserves the discretion to utilize staff augmentation resources to perform a wide variety of support activities/tasks, which may expose the consultant to draft procurement documentation, project development, or other information considered collectively as Procurement Information associated with other Department IT projects under development and prior to solicitation. To avoid and neutralize potential conflicts of interest, any consultant firm awarded this Staff Augmentation IT contract/Purchase Order shall be ineligible for selection and award of any and all Project Based IT contracts developed by the Department during the term of this contract/Purchase Order. This restriction shall also apply to sub-consultants utilized on this Staff Augmentation contract/Purchase Order. Need help with MFMP? Contact the MFMP Customer Service Desk at 866-352-3776 if you have any regarding application functionality. 4 Scope of Services Background: As a result of the Department's efforts to re-engineer and modernize core financial systems, there has been over 1,500 computing assets identified as performing some level of financial planning, analysis, and management functionality that are impacted by the State of Florida's accounting system. The Florida Planning, Accounting, and Ledger Management (PALM) project is a multiyear endeavor to replace the State of Florida's accounting and cash management systems with a modern financial management solution. The Florida PALM Project is targeted to replace Central, Payroll, and Departmental FLAIR functionality, with go-live scheduled for January 12, 2027. The 1,500+ computing assets are comprised of interfaces, enterprise applications, databases, automated processes, and reporting programs within FDOT that will require remediation due to: • Adoption of the Florida PALM Standardized Business Process Model • Transition to the Florida PALM Chart of Accounts values • Replacement of Central, Payroll and Departmental FLAIR functionality • Redevelopment of agency incoming and outgoing interfaces to the statewide accounting system • Implementation of Information Warehouse data to support agency specific reporting requirements. The computing asset modifications to complete the FDOT PALM System Transition (FPST) will take place over the course of two years in alignment with the Florida PALM Project scheduled timeline. To prepare for the transition to Florida PALM, our agency is seeking a resource knowledgeable in Tibco Mainframe Focus/WebFocus to lead the effort of updating our numerous Focus assets. Focus has been used copiously by the department to develop reports, interfaces, and applications for the past twenty years. It is important we find a resource capable of analyzing these programs and documenting their specifications. 5 Education Bachelor's Degree in a field of study related to technology or finance. Work experience can substitute on a year for year basis for the degree. 6 Experience Candidate must have a minimum of 3 years' experience in Business Intelligence and at least two years of experience developing dashboards and reports in Microsoft Power BI. Candidate must have experience with IBM DB2 databases. 7 Primary Job Duties/ Tasks The submitted candidate must be able to perform the following duties and/or tasks. Duties of the selected candidate will include, but not be limited to: • Analyze the current data environment and data structures to determine if any transformation needs to occur prior to developing dashboards. • Work with management to develop an overall reporting roadmap for the organization. • Analyze existing reports and work with business users to determine how these reports can be improved based on current business needs. • Work with developers and end users to automate data transformation reducing the reliance on pivot tables and analysis in Microsoft Excel. • Read and document WebFOCUS and Mainframe FOCUS queries and convert them to T-SQL queries. • Work with database administrators from the Office of Information Technology to create database views and stored procedures that will facilitate the creation of Power BI reports. • Create dataflows in Power BI. • Analyze financial data and make recommendations to improve the data model of financial systems. • Provide administration of the Power BI dedicated workspace. • Train staff from the office of the comptroller on using Power BI reports. 8 Job Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) • Experience building dashboards and reports leveraging Microsoft Power BI. • Experience developing paginated reports in Power BI • Strong SQL skills. • Well versed in data governance best practices • Familiarity with data management concepts such as Data Warehousing, Operational Data Stores, Data Lakes, and Master Data Management • Experience creating reports presenting financial data such as general ledger data, purchasing data, or revenue data. • Familiarity with advanced data structures such as OLAP cubes and Star/Snowflake Schema. • Knowledge of how Power BI integrates with other Microsoft tools such as Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Point, and Teams. • Analytical thinking for converting data into relevant reports and graphics. • Understanding of how to implement solutions with multiple data sources. • Experience with IBM DB2 databases. • Knowledge of Mainframe flat files. • Knowledge of the SCRUM Framework. Preferred KSAs: • Experience with Oracle Datawarehouse. • Knowledge of mainframe programming languages, computer systems and supporting software. • Knowledge of financial systems such as an ERP. • Experience with WebFOCUS 9 General Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) The submitted candidate must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas: • Communication: Ability to clearly convey information, in both written and verbal formats, to individuals or groups in a wide variety of settings (i.e., project team meetings, management presentations, etc.). Must have the ability to effectively listen and process information provided by others. • Customer Service: Works well with clients and customers (i.e., business office, public, or other agencies). Able to assess the needs of the customer, provide information or assistance to satisfy expectations or resolve a problem. • Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions. • Flexibility: Open to change, new processes (or process improvement), and new information. Has the ability to adapt in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective work relationships with others. • Interpersonal: Shows friendliness, courtesy, understanding, and politeness to others. • Leadership: Motivates, encourages, and challenges others. Adapt leadership styles in a variety of situations. • Problem Solving: Ability to identify, evaluate, and use sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternative actions, and make recommendations as accordingly. • Team Building: Encourages, inspires, and guides others toward accomplishing the common goal. 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FDOT-OOC Job 1250: Applications Development Analyst - C. Advanced "PowerBI Developer” Statement of Work (SOW)
1 Request for Quote
Florida Department of Transportation State Term Contract No. 80101507-23-STC-ITSA
Term: The contract term for this Staff Augmentation position is intended to be 08/20/26 - 06/30/27, with possible extension, based on excellence in work provided, need and budget availability.
Candidate Submission: OOC is accepting one candidate submission per vendor for this vacant position.
Funding: This position is funded by the PALM Project and funds are granted following Legislative approval. Fiscal year funds are approved and allocated on a quarterly basis.
Face to Face Interviews: In the event an interview is requested, interviews may be in person, or scheduled via Microsoft Teams, at the discretion of the hiring manager.
Telecommuting: Telecommuting is not available for this position. Candidate must be in the office five days a week.
This position will report to: Burns Building 605 Suwannee Street Tallahassee, FL 32399
for selection and award of any and all Project Based IT contracts developed by the Department
during the term of this contract/Purchase Order. This restriction shall also apply to sub-consultants utilized on this Staff Augmentation contract/Purchase Order.
Need help with MFMP? Contact the MFMP Customer Service Desk at 866-352-3776 if you have any regarding application functionality.
4 Scope of Services
Project is targeted to replace Central, Payroll, and Departmental FLAIR functionality, with go-live scheduled for January 12, 2027.
The 1,500+ computing assets are comprised of interfaces, enterprise applications, databases, automated processes, and reporting programs within FDOT that will require remediation due to:
Adoption of the Florida PALM Standardized Business Process Model
Transition to the Florida PALM Chart of Accounts values
Replacement of Central, Payroll and Departmental FLAIR functionality
Redevelopment of agency incoming and outgoing interfaces to the statewide accounting system
Implementation of Information Warehouse data to support agency specific reporting requirements.
The computing asset modifications to complete the FDOT PALM System Transition (FPST) will take place over the course of two years in alignment with the Florida PALM Project
scheduled timeline.
Bachelor's Degree in a field of study related to technology or finance. Work experience can
substitute on a year for year basis for the degree.

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