Section 60FF-1.011 - The Department's Criteria for Evaluating Exemption RequestsThe Department shall use the following combination of criteria in evaluating an Exemption Request:
(1) Availability of SUNCOM alternatives: The Department shall consider the current availability and expected ability of the Department to provide a viable, timely and cost effective alternative to the Custom Network Solution.(2) Suitability of a SUNCOM solution: The Department will compare SUNCOM's potential solution to the Custom Network Solution to determine if it can satisfy the Business Objective as well or better than the Custom Network Solution.(3) Additional benefits from the SUNCOM solution: The Department shall consider any additional features or value provided by the SUNCOM solution that may go beyond the Business Objectives.(4) Enterprise economies of scale: The Department will consider the additional bulk purchasing leverage and financial impact on the Department's ability to achieve better prices for all of SUNCOM services resulting from implementing a SUNCOM solution.(5) Ongoing costs to the Customer: The Department will consider the recurring cost difference between the Custom Network Solution and the SUNCOM alternative.(6) The consequences of transition: The Department shall consider the operational, financial and contractual consequences if the Custom Network Solution is to be replaced with the most appropriate SUNCOM alternative.(7) Compatibility of the Custom Network Solution with the State Network: The Department shall determine if the Custom Network Solution creates incompatibility with the State Network such that State communications or economies of scale shall be impaired. The complexity and cost of maintaining conditions where compatibility is sustained for a Custom Network Solution will be a factor in this determination.(8) Security Impact on the State Network: The Department shall determine if the Custom Network Solution will comport with the Network Protection Standards for State Network established in Rule 60FF-3.004, F.A.C. The complexity and cost of maintaining conditions where security is sustained for a Custom Network Solution will be a factor in this determination.(9) Congruity considerations:(a) Congruity between the Required User's Business Objectives and the associated Custom Network Solution: This criterion shall determine if the intended benefits of the Custom Network Solution satisfy the Required User's Business Objectives.(b) Congruity between the Required User's estimated costs and the realistic resources required, market conditions and scope that drive costs: This criterion shall determine if the cost estimates are accurate.(c) Congruity between the Required User's estimated timing and the work effort required: This criterion shall determine if the milestones in Part IIA are realistic given the description of the Custom Network Solution.(d) Congruity between the Required User's expectations of the Custom Network Solution and the likelihood those expectations shall be or have been met: This criterion shall determine if the proposed technology described in Part IIA has been used before to satisfy equivalent Business Objectives and what is the likelihood of success based upon the scope, technological maturity and track-record of similar projects.(10) Longevity of the Custom Network Solution: The Department will consider the life cycle of the solution and the length of time the Required User expects to use the Custom Network Solution.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 60FF-1.011
Rulemaking Authority 282.702(2), (9), 282.707(2) FS. Law Implemented 282.702(2), (8), (12), 282.703, 282.704, 282.705, 282.706, 282.707 FS.