Part II B Exemption Requests must be submitted only by
Required Users seeking to continue or renew use of a Custom Network Solution
that is not provided by SUNCOM and has been denied an Exemption based upon a
Part I submittal. A Part IIB Exemption Request shall follow the submittal
standards established in Rule 60FF-1.004, F.A.C., and consist of the
following:
(1) Standard Part I content
described in Rule
60FF-1.008, F.A.C., with any elaboration or corrections the
Required User chooses to include.
(2) An explanation of any deficiencies in the
Part I submittal that may have led to the denial and/or flaws in the
Department's denial finding.
(3) A
description, documentation and results of any previous requests to the
Department seeking approval for the Customer to implement the Custom Network
Solution.
(4) Descriptions of the
Network Equipment, Software or Services comprising the Custom Network Solution
categorized using the following three categories:
(a) "Internal Resources" - Required User full
or part-time staff, Required User owned Equipment and Software developed by the
Required User.
(b) "Vendor(s)
Resources" - Vendor provided Equipment, Software and Services.
(c) "SUNCOM Resources" - SUNCOM provided
Equipment, Software and Services.
(5) All of the costs associated with using
the Custom Network Solution. This includes all of the costs of Network
Services, Network Software and Network Equipment, ongoing project management,
planning, consulting, procurement process, maintenance, required and expected
upgrades, and miscellaneous costs associated with the entire project and
ongoing usage of the Custom Network Solution.
(6) The name and contact information for the
entity that is providing the solution.
(7) All of the contracts and agreements
associated with the Custom Network Solution.
(8) A description of the operational,
financial and contractual consequences if the Custom Network Solution is to be
replaced with the most appropriate SUNCOM alternative.
(a) Descriptions of the operational
consequences shall describe how the Business Objectives are affected.
(b) Descriptions of the financial
consequences shall include comprehensive cost data associated with the Custom
Network Solution, supporting documentation and a demonstration of the
calculation methods and assumptions for determining the consequences in
sufficient detail to allow for replication.
(c) Descriptions of the contractual
consequences shall include complete copies of the contracts with the relevant
contract language highlighted and an explanation of how the language is
relevant to the impact if the Custom Network Solution were replaced with a
SUNCOM service.
(9)
Verification that Part IIB of the Exemption Request has been authorized by the
Chief Information Officer or the equivalent (if a CIO does not exist) for the
Required User.
