Request for Proposals (RFP) for Quality Assurance Testing Services

The County of San Mateo is seeking one or more qualified contractors to provide on‑demand Quality Assurance (QA) testing and consulting services for its software and SaaS applications. Work will be task‑based, covering test strategy development, test case creation, functional, regression, integration, UAT, accessibility, performance, and security testing, defect tracking, and reporting. Contractors must be able to augment County project teams on an as‑needed basis; no minimum volume of work is guaranteed. The engagement will be a three‑year indefinite‑quantity agreement with a time‑and‑materials pricing structure and a cap on the County’s fiscal exposure. Proposals are due electronically by 12:00 pm on November 13, 2026. • Scope includes functional, regression, integration, system, UAT, accessibility, performance, and security testing. • Required deliverables: test plans, test cases, defect logs, status reports, and recommendations. • Contractors must have at least six years of relevant QA/testing experience, preferably with public‑sector SaaS or enterprise systems. • Evaluation criteria emphasize past performance, technical approach, personnel qualifications, and price (best‑value). • No pre‑proposal conference or site visit; all communications via the eProcurement portal. • Contract term: three years, with potential for extensions under the County’s cooperative procurement framework.