Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) is issuing an RFP to select a service provider to host, migrate, maintain, and support its financial management/ERP system. The provider will either migrate the current Microsoft Dynamics GP and SQL Server databases to a secure hosting environment accessible via Remote Desktop Services, or replace the ERP with a functionally equivalent system. The scope also covers ongoing hosting, maintenance, and support for multiple transportation and regional services entities.

Notice is hereby given that Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) has released project number RFP20261023-1MCAG – Financial Management System Software and Implementation Services. MCAG is seeking proposals from firms with qualifications and experience necessary to migrate the existing Microsoft Dynamics GP environment and associate SQL Server databases to a secure, reliable, and supportable hosting environment accessible through Remote Desktop Services (RDS) or replace its existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system with an equivalent system. The selected SERVICE PROVIDER shall provide, host, maintain, and support Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains (GP), or a functionally equivalent ERP system for MCAG, Transit Joint Powers Authority for Merced County (TJPAMC), Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS), Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority (MCRWMA), and Measure V.The RFP document can be found at by clicking on Related Documents below. For inquiries, contact Magdalena Gartonzavesky, HR & Procurement Specialist, via email at . The deadline to ask questions is 12:00 p.m., PST, November 6, 2026, via email to Magdalena Gartonzavesky, HR & Procurement Specialist, at . Proposals are due electronically by 12:00 p.m. PST, on November 23, 2026, and shall also be emailed to Magdalena Gartonzavesky, HR & Procurement Specialist, at .Proposers are responsible for making certain that their Proposal is complete and is received by MCAG on or before the closing deadline. MCAG reserves the right to waive any immaterial informalities or minor irregularities in a Proposal to the extent permitted by law. No waiver shall be permitted where the irregularity gives a Proposer an advantage or benefit not allowed to other Proposers, affects the amount of the Proposal, or otherwise renders the Proposal materially nonresponsive. Requests for changes or clarifications must be submitted in writing by the deadline indicated in the RFP. Any alterations to the RFP will be made by written addenda only.MCAG is not liable for any costs incurred by Proposers in responding to this RFP. All Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall become the property of MCAG. Proposals shall remain confidential until issuance of the Notice of Intent to Award, after which they shall become public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act, except to the extent exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Proposers shall clearly identify any information that they contend is confidential, proprietary, or otherwise exempt from disclosure and shall submit a redacted copy of the Proposal identifying the information the Proposer contends should be withheld. The Proposer’s identification or redaction of information does not determine whether such information is exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act. MCAG will independently determine whether information is subject to disclosure in response to a request for public records and may disclose information notwithstanding a Proposer’s designation or redaction if MCAG determines that disclosure is required by law. Failure to provide a redacted copy may result in disclosure of the Proposer’s entire Proposal. Communications from Proposers shall be submitted in writing (email) to Magdalena Gartonzavesky, HR & Procurement Specialist, for this procurement. Except as set forth herein, there shall be no other communication with any other MCAG employees or consultants with respect to the Proposal documents or project.