Agile Digital Experience Product Transformation (ADEPT)

The Maryland Department of Information Technology awarded an eight-contract multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to vTech Solution Inc. (FEIN 20-4271088), a Washington, DC-based firm with CMMI DEV Level 3 certification, for the Agile Digital Experience Product Transformation (ADEPT) initiative (Solicitation BPM044685). The contract, valued at $300,000,000.00, encompasses a five-year base term (September 11, 2026 through September 11, 2031) with two optional two-year renewal periods extending through September 11, 2035. vTech Solution Inc. will deliver comprehensive digital service support to Maryland state agencies, including user research, user-centered design, plain-language content writing, agile software development, product management, automated and accessibility testing, usability testing, deployment activities, DevSecOps, continuous improvement, metrics reporting, data science, and UX measurement services.

The contract structure utilizes fixed-price labor hour rates across 43 specialized labor categories, with vTech's evaluated proposal totaling $4,670,469.67 based on an estimated 40,000 total contract hours and an average hourly rate of $116.76. vTech subcontracts 25 percent of work to Vion Consultants Inc., a certified Maryland Minority Business Enterprise, and 5 percent to Experior Technologies, a certified Maryland Veteran-Owned Small Business Entity, thereby meeting the stated 25 percent Minority Business Enterprise and 5 percent Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise participation goals. Individual work orders are anticipated to range from under $100,000 to $3,000,000, with all services classified under software development, IT expert services, management information systems, IT management services, and IT consultation service categories.