Information technology professional services

Important notice: Categories 4 and 5 are closed, effective April 1, 2024, and are now included in the new IT Project Management 14822 statewide contract. Categories 6 and 7 are closed, effective May 15, 2024, and are now included in the new IT Development 16322 statewide contract. Purchasers will not be able to issue new work requests under categories 4-7 of this contract. Any work orders, or RFPs, that were issued before category closure will be valid until completion of the term in the order.

Contract Scope IT Professional Services (ITPS) is a group of categorized lists or "pools" of IT service providers within WEBS, the state's solicitation-notification system, for state purchasers to use when they seek competitive proposals for their IT business needs. The categories identify common IT business needs of state government. In an effort to streamline program entry for service providers, DES has developed a simple click-through program agreement to replace a formal procurement process.

Service providers can identify their expertise and have their company names added to appropriate notification lists in WEBS. Please note use of this Contract may be subject to collective bargaining and/or other requirements in accordance with RCW 41.06.142 and any applicable collective bargaining agreement provisions. DES recommends Purchasers consult with their labor relations representative if they are interested in using this Contract.

Purchasers are required to conduct a competitive solicitation if contract 08215 - ITPS is your contract of choice. For details on how to post your ITPS solicitations, please view the customer resources outlined below. ITPS contract is changing DES is in the process of restructuring the ITPS contract to create a more consistent and efficient method of purchasing IT services that fully meet competitive procurement requirements and addresses major customer and vendor challenges with the current contract.

New ITPS Contract To visit the new IT Project Management Services Contract 14822 To visit the new IT Development Contract 16322 To learn more about the ITPS project and upcoming solicitations What does this mean for vendors and purchasers? As we award final contracts under the new structure the corresponding categories under the new ITPS portfolio, categories of the current ITPS contract will be closing.

DES will notify customers and vendors in advance of upcoming category closures. Current Category Closures Category 4, Project Management Category 5, Quality Assurance Category 6, Software Testing Category 7, Client/Server & Web Services As of April 1, categories 4 and 5 are included in the new IT Project Management 14822 statewide contract. As of May 15, 2024, categories 6 and 7 are included in the new IT Development 16322 statewide contract.

As categories are closed, purchasers will not be able to issue new work requests under categories 4-7 of the old contract.

Any work orders, or RFPs, that were issued before category closure will be valid until completion of the term in the order.

We've notified all vendors registered in these categories.

The new contract streamlined the procurement process, purchasers no longer need to complete a two-tier solicitation process.

Questions? Email desitps@des.wa.gov

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All vendors must register in WEBS The following IT service categories are available to purchasers: ITPS Service Strategy Categories:

Category 1: IT Funding & Financial Analysis

Category 2: IT Business Analysis

Category 3: Continuity of Operations/Disaster Recovery ITPS Project Management Categories:

Category 4: IT Project Management. NOTE: Category is closed to new work requests as of April 1, 2024. See above.

Category 5: Project Quality Assurance NOTE: Category is closed to new work requests as of April 1, 2024. See above. ITPS Service Delivery Categories:

Category 6: Software Testing NOTE: Category is closed to new work requests as of May 15, 2024. See above.

Category 7: Client/Server & Web Services NOTE: Category is closed to new work requests as of May 15, 2024. See above.

Category 8: Database Services

Category 9: GIS Services

Category 10: Infrastructure Services

Category 11: Mainframe Services

Category 12: Mobile Services