ITS78 Intent to Bid Notice.pdf

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance

Operational Services Division Maura Healey, Governor

Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor Matthew Gorzkowicz, Secretary

Mark S. Fine Assistant Secretary for Operational Services

Notice of Intent to Post a Solicitation – April 2026 ITS78: Data, Cybersecurity, and Related Audit, Compliance, and Incident Response Services

Addition of Category 5 PCI Council Approved Quality Security Assessors (QSAs) and Related QSA Consulting Services, and Category 6 PCI Council Approved Scanning Vendors (ASVs) including Vulnerability Testing and Other Security Compliance Scans and Testing

This is an announcement only.

This is a World Trade Organization (WTO) announcement of our intention to post a solicitation.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts through the Operational Services Division (OSD) intends to reopen ITS78: Data, Cybersecurity, and Related Audit, Compliance, and Incident Response Services to add Category 5: PCI Council Approved Quality Security Assessors (QSAs) and Related QSA Consulting Services, and Category 6: PCI Council Approved Scanning Vendors (ASVs) including Vulnerability Testing and Other Security Compliance Scans and Testing. This will require bid submissions via COMMBUYS.

We are anticipating posting this solicitation in April 2026 with an approximate closing date of May 2026.

Please note that the approximate solicitation posting and closing dates are subject to change and are provided solely for informational purposes.

Before the solicitation is posted, interested bidders may take advantage of educational opportunities offered through the Operational Services Division on the bidding process through the relevant links below:

1. Operational Services Division Homepage

2. OSD Vendor Training

3. Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)

4. Supplier Diversity Program (SDP)

5. Environmentally Preferable Products (EPP)

To receive further information about the forthcoming solicitation, bidders should regularly monitor COMMBUYS through publicly accessible search and browse tools, or through COMMBUYS email notifications. Bidders who would like to receive email notifications from COMMBUYS should select the Supplier Registration link and complete that registration process. To complete your registration, please ensure that you include the relevant Commodity Codes (UNSPSC), as listed below. This will enable you to track any amendments to this announcement and know when the solicitation is posted and available.

http://www.mass.gov/anf/budget-taxes-and-procurement/oversight-agencies/osd/ https://www.mass.gov/service-details/vendor-training-courses https://www.mass.gov/supplier-diversity-office https://www.mass.gov/info-details/learn-about-the-supplier-diversity-program-sdp https://www.mass.gov/environmentally-preferable-products-epp-procurement-programs

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance Operational Services Division

Maura Healey, Governor Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor Matthew Gorzkowicz, Sectretary

Mark S. Fine Assistant Secretary for Operational Services

One Ashburton Place, Room 1608, Boston, MA, 02108-1552 Tel: 617-720-3300 | mass.gov/osd

COMMBUYS UNSPSC Codes:

80–11–18–00 Data, Cybersecurity, and Related Services Category 81–16–00–00 Information Technology Service Delivery 43–23–32–00 Security and protection software 83–12–00–00 Information Services 93-15-00 Public administration and finance services

Bidders are responsible for monitoring the COMMBUYS site through publicly accessible search and browse tools, or through COMMBUYS email notifications, for amendments to this announcement, if any, and for the complete solicitation posting, if any.

If you have any questions about this Notice or further communications around the forthcoming solicitation before it is posted, please contact Joshua Flanagan-Lanier at joshua.flanagan-lanier@mass.gov. Once the solicitation is posted, all questions should be submitted through COMMBUYS Q&A. For assistance using COMMBUYS, bidders can reach out to the OSD Help Desk at OSDHelpDesk@mass.gov.

http://www.mass.gov/osd https://massgov-my.sharepoint.com/personal/joshua_flanagan-lanier_mass_gov/Documents/Attachments/joshua.flanagan-lanier@mass.gov https://massgov-my.sharepoint.com/personal/joshua_flanagan-lanier_mass_gov/Documents/Attachments/joshua.flanagan-lanier@mass.gov mailto:OSDHelpDesk@mass.gov