Master agreements for information technology consulting managed services RFP no: RFP-IT-2025-203-RB

The Judicial Council of California issued RFP-IT-2025-203-RB to establish Master Agreements for information technology consulting managed services supporting the Judicial Council, California Superior Courts, Appellate Courts, the Supreme Court, and other California Judicial Branch Entities. The procurement seeks proposals from vendors capable of providing IT consulting services across over 50 job classifications including Agile Coach, Application Architect, Cloud Engineer, Data Scientist, Project Manager, and related positions organized by four geographic regions: Northern, Bay, Central, and Southern. Proposers may bid on one or more classifications and regions and may provide onsite or remote support. Vendors must submit fixed hourly rates for senior resources (greater than 10 years of relevant experience) and less-senior resources (greater than 3 but less than 10 years of experience) for each classification and region, with rates remaining firm fixed throughout the initial three-year contract term. Proposals are due February 24, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time, with questions due by February 3, 2026; cost proposals will be publicly opened March 23, 2026, and awards are anticipated April 2, 2026. Evaluation is based on a 100-point scale comprising cost (50 points), placement history (15 points), acceptance of terms and conditions (15 points), methodology (6 points), key staff designation (6 points), firm viability (5 points), and DVBE incentive points (3 points). The initial contract term runs July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, with three additional one-year renewal options available at the Judicial Council's sole discretion, potentially extending the maximum contract term to six years.

Small business preferences and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) incentive provisions are available under this procurement, with DVBE requirements mandating that at least 3 percent of contract goods and services be provided by a DVBE performing a commercially useful function. All work subject to California prevailing wage laws must comply with Department of Industrial Relations requirements, and proposers claiming classifications subject to prevailing wage must include current DIR public works registration numbers. Billing is calculated for actual time worked in half-hour increments, with no reimbursement of overtime, weekend, or holiday premiums, though travel expenses may be reimbursed on a case-by-case basis with pre-approval in compliance with the applicable JBE Travel Expense Policy. The Judicial Council anticipates awarding up to ten Master Agreement Holders per region; however, the agency does not guarantee minimum order volumes, dollar amounts, or specific work quantities to awarded vendors. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the available procurement documents, and additional details regarding technical specifications and deliverables are contained in the RFP attachments and exhibits files. For further information and to access the complete solicitation documents, interested vendors should visit the Courts Bidders/Solicitations webpage at https://courts.ca.gov/request/rfp-it-2025-203-rb/rfp/master-agreements-information-technology-consulting-managed-services or direct inquiries to Solicitations@jud.ca.gov.