SB 20: DIR Implementation

VENDOR TOWN HALL | JULY 27, 2015

Texas Department of Information Resources

AGENDA DIR Cooperative Contracts Process◦ Purchasing Thresholds◦ Statements of Work

House Bill 2000 Resources Questions and Answers

SB 20 IMPLEMENTATION

Changes• DIR Cooperative

Contracts Process

• Agency Procurement and Contracting Practices

Effective September 1, 2015

SPEAKERS Grace Windbigler◦ Technology Sourcing Office Director

Dana L. Collins◦ Contract and Vendor Management

Shannon Kelley◦ Enterprise Contracts

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DIR Cooperative Contracts ProcessPURCHASING THRESHOLDS, SOWS

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Purchasing ThresholdsDANA COLLINS

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NEW Threshold Requirements $50,000 OR LESS

May directly award contract to DIR Cooperative Contracts vendor(s) or reseller(s)

No additional request for pricing is required

$50,000 TO $150,000 Must submit request for pricing to at least three (3) vendors or resellers

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MORE Threshold Requirements$150,000 TO $1 MILLION

Must submit request for pricing to at least six (6) vendors or resellers

EXCEEDS $1 MILLION? May not enter into a contract through the DIR cooperative contracts program to purchase a commodity item

DIR has posted a blanket exemption for purchases greater than $1 million.

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Statementsof WorkSHANNON KELLEY

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Statement of Work Required > $50,000◦ Cloud Services◦ Deliverables Based Information Technology Services (DBITS)◦ Managed Services for Information Technology ◦ IT Security Services

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Submitting Your Statements of Work◦ Agencies can submit SOWs on September 1, 2015◦ Check DIR’s website for details

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Statement of Work Review NOT Required◦IT Staffing Services◦Support Agreements◦Maintenance Agreements◦Hardware or Software Only Contracts

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Two-Part Process• Agency submits to DIR prior to submission to

vendors • Following DIR review, agency submits to

vendors according to SB 20 requirements• Agency negotiates with vendors and signs SOW• Agency resubmits to DIR for final signature

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Next Steps◦Agencies must post all executed SOWs on their websites

◦A vendor cannot be paid until DIR signs the SOW.

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House Bill 2000EXPANDS DIR CUSTOMER BASE

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DIR Cooperative Contracts Customer Base(HB 2000)

Expands to include◦ ERCOT and LCRA◦ Private schools◦ Private or independent

institutions of higher education◦ Volunteer fire departments

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Resources

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Resources•FAQs•Webinars•Customer, Vendor Portals•DIR Website

We want to hear from you.Post-event survey via email tomorrow

To contact us:• Website feedback form• CustomerAssistance@dir.texas.gov

• 1-855-ASK-DIR1(1-855-275-3471)

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