ITD provides review, consultation, and general assistance to North Dakota agencies regarding IT procurement and contracting best practices. 

Pat (IT Procurement) and Dirk (Special Projects)

ITD is responsible for reviewing and approving the acquisition of technology by state agencies, as defined in ND Century Code (Chapter 54-59-05).

 Benefits

• Agencies can leverage resources that have been tailored specifically for IT product and services acquisitions. ITD works closely with OMB State Procurement, Risk Management and the Office of Attorney General to develop RFP and contract templates and best practices related to IT procurements.
• Agency procurement staff can receive assistance and advice regarding their IT procurement projects.
• ITD works in cooperation with the State Procurement Office to develop State Term Contracts for IT products and services used on an enterprise scale.

Requesting Service

Agencies may email ITDProcurement@nd.gov to submit a request for ITD IT procurement staff to review/approve a procurement request and also for general IT procurement assistance. Contact the Service Desk to speak to a member of the IT procurement staff.

IT Procurement Templates and Resources

• Sample IT Service Contract
• RFP Template for IT Procurement
• State Technical Architecture Overview for RFPs/Contracts
• Risk Management Manual published by OMB's Risk Management Division
• State Procurement Guidelines published by OMB's State Procurement Office
• Contract Drafting & Review Manual published by Office of the Attorney General

IT Procurement Standards and Exception Requests

ITD reviews and approves IT-related procurements that exceed the threshold set by OMB for "small" purchases ($25,000). Primary review criteria includes compliance with state enterprise architecture standards and consistency with an agency's technology plan. ITD and OMB also review and approve requests to host IT solutions outside of the consolidated infrastructure hosted by ITD.

• IT Contract Guidelines
• IT Procurement Standard
• Exemption Request to IT Statutory Policy
• Business Case for Statutory Exemption

Procurement News & Views

• State Procurement Newsletters
• Only 1 bid... now what?

Featured State Contracts

1. Term Contract 022 - State PC Contract

The state participates in the Western States Contract Alliance (WSCA) PC contract including a set of standard configurations that are developed and refreshed on an ongoing basis call the WSCA Premium Savings Packages (WNPSP). The state's Enterprise Architecture program has adopted the WNPSP configurations as standard configurations for North Dakota. The WNPSP program currently offers standard configurations at special discounts below the standard WSCA pricing for desktop, laptop, specialty notebooks, printers, and monitors.

• Term Contract 022 - State PC Contract (Select "List Contracts", Name is "Computers & Printers" and Number is "022")
• WSCA/NASPO PC Premium Savings Packages Pricing and Configurations

2. Term Contract 095 - Information Technology Professional Services Vendor Pool

The State has established a term contract for Information Technology professional services in a variety of IT Contract Pool Categories. State agencies have an ongoing need for Information Technology (IT) professionals in a variety of categories for both project-based and staff-augmentation work. Multiple vendors have been awarded contracts in each of the IT Contract Pool Categories. State agencies can use a structured work order request process to obtain IT professional services through this contract resulting in a streamlined time-saving approach to procuring and contracting for these services.

• Term Contract 095 - Information Technology Professional Services Vendor Pool (Select "List Contracts", Name is "Information Technology Professional Services Contract Pool" and Number is "095")