We are in the process of restructuring our ITPS statewide contracts to simplify the process for vendors and customers.

The new statewide contracts provide more opportunities for small, diverse and veteran-owned businesses.

• Provide more opportunities for small, OMWBE-certified diverse and veteran-owned businesses to work with the state.
• Work just like our other statewide contracts, which simplifies the process for purchasers.
• Will provide IT services through four contracts.

Available contract

IT Project Management Services: Contract 14822

• IT Project Manager Services
• IT Quality Assurance Services

The contract includes:

• 49 Washington small businesses, representing 41% of the total contract awards
• 19 OMWBE-certified businesses
• 4 certified veteran-owned businesses

Upcoming ITPS Contracts

IT Development

Categories include:

• Web Developer
• Application Developer
• Software Tester
• IT Architect

We announced the apparent successful bidders in WEBS on April 4, 2024.   
 
To ensure sufficient capacity to meet all the state's IT project needs, we've notified the bidders we intend to award additional bidders and subcategories beyond the initial ASB list. This addition is allowed per solicitation section 3.11 of the IT Development solicitation.
 
Please see WEBS and the planned procurement page for more information.

Information & Cybersecurity Services

Categories include:

• IT Security Analyst
• Security Engineer
• IT Auditor
• Penetration Tester

We expect to post the solicitation in the second quarter of 2024.

IT Consulting

Categories include:

• IT Project Management
• IT Development
• Information Security

This contract is intended for large projects. We expect to post the solicitation in the second quarter of 2024.

Check the status of all ITPS solicitations on our planned procurements.

Register in Washington's Electronic Business Solution (WEBS)

Anyone who wants to sell to agencies or buy goods or services using a contract must register in Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS).

All official communication and announcements related to the ITPS solicitations are available exclusively through WEBS.

What ITPS changes mean for vendors

• You must register in WEBS to bid on contracts.
• When you register in WEBS, we recommend you sign up to receive email notifications about bid opportunities for products or services you sell.
• All vendors must submit bids in WEBS to be considered for an award on the new ITPS contracts.
• As we launch the new ITPS contracts, we will close the corresponding categories in the two-tier contract.
• We will post available ITPS contracts on our statewide contract portal.

What ITPS changes mean for purchasers

• You no longer need to conduct your own solicitation for IT services. Instead, you will be able select from a list of vendors that are available on the statewide contract.
• Many awarded vendors are small, diverse, and veteran-owned businesses. Working with these vendors can help your agency meet your supplier diversity goals.
• As we launch the new ITPS contracts, we will close the corresponding categories in the two-tier contract.
• As of April 1, 2024, we closed categories 4 (Project Management) and 5 (Quality Assurance) in the two-tier ITPS contract 08215

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• Purchasers can sign up for sourcing team opportunities through their Customer Communication Profile