State of Michigan Department of Information Technology

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State of Michigan Department of Information
Technology
Vendor Interactions Doing Business with the
Department of Information Technology
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DIT Contracting Strategies Goals

• Provide Agency Clients Access to High Quality
  Vendor Services
• Create and Leverage Vendor Competition
• Make Better Use of a Broad Range of Vendor
  Capabilities
• Develop Templates and Metrics Driven Programs
• Vendor Outreach Programs

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Technology Acquisition Paths

• Technology Initiative gt 1M

• Invitation to Bid/RFP

• Mid-Tier IT Projects lt 1M

• Master Vendor Program (MVP)

• IT Staff Augmentation lt250K

• START Program

• Technology Products Training

• Michigan Master Commodities Contract (MMCC)

• Telecom and Network Needs

• LinkMI / MMCC Contract

• Direct Enterprise Contracts

• Specialized IT Telecom Needs

• Sole Source Requests

• Acquisition Services Policy

• Non-Contract Needlt25K

• Department Purchase Order

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Master Vendor Program (MVP)

• Overview
• Project and Staffing Services for Data Warehouse,
  Security, Business Requirements, and Project
  Development Services
• Projects lt 1,000,000 lt 18 months
• Staff Augmentation gt 250,000
• Opportunities
• Additional Program Categories Created as
  Necessary
• Program Categories Competitive Bid Every Other
  Year
• Over 35M Budgeted Annually for Projects within
  Program Categories

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START Program

• Overview
• Technology Staff Augmentation
• All Executive Branch Agencies
• All Technology Staffing Categories
• Contracts lt 250,000 and lt 12 Months
• Opportunities
• Program Open to Pre-Qualification Twice Annually
• Over 15M Annually Budgeted for Technology Staff
  Augmentation

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Michigan Master Computing Contract (MMCC)

• Overview
• Replaces Current End-User Computer Contract
  (EUCN)
• ITB Issued, Award Expected December 2003
• Transition December 2003 February 2004
• Benefits
• Multiple Contract Categories
• Selects the Best Vendor for State by Product
  Category
• Aggregates Historical Demand, Volume Purchase
  Lowers Costs
• Enhances Delivery Service Levels
• Enhances Order Tracking Capabilities

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Vendor Opportunities

• Getting Started
• Become a Registered State of Michigan Vendor
• http//www.cpexpress.state.mi.us/
• Check Bid Website regularly
• http//michigan.gov/doingbusiness/0,1607,7-146-657
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• Attend A Business Opportunity Forum
• http//www.michigan.gov/doingbusiness/0,1607,7-146
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• Utilize the DIT Vendor Resource Center
• http//www.michigan.gov/dit/0,1607,7-139-18391_223
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• Vera Smith 335-5046

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Vendor Opportunities

• Pursue Pre-Qualified Vendor Programs
• START Program
• MVP Program
• Pursue Invitation to Bid Opportunities
• For More Information See
• www.michigan.gov/doingbusiness

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Invitations to Bid

• Overview
• All Technology Projects gt 1M or gt 18 Months are
  Competitively Bid Through the State of Michigan
  Invitation to Bid Process
• Open to All Technology Companies
• Opportunities
• Bids Posted Regularly on www.michigan.gov/doingbus
  iness