Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Go DIRect Program

P.O Box 13564
Austin, TX, 78711
www.dir.state.tx.us

DIR Contract Number: DIR-SDD-958
Expires 03/31/2011

Contact Information:
Jesse C. Jay
Phone: 941-747-0729
Fax: 941-747-0749
Address: 10711 Burnet Rd, Suite 231
Austin, TX 78758
E-mail

Technology Categories:

• Service Oriented Architecture
• Information Technology Assessments and Planning
• Application Development

Service Descriptions

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

1) Definition: SOA organizes business software in a granular fashion so that common functions can be used interchangeably by different departments internally and by external business partners. The more granular the components (the more pieces), the more they can be reused. SOA is a way of thinking about IT assets as service components. When functions in a large application are made into stand-alone services that can be accessed separately, they are beneficial to several parties. SOAs are implemented via application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow components to communicate with each other.

2) Examples of included services: planning and assessment; requirements development; proof of concept; implementation; deployment; governance; application programming and support services; system software administration and support; and training support.

Information Technology Assessments and Planning

1) Definition: IT Assessments and Planning may include IT effectiveness, maturity, governance, project management and architecture. Strategic planning activities may include mission statement development, visioning and goals, objectives, and strategy development. Tactical planning may require that actionable plans and roadmaps be provided.

2) Examples of included services: IT assessments, including enterprise architecture; staff knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) assessments; and strategic and tactical planning.

Application Development

1) Definition: Application Development means the development of new applications which may be mainframe, server, network-based, web-based or a combination. The requirements for new applications may require interfaces to existing applications.

2) Examples of included services: researching; analyzing; gathering requirements; designing; programming; testing; documenting and implementing; applying changes to the software language and/or database in which the application is written; providing corrections for production or any changes needed and participation in disaster recovery planning and documentation.

Statement of Work (SOW) / Purchase Order Issuance

A. In order to be awarded a Purchase Order hereunder, Vendor must respond, in writing, to a Statement of Work (SOW) for services as issued by Customers, consistent with the Terms and Conditions of this Contract. Vendor shall only respond to SOWs for Technology Categories which Vendor has been awarded in this Contract. Customer SOWs must be complete, signed by an authorized representative of Customer and must be in the form contained in Appendix C. Vendor understands that no work under any SOW issued by Customer shall commence until receipt of Purchase Order.

B. Service provided under this Contract shall be based on the Statement of Work form set forth in Appendix C of this Contract. Customers may negotiate the terms and conditions of a SOW to suit their business needs, so long as the SOW terms and conditions do not conflict with or weaken the terms of this Contract. Vendor shall perform its work in compliance with this Contract and the agreed upon Statement of Work with Customer.

C. The value of any one SOW may not exceed $10 million including all extensions, renewals and change orders.

Instructions for Placing Purchase Order

In order to be awarded a Purchase Order hereunder, Vendor must respond, in writing, to a Statement of Work (SOW) for services as issued by Customers, consistent with the Terms and Conditions of this Contract. Vendor shall only respond to SOWs for Technology Categories which Vendor has been awarded in this Contract. Customer SOWs must be complete, signed by an authorized representative of Customer and must be in the form contained in Appendix C. Vendor understands that no work under any SOW issued by Customer shall commence until receipt of Purchase Order.

Service provided under this Contract shall be based on the Statement of Work form set forth in Appendix C of this Contract. Customers may negotiate the terms and conditions of a SOW to suit their business needs, so long as the SOW terms and conditions do not conflict with or weaken the terms of this Contract. Vendor shall perform its work in compliance with this Contract and the agreed upon Statement of Work with Customer.

The value of any one SOW may not exceed $10 million including all extensions, renewals and change orders.

Full details on how to order on the DIR Web site.

GeoDecisions Appendix C, Statement of Work (PDF: 63KB)

Please refer to the GeoDecisions-DBITS contract DIR-SDD-958 at http://www.dir.state.tx.us/store/busops/dbits/docs/958.pdf for further details.

DIR Go DIRect Program: Please refer to the DIR site for details about the DIR go DIRect Program http://www.dir.state.tx.us/store/busops/go-direct/index.htm