IT Procurement Committee Initiatives and Accomplishments

2007-2008 Committee Accomplishments

2008-2009 Committee Projected Initiatives

Items in italics under "2008-2009 Projected Initiatives" for each committee are those suggested at the Annual NYS Forum Planning Session held on July 11, 2008. Any initiatives receiving priority votes cast by participants on July 11th are bolded and in blue and the number of votes cast is shown in parenthesis.

The NYS IT Procurement Improvement committee was created to review and suggest enhancements to the IT procurement process and provide timely education and training.

2007-2008 Accomplishments

Education

  • One of the major initiatives of the IT Procurement Committee was to clarify CIO/OFT's position on minority and woman owned business participation. New York State CIO Melodie Mayberry-Stewart and New York State Director of Minority and Woman Owned Business Development Michael Jones-Bey appeared at several Forum meetings to clarify the position of the state and seek commitment from large corporation to increase the percentage of minority and woman owned business participation in New York State contracts.

2008-2009 Projected Initiatives

Education

  • Schedule a seminar on bid protest procedures and debriefing procedures.
  • Considering holding another "How to do IT Business with New York State" session.
  • Conduct sessions on procurement stewardship, lobbying and contract requirements. (14)
  • Session on how reasonable the current T's and C's are and how they might be improved. (12)
  • Best practices session on RFP and bid development. (17)

Communications

  • Consider using alternative technologies for getting information out and submissions related to state contract opportunities. (3)
  • Develop an "Orientation Packet" for those interested in NY state's IT procurements and the relevant processes. (3)

Policy

  • Consider licensing as an object of aggregate purchasing. (2)