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Information Technology Retainer Contracts

OPC and the Agency of Digital Services (ADS) collaborated on issuing Retainer Contracts for various services in Information Technology (IT).   What is a Retainer Contract? Retainer Contracts are often caller Retainer Agreements or Blanket Agreements.  Administrative Bulletin 3.5 defines a Retainer Contract as following:   A Contract which specifies the nature of the potential services to be rendered and the cost of the service. Retainer Contracts generally establish standard Terms and Conditions (T & C), set maximum not-to-exceed prices, and satisfy many legal requirements associated with State procurements, such as public notice of bid, and Vendor responsibility. Specific service requests are made through separate Statement of Work (SOW) agreements written against this Contract. These are commonly used by the Agency of Digital Services (ADS), Department of Buildings and General Services (BGS), and the Chief Marketing Office (CMO).   OPC maintains several Retainer Vendors on Contract allowing ADS on the behalf of Agencies/Departments to quickly and efficiently obtain certain IT consulting and technical services. These Contracts provide services in many functional areas or categories ranging from strategy and analysis services continue reading

Information of Executed Contracts, Added or Amended Contracts on OPC's website.

Templates, Forms & Publications

April 2019 updates: Information Technology Procurement Guideline (Companion Document to Bulletin 3.5) 4/01/2019 March 2019 updates: Sample Information Technology Request for Proposal (RFP) Shell (03/08/2019 Revised) Bidder Response Form (03/08/2019) Sample Request for Proposal (RFP) Shell - Services (03/08/2019 Revised) Overview of the New Bidder Response Form and Changes to the IT RFP Template (03/08/2019 Revised) Attachment D - Other Provisions for IT Professional Services (03/21/2019 Revised) Attachment D - Other Provisions for IT Systems Implementation (03/08/2019 Revised) December 2018 updates: Standard Contract for Information Technology (12/12/2018 Revised) Standard Contract for Services (12/12/2018 Revised) Contract Amendment Form (12/12/2018 Revised) Novation and Amendment Form (12/12/2018 Revised) Construction Contract Template (12/12/2018 Revised) November 2018 Updates: SaaS Instructions and Standard Cloud Terms (11/13/2018)

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Website Updates (new features and sections)

OPC's Home page New icons - Construction Services & Retainer Contracts, IT Retainer Contracts, Events and Vendor Resources. Retainer Contracts for Construction Services, Professional Consulting & Project Management Services Construction Trade Services Professional Consulting Services - Architectural & Engineering Project Management Services Events Vendor Resources Information Technology Retainer Contracts

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Hello, In December 2018, Vermont Procurement Technical Assistance Center (VT PTAC) conducted a series of workshops across the state called “How to Contract with the State of Vermont” for small businesses. VT PTAC invited us to participate in the 4 events. We were more than happy to participate.

The workshops were held in Williston, Ludlow, Montpelier and St. Johnsbury. The two-hour, free interactive workshops permitted us to connect with potential vendors that may or may not have previously participated in opportunities to work with the State. Despite the weather, turnout was exceptional. We discussed, who we are, what we do and how can a vendor participate in bidding opportunities. Our presentation focused on procurement rules and then delved into the contracting process from beginning to end. VT PTAC provided information on their services which is providing Vermont businesses with an understanding of the requirements of government contracting to obtain and successfully perform federal, state, and local contracts through free counseling services, training, and networking opportunities. Customer service is important to us. We seek to engage in events that influence and promote opportunities to contract with the State of Vermont. Partnerships with VT PTAC are very valuable to us. We look forward to continuing our collaboration. We value our existing vendors and look forward on meeting new vendors in 2019 events. Vendor Resources: https://bgs.vermont.gov/content/vendor-resources Events: https://bgs.vermont.gov/content/events VT PTAC http://ptac.vermont.gov

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