DIR released a pre-solicitation notice for the RFO in October.
According to the RFO, “contracts negotiated and managed through the Cooperative Contracts Program resulted in over $8.2 billion in customer purchases for the past three fiscal years combined.”
Managed print services may include but are not limited to maintenance, support services, implementation and project management, asset tracking, installation, technical support, training and more. Contracted hardware, i.e., copiers, printers and scanners, include:
- Rental, lease, purchase and fleet
- Portable and stationary
- Single function and multifunctional
- Network capable and non-network (standalone)
Additionally, the department is requesting 3D printers for contracting to DIR customers.
Requested document imaging services include document conversion, preservation, preparation, indexing and formatting and more.
Finally, the RFO notice lists enterprise content management software and services and IT-based document management software and services in the request, which can be delivered as an integrated product suite or as separate applications.
More detailed information about RFO No. DIR-CPO-TMP-583, including a comprehensive list of all requested items and services, can be found online. An optional pre-proposal webinar has been scheduled for Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. The deadline for question submissions is Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. The due date for submissions is Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. Moshe Thomas is the point of contact.
