TxDOT Seeks Software Development Contractors

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has issued a request for offers (RFO) for software development services.

TxDOT previously issued a pre-solicitation notice for said services in January, where the agency requested “software development services in support of various future TxDOT initiatives.”

According to the RFO, TxDOT is seeking a contractor who will be responsible for “providing software design and build services, software customization services, software enhancement services, software break fix services, and/or software post-implementation support services for existing TxDOT software applications and platforms.”

The estimated term of the contract is one year with up to four optional one-year renewals.

The department has various software-related projects listed in its capital budget for the fiscal year, according to HB 1:

• $24 million has been allocated for the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS)
• $42 million has been allocated for cybersecurity initiative projects
• $15 million has been allocated for mainframe legacy modernization
  

TxDOT CIO Anh Selissen has previously pointed to artificial intelligence as a “critical area” of future development for the department and has already begun implementing the technology in key areas to drive down user access management time frames for processing tickets, making it a likely candidate for future software development projects.

More detailed information about solicitation (No. Pre-601440000041289) can be found online. Questions are due at 3 p.m. June 24. The closing date is 3 p.m. July 16. Jason Andrews is the point of contact for this solicitation.