IT Staff Augmentation

IT Staff Augmentation Contracts

Information Technology (IT) Staff Augmentation Contracts were awarded on July 1, 2023 with (6) optional (1) year renewals.  There are 14 contracts:  7 for Category 1 -Hourly Based Services (“contractors”) and 7 for Category 2 -Project Based Services.  Contract and contact information can be found here​.  All state and Commonwealth governmental entities, including political subdivisions and public universities, may use these contracts.  Below is the process for using the contracts: 

CATEGORY 1 – HOURLY BASED SERVICES (“contractors”)

Agencies seeking hourly based services (“contractors”) shall:

  1. Identify the need and job title from the contract
  2. Contact the 7 awarded vendors and request candidate(s) resumes and information
  3. Select the best candidate(s) for the requested need and negotiate an appropriate rate with the vendor 
  4.  Complete a Task Order Form and obtain signatures from both parties (vendor and agency) 
  5. Create a Delivery Order (DO) and email it to the vendor.  The DO should include the fully executed Task Order Form. The DO is the official document that allows the assignment. No work or assignment shall begin without a DO.  
    An SPR1 is no longer required for this Category.

​CATEGORY 2 – PROJECT BASED SERVICES

Agencies seeking project based services shall:

  1. Identify the need
  2. Email a Scope of Work (SOW) to the 7 awarded vendors outlining the requested project including a deadline for the vendors’ responses to the SOW 
  3. Review and evaluate the vendors’ responses and keep evaluation documentation on file for verification and auditing purposes
  4. Negotiate a final SOW with the best evaluated vendor
  5. Follow the Strategic Procurement Request Process (SPR1) for COT review and approval and attach the following to the SPR1: 
    1. The SOW and the email that was sent to all 7 awarded vendors
    2. The 7 SOW responses from the vendors.  If a vendor does not respond or responds with a ‘no bid’, please provide that information as documentation. 
    3. The final negotiated SOW, with a signature block, from the best evaluated vendor. The vendor’s signature must be included on the SOW however the agency cannot execute until AFTER SPR1 approval.
    4. The evaluation documentation/justification
    5. An email from Kari Welch approving all of the above
  1. Create a Delivery Order (DO) and email it to the vendor.  The DO should include the fully executed SOW and approved SPR1. The DO is the official document that allows the project to begin. No work shall begin without a DO.​
​ New IT Staff Augmentation contracts as of October 24, 2024

For additional information visit, Welcome - Transparency (Kentucky)​​

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