Deliverables Based Information Technology Services (DBITS)

Contract Number: DIR-CPO-4966

Vendor ID: 1750786316900

For quotes, purchase orders and warranty information, or if you would like to know more about Weaver’s DBITS contract, please contact us.

Brian Thomas
National Practice Leader, Advisory Services
Weaver
1601 S MoPac Expy, Suite D250
Austin, TX 78746
Phone: 512-609-1900
Fax: 512-609-1911
E-mail: [email protected]

Find out more about our DBITS contract, our technical capabilities, as well as how to obtain a quote or place a purchase order.

IT Assessments and Planning

IT Assessments and Planning services may include assessments of IT effectiveness, maturity, governance, project management and architecture. Strategic planning activities may include mission statement development, visioning and goals, objectives, strategy development and alignment with strategic agency objectives. Tactical planning may require that actionable plans, KPIs and roadmaps be created as part of our services.

Examples of services: IT assessments, including enterprise architecture and cloud assessments; staff knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) assessments; and strategic and tactical planning.

Independent Verification and Validation

We offer Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) of software programs to ensure that software systems are working effectively and as intended or to help ensure that system development and implementation efforts will achieve the intended objectives.  This includes scenario-based and assets-based Risk assessments leveraging guidance and scenarios from the COBIT Design Guide and NIST800-30.

Examples of services: Software Development Lifecycle Assessment, Assessing Software Quality and Technical Capabilities and Project Management and Training.

Market Research, Procurement Advisory, and Contract Implementation Services

These services may include activities such as systems requirements gathering, facilitation activities, scoring criteria development, evaluation criteria development, negotiation guidance and assistance, and contract transition assistance.

• Cost optimization including software license cost analysis
• Financial planning and pricing structures
• Market reviews/market research
• Market engagement
• Transition/implementation assistance
• IT contract management assistance

Our IT Advisory Services team has a variety of skillsets and backgrounds, all focused on technology solutions. This includes Certified Information Systems Auditors (CISAs), Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs), Payment Card Industry (PCI) Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs), CPAs, Certified Internal Auditors (CIAs), SAP-Certified Consultants and a former Information Resource Manager of a major Texas state agency.

Our IT Advisory team’s technical skills include:

• Experience with a variety of hosting arrangements including on-premise, co-location and cloud (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)

• We can add resources as needed to acquire specific skill sets for project needs through our approved DBITS sub-contractors.

Founded in 1950, today Weaver is a Top 35 firm and has been providing advisory and assurance services to government entities for more than seven decades.

We’re committed to helping our government clients meet regulatory requirements, but we also bring a long-term perspective to help them improve their operations and services. By helping clients build mature, strategic processes and governance, we position them to effectively address problems, flag potential issues such as fraud or loss, and achieve compliance.

As an IT Advisory practice that is part of a broader public accounting firm, we bring something different to the DBITS portfolio. Because we are an accounting firm at heart, you can be assured that our teams will be objective, and our deliverables will drive towards technology solutions that have meaningful business and organizational impact.

The value of any one SOW may not exceed $10 million including all extensions, renewals, and change orders. In order to be awarded a Purchase Order hereunder, Vendor(s) must respond, in writing, to a Statement of Work (SOW) for services as issued by Customers (State Agencies, Government Entity), consistent with the Terms and Conditions of the DIR DBITS Contract. Vendor(s) shall only respond to SOWs for Technology Categories which Vendor(s) have been awarded in the DIR DBITS Contract.

1. Clients are required to complete a Statement of Work (SOW) following the standard DIR requirements and distribute the SOW to the vendor(s) of their choosing. To access the SOW form, click here. 
2. The number of vendors contacted and the time requested for a response are the responsibility of the client.
3. Work cannot commence until the vendor receives:
   • A signed SOW (by authorized representatives of both the client and the vendor)
   • A purchase order (reference DIR contract number DIR-CPO-4966 on your purchase order)
4. Terms and conditions negotiations, as well as improvements to the SOW, should be clarified and confirmed by the client and the vendor.
5. All services provided will be according to the SOW and in accordance with the DIR DBITS Contract.
6. Email SOWs and purchase orders to [email protected] or call Brian Thomas at 512-609-1980 with any questions.