Topics Related to Procurement

Over the past two years, NCDIT’s Statewide IT Procurement Office has transformed how state agencies must go about procuring high-dollar IT services and products.

The N.C. Department of Information Technology is pleased to announce the release of a new chatbot to assist state agency IT procurement staff as well as anyone engaged in the statewide IT procurement process.Utilizing intelligent automation functionality, the tool references several resources, including the NCDIT website, to answer a variety of questions, such as:

The N.C. Department of Information Technology’s Statewide IT Procurement Office is in the process of updating templates, terms and conditions, as well as other information located on the NCDIT website and the Ariba Sourcing Library.These changes, which will be completed by April 15, are being made to align with current legislation and technology, as well as to make the process of developing, evaluating and awarding solicitations easier for end users and vendors.  

The N.C. Department of Information Technology has added 20 new vendors to its list of pre-approved providers of IT specialty services that any government or educational entity in North Carolina can use. The additions bring the list of vendors participating in NCDIT’s 920S state term contract to 113 companies. Five current vendors were also added to other service categories which expands the number of service providers available in those categories.

The N.C. Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT’s) Statewide IT Procurement (SITP) Office will be accepting the submittal of new procurements that are intended to be awarded in Fiscal Year 2024-2024, on or before April 19, 2024.Types of procurements that this deadline includes are:

The N.C. Department of Information Technology is pleased to announce that it has negotiated State Term Contract 204N with Apple Inc. This is a new contract for the purchase of Apple computer equipment, peripherals and related services, which include:

IT Procurement Q&As

To improve the IT procurement process, NCDIT implemented a comprehensive eProcurement sourcing system to manage, review and track IT procurements throughout this complex process.

The Procurement Guidance Team helps state agencies with questions and challenges associated with conducting IT procurements.

The Statewide IT Procurement Office works with many different vendors across the state to deliver technology goods and services for state agencies, local governments and community colleges.