NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT

METRO NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT Date: March 22, 2022 To: All Bidders/Proposers The following Notice of Intent to Award a Contract to Gartner Inc. through the use of an Interstate Cooperative Procurement is hereby published in accordance with Oregon State Statute ORS279A.200. This notice shall remain posted for a minimum of seven (7) days prior to contract award. Procurement Description: deliverables-based information technology services (DBITS); Business Intelligence (BI), Data Management, Analytics, and Automation, including Data Warehousing; IT Assessments, Planning, Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), and Market Research, Procurement Advisory, and Contract Implementation Services; and Project and Program Management. Estimated Cost: not-to-exceed a total of $150,000 for a 1-year period Name of Originating Jurisdiction: State of Texas Name of Cooperative Agency: Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Contract #: DIR-CPO-4927 Gartner Inc. Any firm with questions regarding this procurement may contact Kim Paul, Procurement Analyst, at 503-797-1613 or at bidsandproposals@oregonmentro.gov. In accordance with ORS279A.200 any firm wishing to comment on this intent to use a Interstate Cooperative Procurement shall have seven (7) days from the issuance of this Notice to do so. Comments must be filed in writing to the Procurement Manager. The Procurement Manager shall not consider any comments submitted after the timeline established in this Notice. Any comments must include sufficient information to identify this Notice of Intent to Award a Contract through the use of a Interstate Cooperative Procurement. The Procurement Manager will review the comments and issue a written decision. cc: Office of Metro Attorney Published March 25, 2022. BT236901

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