Vendors who want to work with the county improve their chances of being awarded a bid if they know the following things.
"We are looking for small, very high-value engagements, County Assistant Executive Officer Jeramy Gray told vendors at Thursday's Techwire Briefing. "The number of engagements would increase, but overall we're looking for fast, rapid, efficient, high value impact."
- Working with talent pipelines and educational institutions increases
- Contact the deputy director in charge of the program area
- The county wants to deliver programs within months, not years
- Aligning a product with the county's strategic goals will speed up project delivery
- The county wants to become data-centered, centralizing the information for use across departments, according to County CIO Bill Kehoe
- Changes are coming to the IT contracting process, according to Senior Deputy Director of IT Dave Wesolik