RFI# Contract Management Cost Optimization Services

The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking current information to perform market research and identify opportunities to consolidate or restructure, eliminate underutilized or redundant contracts, and assess cost optimization across all IT contracts. The agency is looking for vendors who can provide services including contract inventory and classification, contract lifecycle management support, data standardization and governance, requirements development for tracking solution, reporting and compliance, stakeholder engagement, and deliverables. The vendor should have experience delivering these services to state agencies and provide examples of past projects of similar size and scope. • The vendor should be able to classify contracts by type and identify key attributes. • The vendor should be able to document contract lifecycle processes and identify gaps in current lifecycle management practices. • The vendor should be able to assess current contract tracking tools and data quality, and define standard data fields and naming conventions. • The vendor should be able to gather and document business and technical requirements for a contract tracking solution. • The vendor should be able to support solution selection or enhancement and ensure alignment with state compliance and audit expectations.