Integris Applied offers its services through the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Deliverables-Based IT Services (DBITS) program, both within Texas and across the country.
Integris Applied has a distinct value proposition in the DBITS vendor pool, combining IT strategy, planning, IV&V, and project management with a distinct focus on procurement and contract management. We are also a woman-owned small business and are registered in the State of Texas as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB).
Integris Applied’s contract number (formal name: Sourcing Advisory Services, LLC) is DIR-CPO-6264. Full information on the contract is available on DIR’s website.
Our DBITS categories
Integris Applied is a contract holder in two DBITS categories.
IT Assessments, Planning, Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), and Market Research, Procurement Advisory, and Contract Implementation Services
IT assessments and planning may include IT effectiveness, maturity, governance, and architecture. Strategic planning activities may include mission statement development, visioning and goals, objectives, and strategy development. Assessment of staff knowledge, skills and abilities, bandwidth, time and motion studies, and succession planning are included in this category. Strategic planning development and tactical planning may require the provision of actionable plans and roadmaps. Organizational change management, enterprise architecture, cloud assessments, and network performance assessments are within scope as well.
Also included in this category are independent verification and validation procedures, used together for in-depth analysis of a product, service, or system for compliance with requirements, as well as independent oversight of software (or systems) development life cycle (SDLC) processes and specifications.
Market research, procurement advisory, and contract implementation services may include requirements gathering, facilitation activities, scoring criteria development, evaluation criteria development, negotiation guidance and assistance, and contract transition assistance, including:
- Cost optimization, including software license cost analysis
- Financial planning and pricing structures
- Market reviews and market research
- Market engagement
- Transition and implementation assistance
- IT contract management assistance
Project and Program Management
Project and program management services include any or all of the project management processes identified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as published in the most recent edition of the PMBOK® Guide, including practice guides such as Agile and Managing Change in Organizations.
Examples of included services are using the customer’s tools and processes, using commercially available off-the-shelf tools, using the contract holder’s own proprietary tools and processes to manage a project, and using the Texas Project Delivery Framework.
This category includes, but is not limited to:
- Business case development
- Statewide impact analysis
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Risk assessment
- Stakeholder management
- Organizational change management
- Strategic planning
- Program assessment
- Agile development, training, and coaching
How DBITS ordering works
Current and prospective customers can contact Tim Ryckman at Integris Applied directly about specific service offerings, pricing, quotes, process questions, and more.
Integris Applied and a customer must enter into a purchase agreement, which may take the form of a fiscal purchase order, statement of work, service agreement, procurement card, purchase order, fiscal form, other authorized instrument, or a combination of these documents. Because the Texas DBITS program is available to customers across the US, specific processes and rules may be unique to a state or local jurisdiction (for example, whether multiple competitive quotes are needed).
Note: Texas agencies in particular should read and follow the instructions on DIR’s Statement of Work (SOW) Process page, which includes process guidelines, a statement of work template, and other helpful information.
Contact Integris Applied
For a conversation about scope, a quote, a purchase order, or warranties, contact Tim Ryckman directly or reach us through our contact page.
Tim Ryckman
Managing Director
Email: tim.ryckman@integrisapplied.com
Phone: 248 321 9959
About the DBITS program
DIR’s Deliverables-Based IT Services (DBITS) program is a streamlined cooperative purchasing program for state and local government, public education, and other public entities in Texas, as well as public entities outside the state. Buying from a DBITS contract saves time and money and gives you access to vendors with expertise in the services you need. For more information, see DIR’s DBITS program page.