Procurement Process Changes

VITA is implementing certain procurement process changes that will take effect July 1, 2006. On that date, all IT infrastructure (in-scope) requests for executive branch agencies will be routed to VITA to ensure appropriate handling of acquisitions, correct billing, and coordination with the Commonwealth's IT transformation partner, Northrop-Grumman. The principal change is to reduce previous delegation of procurement authority for infrastructure purchases totaling less than $5,000 to $0. For executive branch agencies and non-exempt institutions of higher education, changes in eVA will facilitate the routing of IT non-infrastructure procurements exceeding delegated authority to VITA.

Change Facilitates Infrastructure Transformation

July 1 marks the planned service commencement date of VITA's partnership with Northrop Grumman. At that time, Northrop Grumman will assume technical and operational responsibility for current IT infrastructure services for executive branch agencies, including ordering of infrastructure IT goods and services. These changes will help the Commonwealth develop an agile and reliable IT infrastructure.

Benefits of Procurement Process Changes

Implementation of these changes will permit VITA to:

• Transition executive branch agencies' infrastructure requirements from purchase requisitions to service requests from Northrop Grumman
• Determine whether the request is included in or incremental to the baseline cost of the agency MOU and the Northrop Grumman agreement

Understanding the Impact to Your Agency

Select your agency type below to learn more about these changes. Agencies that are not incorporated in the categories below will not be impacted by these changes.

• Executive Branch Agencies that currently enter orders directly into eVA
• Executive Branch Agencies whose systems interface with eVA
• Non-exempt Institutions of Higher Education

Preparing to Implement these Changes

In order to help your agency prepare for these changes, training materials are available. Classroom training will be provided the week of June 19. Click here for a schedule of classes.

Contact Information

General Questions:

Email
scminfo@vita.virginia.gov

VITA procurement process questions:

Name	Email	Phone
Phil Pippert	philip.pippert@vita.virginia.gov	(804) 371-5945
J.B. Edmonds	jb.edmonds@vita.virginia.gov	(804) 371-5948

Questions regarding how eVA changes will be implemented:

Name	Email	Phone
Larry Ray	larry.ray@vita.virginia.gov	(804) 371-5215