Chapter 6 - Fair and Open Competition in IT Procurement

Chapter highlights:

Purpose: This chapter includes procurement policies that ensure that IT procurement and contracting practices in the Commonwealth are consistently executed in a manner that promotes fair and open competition.

Key points:

• VITA is committed to fair and open competition through the implementation of procurement policies and procedures that are transparent to the state, suppliers and the public.
• Fair and open competition creates and drives value, reduces costs, and enables greater choices as increased supplier participation necessitates delivery of innovative solutions and improved supplier performance.