Upcoming King County Solicitation for IT Professionals

King County has an exciting opportunity for consulting and staffing services for King County Information Technology (KCIT).  Can you distribute this opportunity to your membership and post it to your website or newsletters as appropriate?  Attached is a PDF with details about the solicitation and below is the text from the notice.

Thank you! We appreciate your assistance in getting the word out.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Laura Preftes

Business Development & Contract Compliance

King County Finance & Business Operations Division

206.477.9734 | laura.preftes@kingcounty.gov

www.kingcounty.gov/BDCC

Upcoming King County Solicitation for IT Professionals

King County Information Technology (KCIT) is creating an “On Demand Roster” to establish a list of multiple firms qualified to provide consulting and/or contingent staffing services to KCIT on an as needed basis from 2022-2025.

To be included on this roster you must submit your qualifications to this upcoming solicitation, which is anticipated to be advertised at the end of February.

King County is seeking IT firms with skills and disciplines as:

• Business Systems Analysis
• IT Project Management
• Software Engineering
• Networking and Cloud Services
• IT Customer Support
• Information Security, Privacy and Compliance Assessments
• Data Services and Analytics
• IT Automated QA Testing
• Project Management Quality Assurance Oversight
• UI/UX Design and User Experience
• Scrum/Agile Training, Coaching, Training

Organizations successfully qualified as part of this roster will gain the opportunity to work with King County on IT consulting and staffing projects as “go to” on call vendors for the next three years or more.

This solicitation will contain a contracting incentive for certified Small Contractors and Suppliers (SCS). SCS bonus evaluation points will be applied to SCS certified prime contractors or consulting teams with SCS partners. Note: Washington State Certified Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises are automatically eligible for Fast-Track SCS certification. To verify SCS status or learn more about the application process, please visit www.kingcounty.gov/BDCC.

IMPORTANT: To be notified, view the solicitation, and submit a proposal you must be registered in King County’s E-Procurement system. Please use this link to register in E-Procurement and find the list of contracting opportunities: Register as a Supplier - King County. You will also find user manuals and video tutorials to help with registration and submitting your proposals.

The solicitation for the KCIT On-Demand Roster is anticipated to be advertised in late February.  Please make sure to register in e-procurement as soon as possible to access this solicitation and regularly check King County’s Current Contract Opportunities website.

Please note, we have a dedicated help line to assist with questions regarding the E-Procurement system. For E-procurement questions call the help desk at 206-263-9400 or email the help desk at procurement.web@kingcounty.gov.