Professional/Technical Services

"Professional or technical services means services that are intellectual in character, including consultation, analysis, evaluation, predication, planning, or programming, or recommendation, and result in the production of a report or the completion of a task. Professional or technical contracts do not include the provision of supplies or materials except by the approval of the commissioner (of administration) or except as incidental to the provision of professional or technical services."

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 16C      

Access-IT Master Contract Program
The Materials Management Division has created a master contract program for use by state agencies and other entities that are members of the State's Cooperative Purchasing Venture (cities, counties, independent schools districts, etc.). The program supports the State of Minnesota's objective to improve the accessibility and usability of information technology products and services for all government end-users. The services available under this Program will accelerate the State's goal of maximizing accessibility for all Minnesotans by providing cost effective training, accessibility tools, product testing, remediation, document/template creation and conversion and compliance guidance.

Data Analytics Master Contract Program
The Materials Management Division has created a master contract program for use by state agencies and other entities that are members of the State's Cooperative Purchasing Venture (cities, counties, independent school districts, etc.). The program is premised on the idea that the use of data analytics unlocks insight, supporting the State's commitment to informed, data-driven decision making to assure resources are properly managed. Although the primary objective is to achieve significant cost savings and efficiencies, the Program's structure results in the user benefitting from administrative efficiency and ease, cost avoidance, quality assurance and speed.

ASAP-IT (Accelerated Staff Augmentation Program)
The Materials Management Division and MN.IT Services (formerly Office of Enterprise Technology) have partnered to launch a master contract program for IT staff augmentation services. The program is open to state agencies and other entities that are members of the state's Cooperative Purchasing Venture (Cities, Counties, Independent School Districts, etc.) The program provides a streamlined mechanism to acquire IT staff augmentation services with a focus on assuring quality resources and excellent hourly rates. Program details can be found on the MN.IT Services website.

2013 Professional/Technical Contracts Training Schedule
The 2013 schedule for P/T training is now available on-line. In addition to the full-day course (P/T Contracts 101), this year a series of mini sessions are also being offered that address certain P/T contracting topics in greater detail. For a detailed list of session times and topics, please view the schedule. All courses are offered by the Department of Administration, Materials Management Division FREE OF CHARGE to all State employees and CPV members -so register today! To register for any of these courses, contact Linda Marzinske at linda.marzinske@state.mn.us. Please include your name, agency, telephone number and e-mail address.

2013 Contract Negotiation Training Schedule
The 2013 schedule for contract negotiation training is now available on-line. In addition to the full-day course (Negotiation 101 Seminar), this year a series of mini sessions are also being offered that address certain contract negotiation topics in greater detail. For a detailed list of session times and topics, please view the schedule. These courses are also appropriate for non-P/T contract staff, as the majority of the seminar addresses general topics of negotiation. All courses are offered by the Department of Administration, Materials Management Division FREE OF CHARGE to all State employees and CPV members -so register today! To register for any of these courses, contact Linda Marzinske at linda.marzinske@state.mn.us. Please include your name, agency, telephone number and e-mail address.

IT Accessibility Standards
Effective September 1, 2010, all information technology procured or developed must adhere to the State of Minnesota Accessibility Standards and associated process. The standards can be found at: http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/pdf/accessibility_standard.pdf.

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