1. ITS Procurement Workshop Module 4: How to Affect Change in ITS Procurement

2. ITS Procurement Workshop Maryland SHA-Video

3. ITS Procurement Workshop Maryland SHA-Lessons Learned Good specifications exist for highway projects, but are not available for ITS Must be team with the contractor, to become part the development process Other procurement options for IT already existed in the state

4. ITS Procurement Workshop Discussion Does your agency use the common rule? Has your agency ever applied unique procurement methods, such as design/build?

5. ITS Procurement Workshop A Procurement Action Plan Steps towards creating your own action plan

6. ITS Procurement Workshop You Will be Involved Procurement of most projects run on auto pilot More than likely, ITS projects require a champion to solve problems, manage change, etc.

7. ITS Procurement Workshop Affecting Change Know the basic procurement process Know the staff –do they understand that ITS projects are different?

8. ITS Procurement Workshop Some of the Players Agency Procurement Office Internal Counsel Agency IT (?) General Services Administration, Department of Administrative Services Attorney General’s Office FHWA Division Office

9. ITS Procurement Workshop Procurement Laws and Regulations What is classified as: –construction? –professional services? –non-professional services? –goods? –high technology or information technology (IT)?

10. ITS Procurement Workshop What You’ve Always Done  Policy  Law  “The Feds won’t let us do it that way.” Institutional Inertia

11. ITS Procurement Workshop Exercise 4A: Develop ITS Procurement Action Plan Internal Contacts External Contacts Near-Term Procurement Issues Procurement Laws/Procedures

12. ITS Procurement Workshop Exercise 4A Review Internal Agency Contacts External Contacts How many did we know? Any others?

13. ITS Procurement Workshop Exercise 4A Review Any ITS projects upcoming? Assess your agency’s ability to manage these projects

14. ITS Procurement Workshop Module 4 Lessons Learned MdSHA Lesson Review –Other procurement options existed in their jurisdiction –Teamwork with contractor Affecting Change –The “players” in procurement –The relevant laws and regulations ITS Procurement Action Plan