OAR 125-247-0185: Approval of Information Technology or Telecommunications Procurements

(1) For any Procurement of Information Technology or Telecommunications with an anticipated Contract Price of $1,000,000.00 or more, a state agency, as defined in ORS 279A.010, must obtain prior Written approval from the State Chief Information Officer. In addition, and regardless of the anticipated Contract Price, a state agency, as defined in ORS 279A.010, must obtain any review or approval the State Chief Information Officer may require in accordance with ORS 184.477, 279A.050, 279A.075, and 279B.075 (HB 3099) or ORS 279B.030 (SB 1539). (2) In accordance with OAR 125-247-0110(7), a State Contracting Agency that conducts a cost analysis in accordance with ORS 279B.033 or makes a determination under ORS 279B.036 in connection with a procurement for services related to information technology must provide the State Chief Information Officer and the Legislative Fiscal Office with copies of the final cost analysis the state contracting agency prepared under ORS 279B.033 or the final determination the state contracting agency made under ORS 279B.036. For purposes of this subsection, information technology is defined in ORS 291.045(1) and includes, but is not limited to, all present and future forms of hardware, software, and services for data processing, office automation, and telecommunications. (3) The requirement to provide the materials described in subsection (2) to the State Chief Information Officer does not apply to the Secretary of State or the State Treasurer.