The objective of this Master Contract, effective April 22, 2013 through April 21, 2028, is to enable the Maryland State government to procure IT consulting and technical services in a timely and economical manner. Through CATS+, the State of Maryland will have a flexible means of obtaining information technology (IT) resources quickly, efficiently and cost effectively by issuing task orders specific to its needs.
The CATS+ Master Contract will run concurrently with A&T Systems’ existing Consulting and Technical Services II (CATS II) Master Contract, and will replace it upon its expiration date of May 31, 2014. During the remaining term of CATS II, CATS+ will be used only if it is not reasonably anticipated that a TORFP will be completed by the CATS II contract expiration date.
- A&T Systems’ eMaryland Marketplace Number is: 00002242
- MHBE IT Consulting and Technical Services IDIQ
- Request for Proposal Solicitation No. BPM031490
- Period of Performance: July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2028
A&T Systems is qualified and has past performance in 14 of the Applicable Functional Areas which include:
| Functional Area 2 – Web and Internet Systems. | A broad range of business solutions and support using the capabilities of the web and Internet; design, develop, test, implement and maintain web sites, portals, web applications and web services and the associated hardware, software, network and security components that comprise these solutions. |
| Functional Area 5 – Software Engineering. | Service to provide full life cycle of a software system development. Process definition; requirements management (project planning, quality assurance, project tracking and oversight, organizational process focus); software metrics; software process assessments; software capability evaluations; software project management; software certification; software validation and verification; open systems; software architecture; software reengineering; software reuse; component-based software; software security; supervising software configuration management; and CASE tools. |
| Functional Area 6 – Systems/Facilities Management and Maintenance. | Systems/Facilities Management and Maintenance services include: Data Center Technical Support/Operations, and Help Desk. At the State’s discretion, these services may be required to be provided externally to the requesting agency. |
| Functional Area 7 – Information System Security. | The security of information and computing resources at all organizational levels; including software/application and data security support, as well as disaster recovery planning and risk assessment. |
| Functional Area 9 – IT and Telecommunications Financial and Auditing Consulting Services. | The IT and Telecommunications Financial and Auditing Consulting include the following types of services: cost and financial analyses, information systems auditing and quality assurance and telecommunications systems management. |