The purpose of this RFI is to gather feedback and information for IOT regarding the development and implementation of a Project Management Center of Excellence (CoE) to support consistent, efficient, and high-impact project delivery across the State of Indiana enterprise. Responses to this RFI will provide important input for the State’s implementation of PMaaS. The feedback and information gained from this RFI may be used in the development of a future competitive solicitation process, leading to the designation of a provider(s) best suited to meet the State’s needs. The State may elect to limit participation in any future competitive solicitation to vendors that respond to this RFI. It is the intent of IDOA to solicit responses to this RFI in accordance with specifications contained in this document. The State reserves the right to directly award a contract for the Project Management Center of Excellence and Project Management as a Service to a vendor or vendors based on responses to this RFI or the State may choose to release a follow up Request for Proposal (RFP). If the State exercises the right to award this RFI, the State will award a contract to the Respondent or Respondents whose proposal, conforming to this RFI, is most advantageous to the State, price and other factors considered. However, the State does not guarantee that a contract will result directly from this RFI. Neither this RFI nor any response (proposal) submitted hereto is to be construed as a legal offer.
